Healthy Families Supervisor

Eliot is seeking a passionate Healthy Families Supervisor to join our Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) division. You will be working with our Healthy Families program, a pregnancy and parenting education initiative designed to help young, first-time parents (up to 23 years old) to create a stable, nurturing environment for their child.

The ideal candidate brings understanding about child development, the ability to provide reflective supervision, and culturally responsive care, with a passion for empowering diverse families. You will support staff through modeling and teaching strength-based, trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical, administrative and reflective supervision to assigned Home Visitors.
• Conduct quality assurance activities including co-visits, home visit observations and phone calls with families.
• Ensure families connect with the necessary community services to facilitate children’s growth and development, parent’s own health and wellness, and improve family functioning.
• Develop effective relationships with staff and families through utilization of motivational interviewing skills, modeling difficult conversations, and the provision of supportive, concrete services.
• Plan and co–facilitate parent support and parent-child interaction groups, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience with family-centered and strength-based services in a home visiting model
• Experience in supervising diverse staff and providing support in a demanding work environment
• Driver’s license and vehicle
• Bilingual in Spanish is prefered
• BA degree preferred

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm