Position Summary: 

The Healey Families Initiative seeks to close the disengagement gap among the historically marginalized families by facilitating monthly parent support groups in Portuguese, Spanish, and Haitian Creole in order to support parents to feel empowered and to advocate for their children’s education.

 

We are seeking teachers, caregivers, and community members to help support our work with Healey families. 

 

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

The essential functions or responsibilities listed below are intended only as illustrations of the 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 the position.

• Manage HFI's programming: childcare, meeting agendas, funding and budget, etc.
• Lead bi-weekly team meetings at the Healey School or remotely
• Lead or surpervise monthly HFI Caregiver meetings
• Provide outreach to families and make referrals to the HFI 

  

Qualifications, Knowledge, Abilities, & Skills

• Knowledge of child development
• Experience working with marginalized families
• Ability to establish good working relationship with children, parents, and other staff
• Bilingual preferred

 

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.

• Ability to perform duties while standing, sitting, and walking for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work with students at various physical levels, including bending, kneeling, crouching, and reaching.
• Ability to lift and/or move materials and equipment weighing up to 15 pounds.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate standard classroom tools and technology (e.g., computers, tablets, instructional materials).
• Ability to see, hear, and communicate effectively with students, staff, and families, both verbally and in writing.

 

Reporting Relationships

• The School Building Principal

 

Terms of Employment

• Position Type: Temporary / Yearly Appointment
• Schedule: March 2027 – June 2027
• FLSA Classification: Exempt
• Compensation: $1,500 stipend

 

Pre-Employment Requirements

MA Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Clearance

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