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Riverside Community Care Early Head Start - Home Visitor Supervisor in Somerville, Massachusetts
Riverside Community Care
Love what you do!
Home Visitor Supervisor - Early Head Start
Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Home Visitor Supervisor! I n this vital role, the Early Head Start Home Visitor Supervisor will s upervise Home Visitors (HV ), engag es the m in reflective supervision , professional development, conduct s admi nistrative supervision , and participates in the program planning process - Our Home Visitors works one-on-one with low-income families from diverse ethnic backgrounds to provide in-home and some on-site educational services to support families with infants or toddlers, or pregnant women.
Responsibilities include:
Ensures that Home Visitors are oriented to essential agency and Office of Head Start policies and procedures.
Identifies the training needs for Home Visitors and creates an Individual Professional Development Plan that is monitored during supervisions, as needed.
Guides HVCDA training process and application process with staff as needed.
Reviews and monitors individual Home Visitor caseloads to ensure the daily activities, data collection and quality of client services meets Office of Head Start fidelity requirements and Riverside policies and procedures.
Provides assessment, goal development, and planning support to Home Visitors to assist each in supporting individualized family and child goals.
Models’ problem solving and best practices for family engagement and home visiting practices.
Supervises and approves schedules, mileage reimbursement, time sheets and reviews time off requests for submission to the Program Director.
Schedules and facilitates bi-annual in-home visit fidelity checks with appropriate supports provided.
Pay Range: $34.00 to $38.00/hourly
Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours - Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm onsite
Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
Benefits include:
Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
Eleven paid holidays
Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
Learn more about our benefits and culture:
Our Benefits (https://www.riversidecc.org/careers/employee-benefits/)
Our Culture
Hear what employees think about working for Riverside! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh5_qJ-SZ7o)
Required Skills
Fluent in Arabic, Haitian Creole , Hindi, Portuguese, or Spanish preferred
Knowledge of, or interest in, Reggio Emilia teaching approaches preferred
Has knowledge of early childhood education, developmental milestones, principles of child health, safety, and nutrition; adult learning principles; and family dynamics.
Is able to collaborate, communicate and motivate people
Has knowledge of community resources and the skills to link families to appropriate agencies and services
Access to reliable transportation
Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Child Development , Education , Social Work, Psychology , or related field required
3-5 years’ experience in supervision preferred
P rior experience in Head Start, Early Education, Home Visiting, Counseling , Adult Education, Community Organizing or other related field preferred
Early Head Start/Head Start experience a plus
Experience with families with very young children and pre-natal women preferred
Experience with low-income families preferred
Experience with immigrant population preferred
Experience with adult learners preferred
Riverside Community Care is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and inclusive organization committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from culturally diverse applicants. We provide equal opportunity for all persons seeking employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.