Fatherhood Program Specialist

About the role

The Fatherhood Program Specialist provides in-home support to fathers, focusing on teaching parenting skills, enhancing household management, communication, and conflict resolution skills, and linking them to community resources.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement a service plan, goals, and activities for the father.
• Provide supportive activities and skill-based interventions at a minimum of 2 hours monthly.
• Work collaboratively with all other service providers involved with the family to assist the father toward goal achievement.
• Document the use of solution-focused interviewing techniques and positive, empowering, strength-based language in communications with the family and each other.
• Participate in required trainings.
• Attend all scheduled team meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience within the field, working with children and families with multi-problem issues.
• Training, education, and experience in the area of Child Welfare, fostering, or mental health.
• Knowledge and skills in Fatherhood Initiative services.
• Ability to engage with, and relate to, families with multi-problems.
• Skills in crisis intervention, assessment of potentially violent situations, and short-term goal setting.
• Knowledge of treatment philosophies and strategies of home-based services, including strength-based, solution-focused approaches.
• Flexibility in scheduling work that allows for extensive client access to staff.
• 24/7/365 availability.
• Ability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

Core Competencies

• Customer Service – respond courteously and timely with focus on quality services.
• Job Knowledge – demonstrate mastery of basic principles, techniques, and skills related to job, consistently applying technical and procedural competence.
• Professionalism – operate with integrity and credibility, presenting a positive image of self and the agency.
• Planning & Organization of Work – manage time effectively through advance planning to deliver high quality work product within deadlines.
• Relationship / Leadership – develop cooperative relationships based on mutual respect and trust, treating others fairly, consistently listening, and encouraging others to express candid and differing views.
• Judgement & Problem Solving – use sound judgment to arrive at the most effective solution and seek supervisory assistance when necessary.
• Quality & Accuracy – present work product that is thorough, accurate, and effective in accomplishing intended purpose of assignments.
• Initiative & Independence – take initiative to increase effectiveness of work and that of the department.
• Reliability / Dependability – maintain consistency in performance and follow through on tasks and assigned responsibilities.
• Temperament – maintain emotional control, a positive perspective, and effectively respond to stress on the job.

Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• A bachelor’s or Associates degree is required in any field.
• Valid Michigan Driver’s License, appropriate insurance, and use of own vehicle.

Working Conditions

• Works in an office environment and in the community as needed.
• Possible stressful environment working with families and court system.
• Non-traditional hours occur often due to the need for evening and weekend visitation, events, and trainings, etc.
• Fast paced, enthusiastic and team oriented workplace.

Physical requirements

• Direct reports: None