Family Development Coach - Fatherhood

Brooklyn Community Services•Brooklyn - Rockaway, NY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Development Coach provides direct case management and participant support services to fathers enrolled in Brooklyn Community Services’ Fatherhood Initiative. The role focuses on individualized service planning, goal attainment, and strengthening family engagement through a strengths-based and participant-centered approach. The position is based at 1835 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11233, and is full-time at 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The salary range is $55,000–$60,000. Brooklyn Community Services is a non-sectarian social services agency serving more than 20,000 individuals annually. Its services include foster-care prevention, crisis intervention, early childhood and after-school education, vocational training and job placement, and clinical services for adults with physical and developmental disabilities and histories of mental illness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field, and experience working with City systems such as public assistance, child support, child welfare, education, and housing; or an associate’s degree and completion of Family Development Training or other credentials identified by DYCD.
At least three years of successful experience providing case management or counseling and working with City systems such as public assistance, child support, child welfare, education, and housing.
Ability to build and maintain trusting relationships.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Demonstrated sensitivity to the unique needs of program participants and graduates.
Experience implementing outreach strategies to recruit fathers and sustain their engagement over time.
Experience working with diverse populations, communities, and organizations.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Maternal and Child Health issues is a plus.

Responsibilities

Conduct participant intake, assessment, and enrollment activities.
Develop and monitor Individual Service Plans for each participant.
Meet individually with participants monthly to support goal attainment.
Provide referrals and coordinate service linkages to community resources.
Support participants during program participation and for a minimum of three months after program exit.
Track attendance, participation, and progress in required data systems.
Use approved case management tools and frameworks.
Collaborate with Training Specialists to align case management with group programming.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation of participant interactions and services.
Perform other duties as assigned.