CAREERS

Job Title: Fatherhood Program Specialist

Job Description: Provide day-to-day programming for parents and their children

Reports To: Director of Programs

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Coordination

• Identifies community resources and services that support fathers, families, and children and establishes relationships with those resources.
• Develops and nurtures key partnerships with community organizations, employers, agencies, and other partners to promote and strengthen YPN fatherhood programming.
• Build relationships with fathers and works to identify strengths, needs, barriers, and opportunities for engagement in services.
• Assists in data collection, tracking, and reporting of program outcomes, participant successes, and father engagement to funders and key community partners.
• Provides staff support and/or training related to fatherhood engagement, father-inclusive practices, and strategies for strengthening fathers’ involvement in the lives of their children.
• Assists with recruitment and enrollment of fathers into appropriate YPN programs and services.
• Promotes a welcoming, inclusive environment where fathers feel valued, supported, and encouraged to actively participate in programming.

Group Support

• Works as a team member in the coordination and management of fatherhood groups, including childcare, transportation, food, activities, curriculum, and other group logistics.
• Build trusting relationships with fathers and creates opportunities for fathers to connect with one another, share experiences, and develop supportive peer relationships.
• Comes prepared to team meetings, group work sessions, and individual meetings to share information related to curriculum, participant needs, successes, barriers, and opportunities to strengthen father engagement.
• Plans and provides specialty group experiences and activities that respond to the interests and needs of fathers and their families.
• Identifies community referral sources and resources that address the needs of fathers and families and establishes relationships with those providers.
• Contacts referrals in a timely manner to engage fathers and families in appropriate services.
• Completes participant intakes in a timely manner and ensures fathers understand available YPN services and community resources.
• Monitors participant attendance and works collaboratively with fathers to identify and problem-solve barriers to participation, including transportation, work schedules, childcare, and other life circumstances.
• Updates program information with referring agencies and networks with community professionals, employers, and resource providers to increase awareness and accessibility of fatherhood services.
• Assists in recruiting, training, and supporting volunteer group facilitators and childcare providers for fatherhood programming.
• Completes program evaluations and participant assessments as required and in a timely manner.
• Provides comprehensive care coordination and resource navigation to fathers and families.

Outreach Offerings

• Builds relationships with community organizations, employers, libraries, community centers, schools, and other locations where fathers and families may be reached.
• Coordinates outreach opportunities and community-based sessions to increase awareness of and participation in YPN fatherhood programming.
• Leads identified fatherhood curriculum and educational sessions as needed.
• Prepares materials and activities for each lesson or outreach session.
• Tracks participant attendance, engagement, incentives/rewards, and outcomes.
• Collects participant quotes, pictures, surveys, and other required documentation and enters information into the appropriate database or tracking system.
• Works as part of a team to plan and implement all aspects of grant requirements related to fatherhood programming.
• Identifies creative and nontraditional opportunities to engage fathers who may be less likely to participate in traditional parenting programs.

Documentation

• Follows or exceeds agency standards for documentation, with files being maintained securely in accordance with agency policy.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of all service activities and fatherhood program contacts.
• Maintains current participant information and engagement data in the appropriate database.
• Provides professional written and verbal communication, including prompt responses to emails, texts, phone calls, calendar requests, and other communication.

Responsible Work Performance Expectations

• Practices preventative, safe work habits
• Observes all laws, safety mandates, agency expectations, and regulations
• Reports all injuries and incidents per agency & program protocol
• Provides timely employment paperwork
• Participates in required trainings as scheduled

Support Agency/Program Mission & Values

• Interacts with fathers, youth, families, volunteers, agencies, donors, and all other visitors in a respectful, welcoming, and strength-based manner.
• Promotes the importance of fathers and father figures as valued and active members of their children’s lives.
• Embraces a deep appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion and recognizes the diverse experiences, strengths, and needs of fathers and families.
• Provides services in a culturally responsive and trauma-informed manner.
• Proactively contributes to the professional development of self and team, particularly in the areas of fatherhood engagement and father-inclusive practices.
• Follows and models the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards as outlined in the YPN Agency Handbook.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on agency and program needs.

QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree in human services or related degree preferred plus 2 years of experience working with families; basic computer skills, data entry, people skills, lifting & hauling necessary items to and from group site, able to work normal business hours with some flexibility– and other evenings and weekends possible. This position requires travel, and mileage will be reimbursed in accordance with YPN’s mileage reimbursement policy.

Full-Time, 40 hours per week, NON-EXEMPT STATUS