Building Healthy Families Team Leader

Building Healthy Families (BHF) Team Leader

Oneonta, New York

About Us:

Opportunities for Otsego is one of 1,000+ Community Action Agencies across the nation that are actively fighting the "War on Poverty" based on President Lyndon B Johnson's ideal. Since 1966, Opportunities for Otsego has focused its attention on specific problems affecting the greater Otsego County community, mobilized resources, and developed solutions to unlock opportunities for low-income individuals and disenfranchised families.

Opportunities for Otsego's Building Healthy Families program is seeking an experienced family-services professional who combines strong supervisory skills, expertise in child and family development, cultural humility, emotional intelligence, and a passion for supporting both staff and families to achieve positive outcomes.

Salary Range: $63,000 - $69,000 annually

Pay Range Guide:

• Standard Start Rate - education and experience meet job requirements

• Advanced Start Rate - education and experience exceed job requirements (subject to approval)

Benefits available to our Building Healthy Families Team Leader:

• Health, dental, vision, and other optional benefits

• Generous holiday schedule

• Paid vacation and sick time

• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions on eligible plans

• 403(b) Retirement Plan

• Employee Assistance Program

• Local, state, and national training and certification opportunities

• Eligibility for our Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program (more information available via our website)

• WORK/LIFE BALANCE:

• Flexible work schedule within office hours

• Possibility of one work-from-home day per week (remaining days in-office)

No Relocation Assistance Available

Most Important Responsibilities of our Building Healthy Families Team Leader:

• Supervise home visiting staff, providing them with regular and protected supervision meetings, including Administrative, Clinical, and Reflective components

• Facilitate training of new employees, including providing direct training as needed and assisting with the navigation of training resources

• Provide and facilitate Transfer of Learning opportunities to support professional development

• Support staff with service planning, family goal achievement, referrals, and use of curricula

• Ensure service quality and compliance with requirements of funding sources

• Review participant case plans

Requirements of our Building Healthy Families Team Leader:

• Master’s degree in human services or fields related to working with children and families, or bachelor’s degree in these fields with 3 years of relevant experience, or less than a bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of experience working in a Healthy Families America program

• Solid understanding of or experience in supervising diverse staff with humility and supporting staff in stressful work environments

• Knowledge of infant and child development, parent-child attachment, parent-infant health, and dynamics of child abuse and neglect

• Experience with family-centered, strengths-based service provision, supporting culturally diverse communities/families; in home visiting experience with a strong background in early childhood prevention;

• Willingness to engage in building reflective practice

• Infant mental health endorsement and experience with reflective practice preferred

• Valid, unrestricted New York State driver’s license and reliable transportation

• Spanish fluency a plus

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