Assistant Director of Home-Based Operations
Employment Type : Full-Time
Description:Do you want to use your skills and talents to make a lasting difference in the world? At Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet, we are mission driven, focused on positive results for people and believe that people should be treated with dignity and respect. If you feel the same way we encourage you to join us in making a difference!
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITES:
- Under the administration and coordination of the Director of the Early Childhood Services Division, the Assistant Director of Home-Based Operations will be responsible for the direct supervision of the Healthy Families Illinois Supervisor, Maternal Child Health Educators, DOULA's and Early Head Start Home-Based Supervisors who will provide direct support to pregnant women, infants, and toddlers per the requirements and standards of each funder which includes Start Early, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The Assistant Director of Home-Based Operations is responsible for the day to day operations that include ongoing supervision, reflective practices, guidance and technical assistance to ensure programmatic implementation per required policies, standards and guidelines.
- Other duties as assigned within the guidelines of the position.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Supervision of Healthy Families Illinois Supervisor, DOULA's Maternal Child Health Educators and Early Head Start Home-Based Supervisors responsible for ensuring implementation of direct services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers and their families.
- Responsible for staff members completing screening and assessment processes of potential clients for voluntary admittance into the program.
- Participates in program planning and reports progress weekly to the Director of the Early Childhood Services Division.
- Responsible for comprehensive case management processes from accepting cases for services, intake, case management thru termination of services.
- Provides regular and team supervision to staff and interns.
- Participates in monthly manager and administrative team meetings.
- Ensures parent-child educators have the required case load of twelve children and conducts weekly 90-minute home visits and bi-weekly socialization group experiences.
- Attends one-one home visits during crisis when recommended or deemed necessary.
- Provides guidance in the coordination of group activities including support groups, prenatal groups and domestic violence groups.
- Develops, revises implements and evaluates program policies and procedures.
- Provides direction regarding trips and activities for participants.
- Works with contracted personnel as necessary.
- Assumes responsibility for quality improvement activities including educating staff, documentation audits, and working with contracted staff to provide statistical program information.
- Represents Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet before professional and community groups to promote program services and participates in networking activities.
- Attends community committee meetings as required.
- Monitors and assigns staff responsibilities for networking with current and new referral sources.
- Assumes responsibility for obtaining and maintaining program credentialing.
- Works in collaboration with the Assistant Director of Education and Support Services to ensure training and technical assistance takes place to provide staff support in the home-based programs that include early childhood education, mental health, and disability services.
- Works in collaboration with the Manager of Family and Child Support Services to ensure staff are involved in training and technical support activities to ensure access to a wide variety of resources in the community.
- Maintains program statistics and prepares monthly reports as requested by the Division Director of Early Childhood Services.
- Maintains confidentiality of all information and records pertaining to staff, children and their families.
- Monitors statistical and budget information, including productivity, determines causes and effect and makes appropriate changes.
- Implements requirements of Healthy Family America, Head Start Performance Standards and the Start Early Best Practice Standards.
GREAT EMPLOYER PROVIDED BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- Work/Life Balance Time-off: 12 Holidays - 15 Vacation Days - 12 Personal Days
- Medical/Dental/Vision Health Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- 403B Retirement Plan with employer contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
. Requirements:- Master's Degree in Human Services, Social Work, Early Childhood Education or field related to working with children and families. Thirty-six semester hours of early childhood education course work including infant and toddler studies is preferred. All degrees must be from a regionally accredited educational institution which has U.S. Department of Education approval.
- Must have a minimum of three years of experience working directly with children and families in a home-based setting and three years of managing and directing home-based programs.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, applications including Outlook, Word and Teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Passage of complete background clearance, physical and Tuberculosis(TB) Test.
- A solid understanding of and/or experience in supervising and motivating staff as well as providing support to staff in stressful work environments.
- Knowledge of infant maternal infant mental health and dynamics of child abuse and neglect.
- Knowledge of various birth to three models that include Early Head Start, Healthy Families Illinois, DOULA, and Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting, (MIECHV) programs.
- Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet has adopted and follows the Codes of Ethics established by Catholic Charities USA, the National Association of Social Workers, American Psychological Association and the National Association of the Education of Young Children. As an employee of the Agency, you are expected to support these codes to the extent doing so is consistent with and allowed by applicable law.
- Experience with reflective supervision practice preferred.
- A valid driver's license, reliable means of transportation and proof of liability insurance is required.