The Fatherhood Program provides individual, group and family services to non-custodial fathers and their families in Brooklyn. The program mission is to support non-custodial fathers to become more responsible parents through economic stability, healthy relationships, and connection to their children.

Responsibilities include:

· Provide strength based assessment and set goals in partnership with fathers to create and implement individualized service plans.

· Refer, advocate and collaborate within benefits, housing, employment, education, child support, child welfare, criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse systems.

· Facilitate parenting groups based on a provided curriculum.

· Provide support to increase connection with children and healthy relationships with co-parents, including review of child support status, visit coaching and visit hosting.

· Conduct office and community based sessions; accompany clients to appointments as needed.

· Provide crisis intervention and manage emergencies as needed.

· Plan, coordinate and implement events and activities for participants and their families.

· Collaborate across SCO program areas to enhance relationships and effective practice with shared families.

· Complete all required documentation and statistical reports within deadlines.

· Attend weekly supervision, team meetings and all necessary meetings and trainings.

· Strong sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic characteristics present among staff and clients.

· Familiarity with traditional and diverse perspectives on child discipline and family functioning.

· Committed to being an active contributor to the vision and mission of the program.

· Works to create and support a respectful learning environment.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

· BA/BS; human services field preferred.

· 3-years’ experience working with families and providing parenting services to men preferred.

· Previous direct service work with men and families.

· Demonstrated group facilitation skills.

· Preference given to candidates from the communities in Brooklyn primarily served.

· Self-initiated, motivated and well-organized.

· Possess a social justice perspective and ability to collaborate with culturally and socioeconomically diverse groups.

· Excellent writing and communication skills.

· Facility with data systems and Microsoft Office tools.

· Flexibility to work evenings and Saturdays.

· Non-conventional applicants encouraged to apply.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit at a desk with ergonomically appropriate equipment and drive/take public transportation to multiple SCO/community partner locations. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform his/her essential job duties. As part of the duties of this job, it may be necessary to assist with the transport of training equipment and room set-ups. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform his/her essential job duties