Group Facilitator​/Family Health Advocate - Bih

Overview

3156 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054, USA

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM

Career Opportunities with Neighborhood House Association

About NHA:

The Neighborhood House Association is a non-profit organization. Head Start positions are funded in whole or in part by money provided through the State and Federal Government. Additionally, some Social Service Program positions may be funded in whole or in part through grant funds. Because positions and salaries may be funded through grants, and State and Federal funds ongoing employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these funds.

Our EEO Policy:

Neighborhood House Association is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Eligible employees receive the following benefits:

• 15 Holidays Days
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement up $2,500
• 2 Personal Days
• Group Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Agency-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Live Well Program
• 4 Paid Days Annual Bereavement (Note Total of 5 days of bereavement leave per loss)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Voluntary Benefits:
  Life and AD&D Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Medical and dental benefits are provided to regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.

POSITION

PURPOSE:

The Group Facilitator/Family Health Advocate of the Black Infant Health Program is responsible for the management, co-facilitation, and organization of the prenatal and postpartum group intervention as well as providing one on one supportive services to assigned BIH participants.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.

• Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation compiles with all program/ grant requirements;
• Follows and maintains the fidelity of the State Black Infant Health Program;
• Fully embraces and supports the BIH governing Concepts of cultural competence, client- centered, strength- based, and utilization of cognitive building approaches;
• Group preparation:
  
  A) Sets up room or virtual platform for groups as appropriate
  
  B) Has handouts and activities prepared in advance
  
  C) Is prepared to facilitate healthy exchange of information, dialogue, etc.
  
  D) Ensures that healthy snack/ food is provided for in person groups
  
  E) Starts and ends group on time;
• May facilitate or co-facilitate other groups and/ or trainings as needed (i.e. nutrition, breastfeeding, etc.);
• Will maintain a BIH participant client caseload providing one on one supportive services to participants enrolled in the BIH Group Module and /or the BIH Case Management Only Module.
• May participate in recruitment and engagement efforts for the BIH program;
• Use of curriculum:
  
  A) Group materials are available and distributed
  
  B) Conducts group check-in that supports the previous week and prepares for current week’s activities
  
  C) Ensures the intent of each activity is met as defined by the curriculum
  
  D) Reminds participants of next session at end of group ;
• Performs other duties as assigned;
• Working with a co-facilitator:
  
  A) Demonstrates respectful interaction with co-facilitator
  
  B) Provides support to co-facilitator;
• Supports administrative/ clerical functions of the BIH program in conjunction with other program staff;

Knowledge of:

• Basic administrative skills including scheduling, documentation, report writing,…