Fatherhood Coach

ETSU

5d

About The Position

The Fatherhood offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of fathers and families. Reporting to the Executive Director, the position provides fatherhood and life coaching designed to strengthen family connections and promote positive parent child relationships. The role administers and evaluates assessments, facilitates engaging group and classroom sessions, and offers one on one coaching tailored to each family’s needs. A key focus is helping fathers overcome personal, social, and emotional barriers that interfere with bonding with their children, including substance use challenges, domestic violence, learning difficulties, and mental or emotional health concerns. The position also recognizes the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and connects families with trusted community resources. In collaboration with program partners, the role may coordinate meaningful family experiences supported by grant funding when participants achieve program milestones. Some local travel is required as part of this impactful and community focused position.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling or related field required
• Training in brief solution focused therapy
• Knowledge of brief solution focused therapy.
• Knowledge of referral sources and community agencies.
• Ability to provide individual, group and/or family therapy.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to assess and evaluate customer needs for establishing meaningful relationships.
• Ability to help customers reduce barriers.
• Ability to serve as an advocate for needed resources.

Nice To Haves

• Training in Adverse Childhood Experiences ACEs and Trauma Informed Care.
• Training in alcohol and drug assessment helpful.

Responsibilities

• Administers and evaluates assessments
• Facilitates engaging group and classroom sessions
• Offers one on one coaching tailored to each family’s needs
• Helping fathers overcome personal, social, and emotional barriers that interfere with bonding with their children, including substance use challenges, domestic violence, learning difficulties, and mental or emotional health concerns
• Connects families with trusted community resources
• Coordinate meaningful family experiences supported by grant funding when participants achieve program milestones

Benefits

• For information on benefits please visit www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees