Father Child Attachment Supervisor, Mary's Center, Washington, DC
Mary's Center -
Washington, DC,
US
Father Child Attachment Supervisor
Date Posted: 2024-05-02
Job description
Mary's Center is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within our organization and the communities we serve.We embrace diversity of experiences, ideas, and individuals, and seek to bring a diverse group of candidates to the table.
Important Note: Mary's Center is mandating the COVID-19 vaccine + booster for all staff.
Position Summary
The Father Child Attachment Supervisor provides leadership to the Mary's Center Home Visiting Father Child Attachment (FCA) Family Support Workers. The position is responsible for:
Reportability
This position will report directly to the HFA Program Manager. This position will manage/supervise a team of 2 Family Support Workers (FSWs).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Case Management:
Supervision and Program Oversight:
Leadership:
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities -
Physical Demands - Regularly required to sit; frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear; must be able to lift objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
Work Environment - Mostly in a typical office and/or home setting with quiet to moderate noise level.May be exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity due to outside weather conditions. Opportunity to work a hybrid schedule - remotely & onsite, available as needed.
The Benefits:
Important Note: Mary's Center is mandating the COVID-19 vaccine + booster for all staff.
Position Summary
The Father Child Attachment Supervisor provides leadership to the Mary's Center Home Visiting Father Child Attachment (FCA) Family Support Workers. The position is responsible for:
- Oversight and supervision of the FCA Family Support Workers (FSWs) and other home visiting staff as needed.
- Providing weekly, reflective supervision to FSWs.
- Ensuring FSWs understand and meet required assessment schedules and documentation timeframes.
- Monitoring service delivery to ensure FSWs implement the model with fidelity.
- Collaborating with the Program Manager to collect and synthesize data for monthly reporting, chart review, and other report requirements as needed.
- Carry a reduced caseload of 10-12 fathers at any given time and will provide coverage to program caseloads during staff vacancies.
Reportability
This position will report directly to the HFA Program Manager. This position will manage/supervise a team of 2 Family Support Workers (FSWs).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Case Management:
- Maintain an identified productivity level by providing direct services to participants referred and enrolled families to schedule and complete home visits.
- Enroll and retain a full caseload of 10-12 fathers and maintain all client records in a timely and complete manner.
- With the assistance of the HFA Program Manager, plan visits using case review, Family Goal Plan, child development curriculum, and age-appropriate materials.
- Use a strengths-based approach to supporting families in identifying their own goals and connecting to other resources.
- Report incidents of child abuse and neglect and become an active member of the intervention team to assist families in modifying behaviors or conditions that promoted the abuse and neglect.
- Schedule and administer child development screenings, and caregiver health screenings as appropriate.
- Plan individualized visits based on observations of family strengths and challenges.
- Collaborate with Program Supervisor or Manager to determine level of family functioning and growth as it relates to visit frequency.
- Upload all assessment, planning, and visit documentation within the identified timeline.
Supervision and Program Oversight:
- Conduct weekly supervision with each FSW for 1.5 - 2 hours.
- Ensure that the required number of home visits are conducted on a monthly basis and all documentation is completed accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Balance caseloads according to the model identified to ensure quality and productivity.
- Provide statistical information to the HFA Program Manager in a timely manner and inform the HFA Program Manager of any changes in caseloads or family assignments promptly.
- Identify staff training needs and develop plans for each staff member.
- Evaluate each team member's performance within required timeframe and coaches team members toward the achievement of project objectives.
- Conduct shadow home visits of Family Support Workers (FSWs) with, at minimum, two to three home visits every year.
- Review parent surveys, determine needs and ensure that there is clarity regarding the case prior to FSW contact with the family.
- Provide back-up to FSWs in the event that they are unable to work with a family, which may include being on call nights or weekends.
Leadership:
- Attend and participate in scheduled seminars, conferences and in-service training to build relationships with community and identify and address needs.
- Assess the development of program communicating any concerns and issues as they arise.
- Maintain relationship with funders and develop reports per contract standards.
- Report to HFA Program Manager any areas of non-compliance or concerns with program implementation.Implement corrective actions as necessary to ensure compliance.
- Adhere to all critical elements of model program ensuring ability to sustain credential and/or certification in program
- Ensure program maintains within budgetary guidelines.
- Other activities as identified by the HFA Program Manager.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities -
- A bachelor's degree in social work or related human services field and 3 years of relevant experience.
- Master's degree in social work or related human services field preferred.
- Three years of experience in case management with families, children, or youth.
- Experience in home visiting with a background in prevention services to the 0-5 age population preferred.
- Experience with providing family-centered, strengths-based services to culturally diverse communities and families.
- Knowledge of infant and child development, parent-child attachment, maternal-infant health, and dynamics of child abuse and neglect preferred.
- Supervisory experience preferred, but not required.
- Experience with or knowledge of reflective practice preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
- A working knowledge and understanding of patient/client confidentiality issues and HIPAA compliance/regulations are essential.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English is required.Additional language proficiency or fluency preferred.
Physical Demands - Regularly required to sit; frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear; must be able to lift objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
Work Environment - Mostly in a typical office and/or home setting with quiet to moderate noise level.May be exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity due to outside weather conditions. Opportunity to work a hybrid schedule - remotely & onsite, available as needed.
The Benefits:
- Health Insurance: medical, dental & vision - plus retirement options through 403(b) contribution and investment opportunities
- 25 days of paid leave annually (in addition to paid holidays), plus 5 educational days
- Tuition reimbursement of $2000/year towards education assistance and professional development
- Transportation subsidy via metro & bus
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)