ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST - FATHERS FIRST

NHA • San Diego, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Supervising Director, the Engagement Specialist (ES) is responsible for supporting comprehensive Fathers First Program to help fathers strengthen their involvement in the lives of their children and partners. The position supports the larger work of the San Diego County PEI and BIH programs, by strengthening support for African American women, infants, and families. The ES will coordinate and facilitate curriculum and support groups for African American fathers-to-be and fathers with young children under the age of one. This position will begin at 30 hours per week, with the potential to increase to a maximum of 40 hours per week based on budget availability. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with one Saturday shift per month scheduled in place of a Friday. Work hours may vary depending on program needs.

Requirements

• Demonstrates an ability to implement research-based health education and promotion strategies and best practices with African American fathers and expectant fathers.
• Knowledge of infant and child development, social-emotional learning, attachment theory.
• Experience working with African American men/fathers in a health, social service, religious, or clinical setting.
• Knowledge of infant and child development, healthy family dynamics, co-parenting strategies, crisis intervention, community resources, and trauma-informed practices required.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions primarily in English from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public; demonstrated skills in written and oral communication.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Associate’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Public Health, Psychology, Counseling, Child Development, Sociology, or a closely related field required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience providing case management, health education, family support services, fatherhood programming, community outreach, or related services to diverse populations.
• A valid California driver's license.
• Current valid California automobile insurance.
• CPR/First Aid Certified.
• Must provide copy of negative TB test results prior to employment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience facilitating groups, conducting outreach and recruitment, maintaining documentation and reports, and collaborating with community partners preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience working with fathers, expectant fathers, African American families, maternal and child health programs, or underserved communities strongly preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitates a fatherhood curriculum for fathers and expectant fathers with children under the age of one whose partner is an African American woman.
• Provide case management to include intake, assessment of needs, referrals, links, and support in accessing community services and resources.
• Coordinate and facilitate weekly fatherhood engagement meetings.
• Create charts and maintain documentation of client services and progress, ensuring compliance with agency/program policies and procedures.
• Provide crisis intervention and facilitate conflict resolution.
• Provides health education on pregnancy, childbirth, men’s health, children’s health, and family health and make appropriate referrals and linkages to health and social services.
• Teach, coach, and counsel fathers and expectant fathers on role throughout infant and child development, healthy family dynamics, and positive co-parenting.
• Makes referrals as needed.
• Coordinates, recruits, and develops outreach plans for participant engagement and retention.
• Provide coaching on career development, employment, and job training opportunities.
• Links fathers to individual and family counseling and other support services/resources as needed.
• Advocate for fathers based on intake and ongoing needs assessment.
• Creates and leads Fatherhood Subcommittee of the BIH-PEI CAB.
• Leads meetings and presentations as needed.
• Attends State and local meetings/conferences/trainings as required.
• Prepares written reports, minutes, memos, agendas, and other project-related correspondence for internal and external distribution.
• Adheres to all CDOH MCAH and County reporting requirements.
• Other duties as assigned by the General Manager and Supervising Director.

Benefits

• NHA is committed to the implementation of an Affirmative Action Policy and the Americans with Disabilities Policy in its recruitment, selection and placement of all personnel and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree