Duties and Responsibilities:

• In coordination with the CEO and executive team, plays a key role in strategic planning.
• Supervises program managers, coordinators, and consultants.
• Participates in the budget development process and maintains a high level of fiscal responsibility for program implementation.
• Supports fund development efforts through proposal writing and partnering with the CEO to steward funding relationships.
• Assists the CEO with advocacy initiatives at the state and federal levels.
• Represents the company on relevant committees and task forces, as well as at speaking engagements, conference panels and trainings.
• Analyzes and assess programs based on data collected and implements corrective measures if required.
• Analyses the appropriate data to inform the programmatic and operation decision-making process.
• Participates and continuously identify ways to streamline the procedures and processes for contracts with the Healthy Start Contracted Providers.
• Responsible for cultivating new and existing relationships with Funders, Community Partners, and Stakeholders.
• Monitors and ensures contract compliance requirements.
• Ensures that Coalition confidentiality standards are followed.
• Prepares and conducts staff performance evaluations following designated schedule.
• Assists with the Coalitions contract negotiation processes.
• Reviews and monitors case files for both internal and external quality assurance standards.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary to the success of the Coalition.

Performance Standards:

1. Attainment of Annual goals established between supervisor and employee.
2. Annual Performance Appraisal for Administrative Level.

Skills & Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience and Education:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a Business or Public Administration or a related field.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in implementing quality assurance practices.
• Should understand maternal and child health issues.
• Other trainings, education and/or experience may be substituted for certain minimum qualifications.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Able to analyze data and present findings.
• Able to analyze specific problems and present appropriate and viable resolution processes.
• Able to communicate technical information to non-technical staff.
• Able to recruit and lead cross-functional teams through complex initiatives and multiple projects.
• Able to work effectively with a diverse population and at all management levels.
• Able to prioritize and work well in a fast pace and changing professional environment.
• Able to travel and drive long distances (valid driver’s license, good driving record, and auto insurance are required).
• Ability to motivate and provide guidance to a team.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral (bilingual preferred).
• Knowledgeable in budget development and oversight.
• Strategic thinking and planning abilities.
• Understanding of cultural diversity.
• Well-developed persuasive and facilitative skills.
• Working knowledge of relevant State of Florida policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of MS Office products (i.e. Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook).

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate and handle keyboards and controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. Employee may be required to performed local and non-local travel. 

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described in this document are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise levels in the work environment may vary but are usually moderately quiet.

The Fatherhood Engagement Supervisor position is primarily responsible for supervising, planning, and delivery of the Fatherhood Engagement Program. The focus of this position is to enhance the health and well-being of children and families by supporting, encouraging, and promoting fathers’ roles in their child’s lives. The Fatherhood Engagement Supervisor is responsible for delivery of evidence-based father-focused parenting curriculum in community locations, as one-on-one services, recruiting father participants by engaging in community outreach activities and community education, as well as making and maintain partnerships with other community service organizations.  This position is also responsible for providing direct services to support fathers’ involvement through case management, care coordination, fatherhood initiatives, and life course education.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises program operations and trains Fatherhood Engagement staff.
• Develops and implements a Fatherhood Engagement Plan.
• Participates in outreach activities to identify fathers, informs community of services, and builds community collaborative relationships.
• Collaborates with Healthy Start direct service providers and Connect representatives to facilitate enrollment of fathers into services.
• Plans and conducts face-to-face visits with fathers using evidence-based curriculum activities, methods, and materials.
• Monitors client records for completion and minimum requirements.
• Monitors and evaluates online work.
• Monitors performance measures and ensures compliance with contract requirements.
• Supports expecting or parenting fathers by facilitating educational, economic, employment, mental health, housing, and healthcare needs as required and connects fathers to needed resources and services in the community.
• Maintains timely and accurate records of all visits, contacts, screenings, and resource linkages in the agency’s case management system.
• Maintains participant confidentiality and integrity in keeping with agency policies, practices, professional standards, and program requirements.
• Provides support related to father engagement and facilitates trainings related to father involvement such as effective communication and relationship skills for Healthy Start direct service staff who provide services to the infant and the infant’s mother.
• Contributes to submission of grant proposals and opportunities for supplemental funding.
• Stays current with literature relevant to maternal and child health, such as but not limited to racial disparities, infant mortality, prematurity, low birth weight, maternal infections, maternal stress, repeat teen births, smoking cessation during pregnancy, depression, optimal birth spacing, father inclusion, social determinants of health, SUIDS, substance use and exposure, trauma informed care, protective factors, Life Course Perspective, and strategies for evidence-based interventions.
• Be available for evening and weekend activities as needed to accommodate families’ schedules.
• Prepares and conducts periodic staff performance evaluations.
• Prepares and presents quarterly and annual reports (Record Reviews).
• Recruits, hires, orients, supervises, and evaluates paid staffing positions essential to the operations of the Fatherhood Engagement Program.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary to the success of the Coalition.

