MIECHV Programmatic Training and Technical Assistance Associate II (Part-time)

Company Description

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC)

EDC is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. EDC designs, implements, and evaluates programs to improve education, health, and economic opportunity worldwide. Collaborating with both public and private partners, we strive for a world where all people are empowered to live healthy, productive lives.

EDC’s approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion is grounded in EDC’s commitment to respect the dignity of each individual. EDC has a commitment to promoting equity and access to high quality education and health services that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. EDC expresses its commitment to increasing equity through its strategies, services and products, which contribute to building capacity and transforming lives.

Job Description

As part of the Early Childhood Portfolio, the MIECHV Programmatic Training and Technical Assistance Associate II will provide programmatic technical assistance for the Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC) awardees funded by HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The TARC supports MIECHV awardees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories in strengthening home visiting services to improve outcomes for pregnant people, children, and families. The TARC is a multidisciplinary team of specialists that work together to provide high quality, comprehensive technical assistance.

This is a part-time position working 20 hours per week.

You will:  

• Deliver voluntary, virtual technical assistance relevant to maternal and child health, health equity and social determinants of health, program design and implementation, workforce development, and early childhood systems to assigned awardees
• Work as part of a team with other TA specialists, each of whom specializes in a particular area such as data, CQI, evaluation and/or fiscal TA
• Contribute to universal technical assistance activities and products such as webinars, written products, podcasts, and facilitating communities of practice

Qualifications

Education:  

• Bachelor’s degree

Skills & Experience: 

• 3 years of experience providing direct technical assistance and expertise to local/state public health-related professionals
• Direct experience and expertise in a cadre of the following content areas and work together with fellow TA specialists and subject matter experts for areas that need deeper engagement and expertise:
  • Home visiting program implementation, including program development, implementation, innovation and advancements, and performance; family recruitment, retention, partnership, and engagement; utilizing new technologies; impacts of public health emergencies on service delivery; serving priority populations and underserved families and communities; and serving Tribal communities.
  • Home visiting workforce, including staff recruitment and retention, leadership and professional development, capacity-building, and reflective supervision, in each case, through both in-person and virtual modalities.
  • Behavioral health and related topics and their effects on pregnant people and families with young children and interventions to support impacted families, including maternal depression; intimate partner violence; substance use disorder; trauma-informed and trauma-responsive approaches; and early childhood mental health consultation.
  • Health equity and addressing social and structural determinants of health.
  • Needs assessments, including applying needs assessment findings to improve access to and quality of home visiting services.
  • Group facilitation, including effective facilitation strategies and methods for engaging participants virtually.
  • Consultative, quality assurance, and continuous quality improvement methods, Active Implementation; and Process Consultation or similar strategies.

Preferred Education, Skills & Experience:

• 5 or more years of experience providing direct technical assistance and expertise to local/state public health-related professionals

Additional Information

EDC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and exc