Fatherhood Support Specialist

Fatherhood Support Specialist

Location: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter counties within the state of Florida

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary: $40,000 - $45,000; plus benefits

Job Summary

This position is responsible for assisting with the planning and delivery of the T.E.A.M. Dad program. The aim of the program is to enhance the health and well-being of children and families by supporting, encouraging, and promoting fathers' roles in their child's lives. This position is responsible for providing direct services to support fathers' involvement through case management, care coordination, education services, and fatherhood engagement initiatives.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct personal visits with fathers using evidence-based curriculum activities, methods, and materials.
• Support expecting and parenting fathers by facilitating educational, economic, employment, mental health, housing, and healthcare needs as required.
• Make referrals on behalf of fathers to needed resources and services in the community.
• Maintain timely and accurate records of all personal visits, contacts, screenings, and resource linkages in the case management system, as set by program guidelines.
• Maintain client confidentiality and integrity in keeping with agency policies, practices, professional standards, and program requirements.
• Assist in the recruitment of fathers to participate in T.E.A.M. Dad program.
• Participate in outreach activities to identify fathers, inform community of services, and build community collaborative relationships.
• Collaborate with home visiting direct service providers and Connect representatives to facilitate enrollment of fathers into services.
• Conduct home visits in assigned counties, and work evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Participate in required trainings and staff meetings.
• Stay current with relevant to maternal and child health issues, such as but not limited to racial disparities, infant mortality, prematurity, low birth weight, maternal infections, maternal stress, repeat teen births, smoking cessation during pregnancy, depression, optimal birth spacing, protective factors, father inclusion, social determinants of health, SUIDS, strategies for evidence-based interventions, substance use during pregnancy, substance exposed newborns, trauma informed care, and Life Course Perspective.
• Perform all other duties as assigned and adhere to ongoing polices, program standards, and supervisory directives.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor's degree and one-year relevant work experience in community outreach and/or working with at risk fathers/families, social science, public health, health related filed such as nursing, health education, health panning, or health care administration preferred. Minimum of two-years of college and three-years relevant work experience in community outreach and/or working with at risk fathers/families, social science, public health, health related filed such as nursing, health education, health panning, or health care administration. High level of knowledge and experience with Microsoft and computer-based systems required/ preferred.