What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Supervisor/Manager - Parents as Teachers position at The Family Tree, Inc.?
SUMMARY: The Parents as Teachers (PAT) Program Manager/Supervisor provides strategic leadership and daily oversight of the Parents as Teachers home visiting program. This position is responsible for supervising home visitors, ensuring high-quality service delivery, maintaining compliance with Parents as Teachers Essential Requirements and funder expectations, monitoring program outcomes, and supporting continuous quality improvement. The Program Manager/Supervisor promotes a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence while ensuring families receive evidence-based, family-centered services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Leadership
Education
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Leadership
- Oversee the daily operations of the Parents as Teachers program.
- Ensure compliance with Parents as Teachers Essential Requirements, program policies, and all funding agency requirements.
- Monitor program performance metrics, enrollment, retention, and family outcomes.
- Develop and implement strategies to achieve program goals and contractual deliverables.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives using data to strengthen program effectiveness.
- Prepare reports for leadership, funders, and stakeholders.
- Directly supervise Parent Educators and other assigned staff.
- Conduct regular individual supervision meetings and team meetings.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.
- Complete performance evaluations and establish performance improvement plans when necessary.
- Support staff recruitment, onboarding, training, and retention.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and accountable team culture.
- Provide reflective supervision that supports staff wellness, professional growth, and high-quality family engagement.
- Review challenging family situations and assist staff with problem-solving and resource coordination.
- Ensure staff maintain appropriate professional boundaries and ethical practices.
- Monitor visit quality through observations, documentation reviews, and record audits.
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation within the required data management system.
- Monitor fidelity to the Parents as Teachers model.
- Coordinate program audits and accreditation activities.
- Maintain confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA, FERPA (where applicable), and agency policies.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with community agencies, referral partners, and stakeholders.
- Represent the organization at community meetings and collaborative initiatives.
- Promote the Parents as Teachers program through outreach and partnership development.
- Analyze program data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure accurate data entry and reporting.
- Monitor staff productivity, caseloads, home visit completion, developmental screenings, and family assessments.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Assist with budget monitoring and resource allocation.
- Ensure efficient use of program resources.
- Monitor expenditures related to program operations.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Human Services, Education, Public Health, Psychology, or a related field required.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of three to five years of experience in home visiting, early childhood, family support, or related human services.
- Minimum of two years of supervisory or leadership experience.
- Experience with Parents as Teachers or another evidence-based home visiting model strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of child development and family engagement.
- Knowledge of Parents as Teachers Essential Requirements and quality standards.
- Excellent leadership, coaching, and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and project management abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to interpret data and use outcomes to improve program performance.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic data management systems.
- Director of Family Based Interventions
- Parent Educators (2)
- Program Data Assistant (1)