The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission is to work in partnership with communities to protect and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, especially those impacted by racism and systemic inequities.

Program/Department Description

The Boston Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Project (Boston COPHI) will address large and persistent inequities in birth outcomes for Black women and other women of color in the city of Boston. This community-based doula program will strengthen systems of perinatal care that support women and families of color through the birthing process. It will do this by connecting mothers (and in some cases fathers) to doula support while training people from the community as doulas and educating policymakers, providers and the community on the benefit of doula services. This US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) Project will make investments in the Boston Public Health Commission's workforce and foundational capabilities, which will help it achieve its mission of protecting, preserving and promoting the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable. The proposed investments are in line with BPHC's strategic plan and our commitment to be a model leader in addressing racial justice and health equity.

Job Description

Boston Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Project (Boston COPHI) is seeking a full-time Training Manager to help develop and facilitate a Doula Training program tailored for women and families of color in Boston that aims to address racial inequities in maternal and infant health.

DUTIES

The Training Manager is responsible for the following:

• Working to help BPHC become an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.
• Collaborate with the Boston COPHI team, including staff from the Community Health Education Center to design and implement new Doula training.
• Support Boston COPHI team to track and report on OMH grant deliverables.
• Coordinate logistics of training delivery, including promotional materials, outreach, registration, and follow-up documentation of outcomes.
• Engage community partners in adapting or developing training content as needed (for example, identifying learning needs and strengths through 1:1s, focus groups, surveys, advisory groups, etc.)
• Provide follow-up consultation, technical assistance, referrals and coaching to training attendees as needed.
• Coordinate with community partners to uplift existing training resources and identify training gaps, including developing interdisciplinary and cross- disciplinary workshops and training opportunities.
• As member of Boston COPHI team, support initiatives that support the expanded access to Doula services among families of color in Boston.
• Work collaboratively to ensure training content is up to date with local and national best practices and meets local community needs and funding requirements.
• Speaking to issues of maternal and infant health through an intersectional racial equity lens when representing Boston COPHI Prevention and BPHC at trainings, community meetings, and other events.
• Build relationships with community and City partners to learn about one another's services, co-develop trainings, strengthen referral networks, share resources, develop shared language, and identify emerging needs and resources related to advocacy.
• Coordinate with the Boston COPHI team, BPHC Communications, CHEC and other partners to uplift key information and resources on BPHC's social media and webpage that are relevant to racial inequities in maternal and infant health, updates on partner agency services and events, with a particular focus during special observances (e.g. Domestic Violence Awareness Month), and as it relates to current events (e.g. public incident of violence in the news).
• Uplift resilience, strengths-based, survivor-centered and anti-racist approaches to safety and healing for those impacted by these harms to key stakeholders.