Heluna Health · 13 hours ago
Program Director
Alhambra, California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expHeluna Health is seeking a Program Director to lead the Community Birth and Postpartum Doula Trainings. The role involves supervising the Program Coordinator, teaching perinatal health topics, and ensuring participants meet certification requirements.
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Responsibilities
Teaching perinatal and maternal-child public health and social justice topics during doula trainings
Conducting doula training courses that include logistics and administrative planning and execution
Ability to teach from a standardized curriculum over the internet or in-person perinatal health topics to adult learners seeking certification as community doulas
Overseeing the Program Coordinator in accepting scholarship applications, conducting interviews, and ensuring that the selection process for enrollment into doula trainings follows guidelines
Provide mentorship to graduates of doula trainings seeking certification
Supervise the Program Coordinator to ensure that doula training graduates are completing certification requirements
Supervise the Program Coordinator in keeping accurate and up-to-date records on the status of doula certification for each participant in training
Oversee the Program Coordinators’ supervision and management of Birth and Postpartum Doulas interns during their certification process who will deliver pregnancy and birth support services in the hospital and in clients home providing breastfeeding support, support for maternal physical recovery, instruction on newborn care, screening for PMADs, and referrals if needed
Will ensure that data is collected on training participants and clients they serve
Will prepare reports to funder on project outcomes and expenditures
Will prepare social media marketing of trainings on Instagram and Facebook
Prepares all promotional materials for trainings offered (i.e., flyers, webpages, etc.)
Manages logistics of training sessions and oversees volunteers and interns
Prepares training materials (PowerPoint, Student Manuals, Workbooks, Handouts) and works with outside vendors to ensure that they are printed correctly
Coordinates guest speakers and pregnant models for training sessions
Qualification
Required
Five years' experience as a supervisor/manager in a health or social service setting required
Demonstrates principles of adult learning and teaches using a variety of teaching strategies and learning opportunities
Demonstrate an ability to implement research-based health education strategies and best practices in perinatal health and lactation
Ability to plan, coordinate, and organize work projects and meet deadlines
Ten years' experience with course facilitation and presentation skills on perinatal topics to adult learners
Strong interpersonal communication skills and conflict resolution ability
Cultural awareness training and anti-racism training or willingness to attend training within 6 months of hire
Understanding of quality-of-life issues experienced by BIPOC persons in Los Angeles, CA
Experience collaborating with a variety of staff at all levels and community partners
Strong attention to detail
Passion for and commitment to the mission of Happy Mama Healthy Baby Alliance
Aptitude for solving problems with creativity and resourcefulness
Ability to develop positive relationships with clients, doulas, providers, staff, interns, apprentices, volunteers, and supervisors
Proficiency with Microsoft Apps (word, excel, powerpoint, sharepoint) for work, and social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook)
Ability to work with AV equipment (projectors, microphones, audio players, DVD players, Zoom meetings) and troubleshoot problems
Ability to work independently with little supervision, flexible hours, work virtually on personal computer, and have reliable transportation and the ability to travel throughout Los Angeles County
Completion of HIPAA Training within 1 week of hire
Has personal computer and steady internet at place of work
Bachelor's Degree (required); or Master's (preferred) in subject areas of Health and Human Services, Health Education and Promotion, Public Health or Maternal and Child Health
10 years' experience teaching adult learners in a community setting (required)
10 years' experience working as a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Midwife, or in-home visitor providing social services and lactation support to diverse populations, including BIPOC, refugees, and immigrants, including adolescents (required)
Certified Birth Doula required from any certifying entity (required)
Certified Postpartum Doula required from any certifying entity (required)
Certified Lactation Educator or Certified Lactation Educator-Counselor required from any certifying entity (required)
Certified Childbirth Educator preferred any certifying entity (required)
Preferred
Spanish language proficiency to teach perinatal topics
Certified Professional Midwife or Licensed Midwife or Certified Nurse-Midwife
Registered Nurse with Maternity and Newborn Nursery and Perinatal Education Teaching Experience
Certified Health Education Specialist or Master Certified Health Education Specialist
Company
Heluna Health
Heluna Health offers program services & fiscal sponsorship for public health agencies, academic researchers, public/private consortia.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Blayne Cutler
President and CEO
Elizabeth Power Robison, MBA
Chief Advancement Officer
Recent News
2025-02-03
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