Performance Standards:

1. Attainment of Annual goals established between supervisor and employee.
2. Annual Performance Appraisal for Administrative or Supervisory Level.

Skills & Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in health care, human services, public health, social services, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a related field of work.
• Working knowledge of maternal, child health issues, and vulnerable families and/or fatherhood support services strongly preferred.
• Other trainings, education and/or experience may be substituted for certain minimum qualifications.
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, good driving record and automobile insurance for occasional travel.

 Required Skills and Abilities:

• Able to analyze data and present findings.
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents and/or governmental regulations.
• Able to prioritize and work well in a fast pace and changing professional environment.
• Able to travel and drive long distances (valid driver’s license, good driving record, and auto insurance are required).
• Able to work effectively with a diverse population and at all management levels.
• Ability to motivate and provide guidance to a team.
• Able to recruit and lead cross-functional teams through complex initiatives and multiple projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral (bilingual preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong supervisory and organization skills.
• Understanding of cultural diversity.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of MS Office products (i.e., Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook).

WORKING CONDITIONS

 Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate and handle keyboards and controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. Employee may be required to performed local and non-local travel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described in this document are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise levels in the work environment may vary but are usually moderately quiet.

The Fatherhood Engagement Coach position is primarily responsible for promoting responsible fatherhood through the provision of direct services, using an evidence-based curriculum.  The focus of this position is to enhance the health and well-being of children and families by supporting, encouraging, and promoting fathers’ roles in their child’s lives. The Fatherhood Engagement Coach is responsible for supporting and providing the necessary tools and techniques, to promote the use of effective fatherhood skills through individual services, and to assist fathers to address issues that negatively impact their relationships with their children and/or their children’s co-parents.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Offers voluntary services to father participants utilizing personalized, family-centered outreach and engagement efforts to build trust with fathers and families.
• Establishes a trusting relationship with culturally diverse fathers and families by initiating and maintaining regular contact.
• Provides case management/care coordination for fathers by visiting families in their home or other community location as appropriate.
• Determines the father’s needs through assessment and screening. Identifies and addresses existing barriers to increase access to needed services.
• Provides linkages and referrals to address risk factors and needs and follows up on referrals to ensure access.
• Utilizes trauma-informed practices and a strength-based approach to identify protective factors, address identified risks, and promotes resilience for growth.
• Facilitates attuned parent-child interaction through activities that build on knowledge in child development.
• Delivers parent education component using the 24/7 Dad curriculum, as well as reflective strategies.
• Communicates and coordinates with a multi-disciplinary group of professionals, as needed.
• Closes cases in a timely manner when no further services are needed, or the client is no longer eligible.
• Ensures services are provided that satisfy the needs of the participant.
• Utilizes program forms to document case management, client progress and activities. Maintains an accurate and current electronic health record in Well Family System (WFS) for each father served.
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with community agencies, schools, and other groups to support and enhance fatherhood services and stress the importance of father involvement.
• Promotes father involvement in the community by participating in community events, local meetings, and committees to promote the Fatherhood Program.
• Conducts/organizes community trainings on father involvement/engagement. Helps organize and implement the father groups.
• Participates in local and statewide calls, webinars, and trainings.
• Maintains participant confidentiality and integrity in keeping with agency policies, practices, professional standards, and program requirements.
• Be available for evening and weekend activities as needed to accommodate families’ schedules.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary to the success of the Coalition.

