Healthy Families Massachusetts Manager - Boston, United States - Bridges Homeward

Bridges Homeward

Verified Company

Boston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Full time

Description

_This position is eligible for a $2,000 sign on bonus_

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THE AGENCY:
_Bridges Homeward is one of the oldest human services agencies in Greater Boston.

Founded in 1873 as the Avon Home, an orphanage for local children, Bridges Homeward has a long and distinguished history of serving children, adolescents, individuals and families in the Cambridge area, Greater Boston and its suburbs.

Today, Bridges homeward provides services for foster and group care, adoption, developmental disabilities, and family support, which are all programs that support individuals and strengthen families in more than 100 cities and towns throughout Massachusetts.

Believing in proper work/life balance and self care, Bridges Homeward is currently piloting half day fridays to all eligible positions (like this one)

The Manager_ of Healthy Families Massachusetts (HFM) is a member of the Bridges Homeward Family Support and Stabilization team _and helps to manage the operations of Bridges Homeward's Healthy Families program.

_The Healthy Families Massachusetts Program's goals are to: _
Prevent child abuse and neglect by supporting positive, effective parenting skills

Achieve optimal health, growth, and development in infancy and early childhood
Promote increased educational attainment, job, and life skills
Reduce unintended repeat teen pregnancies
Promote optimal parental health and wellness

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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The HFM Manager_

- _ Assists Program Director in recruitment, hiring and training of new home visitors_
- _ Evaluates home visitor staff, provides weekly supervision, and makes recommendations regarding continued employment_
- _ Processes and manages referrals and intakes received from self and other referral sources_

Directly supervises the HFM Supervisor and HFM Senior Home Visitors
Monitors compliance with Children's Trust regulations, including overseeing case review, paperwork completion and service deliver
Develops a supportive team environment

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree in human services, public health, public administration, management or other related filed plus 3 years of experience in the filed OR Masters degree in related filed Or less than a bachelor's degree with commensurate HFM/FA experience

Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred

Bridges Homeward supports our employees by offering great benefits: