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Human Resources
Crittenton Women's Union
Ten Perthshire Road
Brighton, MA 02135
Fax: 617.254.7966 or
E-mail: rackerman@liveworkthrive.org

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• Coordinator of Healthy Families
• Driver/GED Program - 20 hours per week
• Driver / Food Services Assistant
• Residential House Staff (Housing Services)

Coordinator of Healthy Families

Posted: June 5, 2009

I. Supervisor: Director of Family Mobility

II. General Summary of Duties: The Coordinator of the Healthy Family program is responsible for the management of the Healthy Families program, including, but not limited to: program development, program oversight, budget creation and management, and staff supervision and training. The goal of this position is to provide day to day implementation and oversight of the Healthy Families Program in accordance with contract obligations and organization standards in order to provide high quality services. The Coordinator of Healthy Families reports to the Director of Family Mobility.

III. Essential Duties of the Job:

1. Performs ongoing outreach to community to identify and enroll all families eligible for Healthy Families program.
2. Develops and maintains program policies and procedures for effective implementation of services.
3. Coordinates referrals.
4. Gathers program information and produces reports as requires. Commence ETO training and oversite for the program.
5. Recruits and hires staff and provides job performance evaluations.
6. Monitors program developments and needs and makes recommendations to supervisor accordingly.
7. Participates in budget creation and management.
8. Provides staff supervision and orientation.
9. Provides other support and oversight necessary to ensure delivery of high quality services and program stability.
10. Responsible for providing weekly individual supervision sessions to staff.
11. Providing clinical team meeting leadership.
12. Providing orientation to new home visitors and interns; doing case record reviews on home visitor's cases;
13. Providing coverage for home visitors when they are on vacation.
14. Will represent CWU at internal and external meetings when requested.

IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

1. Ability to work in collaborative efforts to effectively engage all stakeholders.
2. Interest in innovative, creative, and specialized programs.
3. Experience with working independently to accomplish goals and tasks assigned.
4. Ability to work effectively with groups and individuals representing a variety of needs, abilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
5. Ability to read financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from community members, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Excellent verbal and written skills including the ability to write reports.
6. Ability to present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
7. Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
8. Effective problem-solving skills, including demonstrated skills in successful conflict resolution.

V. Education/Experience:

1. Bachelor's Degree in related field, Master's Degree preferred
2. 2+ years prior experience working in a human services program
3. Prior experience in new human service program.
4. Prior experience in supervision of human services staff preferred.
5. Good written and verbal communication skills.
6. Willingness to work a flexible schedule.
7. Spanish-speaking ability a definite plus
8. Strong leadership skills

VI. Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eye sight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports. Work is performed in an office environment. Work may be stressful at times.

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Driver/GED Program - 20 hours per week

I. General Summary of Duties: This is a responsible non-supervisory position. Duties include operating transportation vehicles with a focus on safety and customer courtesy; fueling the vehicles; ensuring that; documenting customer usage; preparing trip reports; preparing accident and incident reports as necessary; assisting passengers and handicapped customers in and out of the vehicle; providing safety briefing to customers; and providing other services as requested by management when not engaged in transportation service.

II. Supervisor: Adreenne Law, Education Coordinator

III. Essential Duties of the Position:

1. Operates assigned vehicle in a safe and courteous manner;
2. Maintains defensive driving;
3. Provides a communication link between customers and staff,
4. Reads and interprets maps and driving directions to plan the most efficient route service for customers, and reads and interprets road signs in English;
5. Presents safety briefing to passengers prior to each trip departure;
6. Keeps the assigned vehicle(s) clean inside and outside;
7. Maintains accurate, up-to-date records on trip sheets, customer transportation forms, vehicle maintenance, fuel purchases, incident reports, accident reports, vehicle condition reports and other records that are requested from management;
8. Fuels the assigned vehicle(s);
9. Responds immediately to accident or medical emergencies by notifying emergency response providers, and rendering First Aid until emergency personnel arrive;
10. Serves as a positive role model while providing transportation service.
11. Performs such other duties as may be required.

IV. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

1. Ability to drive a multi-passenger vehicle safely and appropriately, including ability to read and interpret road signs in English;
2. Ability to read, understand, and adhere to the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Driving Laws ;
3. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
4. Ability to establish effective professional relationships with customers, co-workers, and upper level staff and employees;
5. Ability to prepare concise and accurate records and reports;
6. Knowledge of the operations and features of assigned vehicle(s);
7. Ability to recognize vehicle maintenance needs;
8. Ability to administer First Aid and CPR.

1. High school or G.E.D.
2. Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
3. Possess and maintain a safe driving record;
4. Must complete certification in First Aid and CPR within 90 days of employment;.
   

VI. Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

Descriptive examples of physical job actions (the corresponding letter references the appropriate frequency of each action):

Driver / Food Services Assistant

Updated: July 1, 2008

Full-Time (Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.) & Part-Time (Saturday, Sunday, Monday 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.) Responsibilities include:

• food preparation and delivery of meals;
• receives, stores, and stocks food supplies; and
• maintains and cleans all kitchen areas / rooms and equipments.

Must have MASS Driver's License, clean driving record, CORI record check, and strong customer service skills. Experience working in hospitality and/or restaurant setting a plus.

Residential House Staff (Housing Services)

Updated: October 6, 2008

House Staff to work full-time and part-time positions, days, overnights, evenings, or weekends with homeless families in shelter program. Staff will provide supervision guidance to residents in their daily activities. Experience working with homeless population and/or education related services preferred. This position requires a CORI check.

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If you would like additional information on any of these positions, please contact our Human Resources office at 857.559.2138 or rackerman@liveworkthrive.org.

For consideration for any of the listed positions, submit a cover letter and resume to:
Human Resources
Crittenton Women's Union
Ten Perthshire Road
Brighton, MA 02135
Fax: 617.254.7966 or
E-mail: rackerman@liveworkthrive.org

Crittenton Women's Union is an Affirmative Action / Equal Employment Opportunity
employer committed to diversity.