What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthy Start - Advocate position at Maternity Care Coalition?
Job Description
Organizational Summary
Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) is a community-based nonprofit organization serving Pennsylvania and Delaware with over four decades of commitment to improving maternal and child health and early care and education. MCC’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of pregnant women and parenting families and enhance school readiness for children 0—3. We achieve this through direct service, advocacy, and research, in collaboration with individuals, families, providers, and communities. We envision a future where parents impacted by racial and social inequities can birth with dignity, parent with autonomy, and raise babies who are healthy, growing, and thriving.
Position Summary
Responsible for providing culturally sensitive health education and case management/care coordination services to pregnant and newly parenting women, including assessment, referral, follow-up, monitoring, and needed supportive services. Services are provided during regular business hours as well as evenings and weekends as needed.
Essential Functions
Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace culture. We ensure a fair hiring process and provide a healthy work environment where every employee can thrive and make a meaningful impact in the community.
As an employer committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), MCC celebrates differences and values the unique perspectives that individuals from all backgrounds bring to our organization. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce that strengthens our mission, and we actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
MCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Organizational Summary
Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) is a community-based nonprofit organization serving Pennsylvania and Delaware with over four decades of commitment to improving maternal and child health and early care and education. MCC’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of pregnant women and parenting families and enhance school readiness for children 0—3. We achieve this through direct service, advocacy, and research, in collaboration with individuals, families, providers, and communities. We envision a future where parents impacted by racial and social inequities can birth with dignity, parent with autonomy, and raise babies who are healthy, growing, and thriving.
Position Summary
Responsible for providing culturally sensitive health education and case management/care coordination services to pregnant and newly parenting women, including assessment, referral, follow-up, monitoring, and needed supportive services. Services are provided during regular business hours as well as evenings and weekends as needed.
Essential Functions
- Provides intensive case management, including assessment, referral, follow-up and monitoring to moderate and high risk pregnant women, new parents and their families, through routine in-person home and office visits and regular phone contact.
- Supports clients in planning for their own health and social service needs by assisting clients in identifying goals.
- Refers participants needing more intensive follow-up to appropriate agencies. Learns about and makes contact with community resources needed by clients.
- Conducts health promotion activities by providing client education, disseminating educational literature, and distributing disease prevention materials including condoms.
- Ensures timely scheduling of prenatal, postpartum, well child, and early intervention appointments.
- Assists in organizing client meetings and other special events. Facilitates (or co-facilitates) community health education programs.
- Attends community meetings, health fairs and represents MCC as requested by supervisor.
- Keeps careful records of all contacts made and follows up as necessary. Keeps accurate records of services received by clients.
- Routinely uses MCC client database and other computer systems including e-mail, Internet and word processing.
- Attends orientation and ongoing training sessions on maternal and child health and welfare, child abuse, housing, nutrition, substance abuse, counseling, parenting, infant and family support issues.
- Meets with supervisor regularly to report on and discuss work.
- Ensures confidentiality of client records, sharing pertinent information only with the client’s approval.
- Conducts outreach activities to support client recruitment.
- Adheres to the MCC’s security guidelines and ensures the appropriate handling of sensitive information.
- Attends relevant staff meetings to promote communication and execution of goals.
- Completes special projects specific to the function of the department or as needed for the department as directed by the supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned within the scope of position expectations.
- Understanding of MCC’s mission, goals, and objectives and ability to work independently with a high level of energy and contribute as part of a larger team.
- Knowledge of the concepts and practices associated with community health issues, particularly with pregnant women, prenatal care, parenting and other services for mothers, young children, and their families.
- Ability to travel in and around the Greater Philadelphia region to conduct home visits and community outreach.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues facing the community served.
- Experience in client management procedures for determining eligibility, assessing needs, identifying resources, making referrals, following up, and documenting client interactions.
- Strong interpersonal skills as demonstrated by compassionate, courteous, cordial, cooperative, and professional interaction with diverse groups of co-workers, community partners, clients, and members of the community.
- Ability to operate a computer and use a variety of common software programs including Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, and customized databases.
- Effective and accurate documentation of case notes and client data according to established client management documentation procedures.
- Ability to organize tasks in an efficient manner and follow up and follow-through with strong attention to detail.
- Associate degree in Social Work, Public, or related field; a combination of education and relevant professional experience considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience providing direct/case management services in a community outreach setting is required.
- Experience with community health issues
- Experience working with maternal and child health issues preferred
- Commitment to mission of MCC and Healthy Start
- Valid driver’s license.
- 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
Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace culture. We ensure a fair hiring process and provide a healthy work environment where every employee can thrive and make a meaningful impact in the community.
As an employer committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), MCC celebrates differences and values the unique perspectives that individuals from all backgrounds bring to our organization. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce that strengthens our mission, and we actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
MCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
