Program Director - Healthy Steps

Overview:

HealthySteps is a unique, proven pediatric primary care program committed to healthy early child development and effective parenting. The Program Director has the responsibility of ongoing management and enhancement of the Healthy Steps Program that is responsive to the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of population(s) served their caregivers and the community. Responsible for all aspects of the program.

Responsibilities:

Program Director Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinates, manages, mentors, provides reflective supervision, coaches, and supervises HealthySteps staff, interns and volunteers to ensure appropriate assignment of job duties to enhance maximum delivery of HealthySteps services.
• Manages HealthySteps program budget.
• Implements pediatric residency training program and curriculum.
• Ensures quality of program fidelity, evaluation, and department reporting duties.
• Develops clinical/training presentations and grant proposals.
• Participates in special projects as needed.
• All other duties required for HealthySteps implementation.

Specialist Primary Responsibilities

• Conducts office visits, either jointly with the physician/pediatric nurse practitioner or alone.
• Works closely with the pediatric providers around care coordination, goal setting, counseling, coaching and education about key aspects of a child’s development.
• Provides anticipatory guidance to parents and other primary care givers around common concerns such as early learning, fussiness, sleep, feeding, discipline, toilet training, etc.
• Provides referrals and tracks follow-ups, as appropriate, to help families make connections to key resources within the community.
• Facilitates parents’/caregivers’ education groups.
• Participate in reflective supervision with colleagues.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, early childhood, education, or related field highly preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in managing and reporting grant funded programs.
• Experience and knowledge about early childhood growth and development, parent–child relationships, child health, infant mental health, and family systems.
• Experience evaluating the growth and development of infants and children less than three (3) years of age.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed Professional preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in child development issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved populations in a community setting.
• Strong motivational interviewing skills.
• Ability to work with people of many cultures.
• Ability to take initiative and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work well both in teams and independently.
• Ability to collect and enter data for program management, evaluation and reporting purposes.
• Must be empathic, supportive and patient.

Physical Requirements:

• Position requires prolonged periods of sitting, standing, reaching, and walking throughout the working day.
• Position will be required to stoop, bend, lift, and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Pay Transparency:

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of One Brooklyn Health (OBH).

OBH is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.