Fatherhood Coach

Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition•Jacksonville, FL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Fatherhood Coach is responsible for providing education, support and resources for fathers and father figures of families enrolled in Healthy Start services to reduce infant deaths and improve health outcomes for families. Activities include enrolling fathers in the program, providing case management services, facilitating fatherhood curricula one-on-one in the home and in the community, and collecting evaluation data.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in social services or related field or equivalent work experience in the field.
May substitute four or more years of professional experience in community services and/or counseling with high risk populations in non-profit sector for degree.
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with individuals for a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds, including professionals, non-professionals, and the general public, concerning a wide range of subjects and/or situations.
Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office Word, Excel, and Outlook).
Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
Knowledge of the criminal justice system and child support court systems.
Ability to work flexible traditional and non-traditional hours.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Coalition partner agency staff and the general public.
Ability to conduct discussions, interviews, and meetings.
Maintain professional boundaries.
Experience in making public presentations/public speaking.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
Must be able to communicate effectively and be a team player at the Coalition.
Must be able to commit to the Coalition vision and be passionate about its mission.
Requires reliable transportation as travel is required, valid driver’s license, good driving record, and automobile insurance.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with diverse communities, organizations and agencies preferred.
Knowledge of counseling principles and record-keeping technique.
Knowledge of community resources.
Experience working with person in crisis.

Responsibilities

Collaborate and coordinate with Healthy Start program to recruit, engage and retain fathers.
Facilitate fatherhood curricula including, but not limited to 24/7 Dad, Safe Sleep, and Shaken Baby Syndrome, etc.
Coordinate home visits, workshop schedule, instructional materials and supplies.
Ensure fathers complete intake process to enroll into program.
Provide holistic and comprehensive services to all fathers including: intake and business assessments, goals setting, advocacy and referrals.
Regularly engage fathers in the program so that members complete the program requirements, which may include - parenting education, infant mortality education and wrap-around services and referrals.
Practice effective techniques for father engagement; demonstrate and encourage father friendliness within the agency and other community institutions.
Maintain case-load to meet enrollment and completion numbers reported at team meetings.
Monitor progress of participants on a regular basis and document all encounters.
Connect fathers with needed and available community resources.
Follow-up with fathers and agencies as appropriate to document use/success of referrals.
Ensure that all documents submitted on behalf of a father are valid.
Provide all required documentation in a timely matter, which may include father follow-up outcome evaluation, client contact sheets, and evaluations.
Follow data collection protocols for reporting data; input accurate data within prescribed timeframes.
Plan, coordinate, and implement quarterly gatherings for fathers in program.
Plan, coordinate implement, and attend special events such as the Father’s Day Barbecue competition, Barbers for Babies, Infant Mortality Awareness events, etc.
Attend all staff and team in-services, conferences, workshops, and community meetings.
Participate in grantee initiatives.
Promote community awareness regarding the value of involved fathers.
Network within the community to provide resources for fathers.
All other duties as assigned by the Director, Fatherhood Project.