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Lead Case Manager -Early Head Start (EHS) Program

Maternity Care Coalition
Full-time
On-site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
$39,000 - $43,000 USD yearly
 ** This is not a remote position**

Organization Summary  

In 1980, a group of Philadelphia health and social justice activists came together over concerns about the well-being of pregnant people and infants. They created Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) and advocated for change with policymakers and decision makers.

Today, we continue to center children and their families by supporting, referring, educating, researching, and advocating

Benefits include:

  • Generous SIGN ON bonus  
  • Three (3) weeks paid vacation, plus One (1) week paid Winter Break
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary & Supplemental Life Insurance through CIGNA
  • Cafeteria Plan through Flex Facts: FSA and Commuter plans

Position Summary 

MCC’s Early Head Start program is seeking Lead Case Managers (Advocates) to maintain a caseload of EHS clients, while assisting with program development, coordination, and offering direct supervision to a small group of Advocates.  

Essential Functions 

  • Provides early-learning-focused and curriculum-based home visits to pregnant women and parents of infants and toddlers, and promotes the families' ability to support their child's development, health improvement, social empowerment and school readiness. 
  • Provides recommendations and guidance to the members of their team on all aspects of the EHS delivery of services.  
  • Conducts monthly individual reflective supervision meetings with the members of their team.  
  • Supervises and monitors their team’s attendance, schedules, completion of home visits and documentation on a monthly basis.  
  • Maintains a collaborative relationship with the members of their team, provides support as needed, and ensures confidentiality of their supervision process. 
  • Works collaboratively with Coordinators to encourage, monitor and ensure timely scheduling and completion of health and/or education related requirements and documentation.  
  • Debriefs their supervisor on their team’s progress during their monthly supervision.  
  • Maintains exemplary attendance and timely completion of documentation for their caseload. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

  • Knowledge and experience on child development, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and early childhood education 
  • Positive leadership, communication, and teamwork-related skills 
  • Ability to accept and provide guidance 
  • Invested in their professional development and training opportunities 
  • Exemplary employee conduct and performance throughout their career as an EHS Advocate at MCC  

Education & Experience Required

  • Infant & Toddler Home Visiting CDA or higher degree from an accredited college or university in a related
    field of study 
  • Experienced in all EHS related service areas, performance standards, program options, service delivery guidelines, resources and documentation of client data.

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