 Performance Standards:

1. Attainment of Annual goals established between supervisor and employee.
2. Annual Performance Appraisal for Administrative or Supervisory Level.

Skills & Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Required Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in health care, human services, public health, social services, or related field preferred.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a related field of work.
• Working knowledge of maternal, child health issues, and vulnerable families and/or fatherhood support services strongly preferred.
• Other trainings, education and/or experience may be substituted for certain minimum qualifications.
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, good driving record and automobile insurance for travel Miami-Dade County with mileage reimbursement provided.

 Required Skills and Abilities:

• Able to work effectively with a diverse population.
• Able to work in a fast pace and constantly changing professional environment.
• Able to work well independently as well as with a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in multiple languages (English/Spanish or English/Creole)
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of cultural diversity.
• Able to prioritize and work well in a fast pace and changing professional environment.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of MS Office products (i.e., Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook).

 WORKING CONDITIONS

 Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate and handle keyboards and controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. Employee may be required to performed local and non-local travel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

 Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described in this document are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise levels in the work environment may vary but are usually moderately quiet.

The Intake Coordinator completes the initial contact interview with pregnant women and parents of infants who were screened for or referred to Healthy Start and/or the Coordinated Intake and Referral (CI&R) unit. Through the initial contact, the Intake Coordinator will determine program eligibility and the need for further services based on the interview and comprehensive assessment. The Intake Coordinator will process Healthy Start pre- and post-natal risk screens and community referrals received from the local health department, and women with SOBRA Medicaid in Miami Dade County. All the work will be performed telephonically. The Intake Coordinator must observe HIPAA guidelines and maintain the confidentiality of information.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiate and complete initial client contact, within the specified program time frames and guidelines, based on information provided on the prenatal screen, infant screen, or referral.
• Ensures that all client’s records are accurate, current and updated on a regular basis.
• Determine and designate a “Program Eligibility” based on the information provided by the client during the initial contact interview and take appropriate actions (e.g., either refer the case to a home visitation programs, wraparound services, or other appropriate program based on client intake) based on these findings.
• Provide referral information to educate and improve client’s knowledge and understanding of available community resources, as well as link clients to services that support the well-being of women during pregnancy and/or during child’s infancy (e.g., WIC, food banks, housing, mental health service, etc.). The referrals or information provided should be based on the risks identified through the prenatal or infant screen and/or the initial contact interview. Intake coordinator may facilitate the referral process, to ensure client is connected.
• Ensure referrals, as well as closures, have been appropriately linked and documented within the database system and agency data function.
• Ensure required efforts are made when attempting to reach clients, as stated in the program’s guidelines.
• Follow appropriate telephone etiquette when answering incoming calls, when leaving messages (e.g., identify yourself and program, speak clearly when leaving messages, etc.) and or taking messages accurately by verifying callers information.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of maternal/child health issues that are deemed risk factors during pregnancy and early childhood.
• Generate necessary correspondence in compliance with program guidelines of expected communications with clients and providers.
• Responsible for maintaining established quantity and quality standards.
  Professional work documentation and time management skills.
• Develop and maintain good working knowledge of the Well Family System and State of Florida Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines.
• Ensure referrals, as well as closures, have been appropriately linked and documented within the database system and agency data function.
• Prepare and submit appropriate administrative reports, accurately and on a timely basis (g., caseload reports, timesheets, etc.).
• Participate in trainings, supervision and team meetings, as requested.
  Abide by all HSCMD policies and standards of conduct.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities:

• Able to work effectively with a diverse population
• Able to work in a fast pace and constantly changing professional environment.
• Able to work well with a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English, Spanish, and Creole.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of cultural diversity.
• Able to prioritize and work well in a fast pace and changing professional environment.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of MS Office products (i.e. Excel, Word, and Outlook)

Experience and Education:

• Minimum BA/BS in human services, social sciences, social work, nursing, health education, health planning, healthcare administration, or related field in an accredited program plus 2 years of public health/community development experience.
• Other trainings, education and/or experience may be substituted for certain minimum qualifications.

Applications Accepted Until: Positions Filled