TRUE Dads Educator

ITS MY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE•Oklahoma City, OK

12d•Onsite

About The Position

TRUE Dads is a program in Oklahoma City that helps fathers improve their knowledge, strengthen their skills, build cooperative relationships with co-parents, and achieve economic stability. The program aims to enhance the quality of life for low-income fathers, particularly men of color, leading to improved outcomes for their children. The program focuses on fostering traits like Trustworthy, Responsible, United, and Educated. Educators are critical to the program's success, leading multi-session workshops, providing structured coaching, engaging fathers and co-parents in activities, and offering group-case management with information about community resources. The Educator will also oversee coaches during skills practice sessions and form working alliances with participants to support family success and positive behavior change. This is a part-time position with services delivered during evening hours and on weekends, requiring monthly training and preparation.

Requirements

Prior experience in public speaking and good presentation skills, required.
Must be able to consistently work flexible hours weeknights and weekends; ideal candidates will commit to a regular teaching schedule of twice weekly.
Must be able to form strong connections with other people and have an understanding of and a compassion for the lives of low income families.
Must be able to form a working alliance with fathers and co-parents, so that they feel a commitment to the TD program, their Educator, and to working with each other on achieving family success.
Sufficient mobility and strength to move about the facility.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with fathers/men a plus.
Prior experience providing skills coaching a plus.
A working knowledge of the PREP or On My Shoulders curriculums a plus.
Strong history of education/training in the areas of adult learning, fatherhood programs, and/or the facilitation of educational programs for adults a plus, and such training may be considered in lieu of other educational requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead dynamic workshops for TRUE Dads (TD) fathers and co-parents, utilizing the TRUE Dads Program Curriculum during evening and/or weekend hours.
Ensure curriculum fidelity by facilitating the curriculum as designed, participating in on-going community of practice activities, and developing a mastery of the content.
Ensure fathers and co-parents are building competency in the skills taught in the curriculum through good communication coaching and through supervision of additional communication coaches when available, and referring fathers for additional support when needed.
Maintain a working knowledge of community resources, staying current about the community partnerships and other agency referrals available through TD.
Engage with fathers and co-parents when they arrive at the training facility, utilizing breaks and mealtimes as opportunities for service and individual engagement.
Plan and coordinate with co-leaders of workshops to determine best presenters by module and other curriculum needs before and throughout workshop series.
Maintain accurate workshop data, including attendance rosters, evaluations, and other reporting documents.
Administer surveys at the first and last workshop to support the data collection requirements of funding agencies.
Aid in on-going program development and stay current with curriculum updates by participating in the TD Community of Practice, attending training sessions, participating in peer reviews, and providing feedback to the Education Services Coordinator and TRUE Dads Program curriculum developers.
Co-facilitate occasional small and large group learning opportunities with additional content as determined by TD.
Utilize networks to bring resources and referrals to TD, to support program success.
Other duties as assigned.