Fatherhood Engagement Specialist

Job Overview 

The Fatherhood Engagement Specialist will coordinate and implement educational programs for fathers in collaboration with participants, and various community organizations. This role requires knowledge of the relevant subject matter, having completed proper Nurturing Fathers Program training. The Fatherhood Engagement Specialist will schedule and deliver curriculum content, manage program logistics. The Fatherhood Engagement Specialist will plan and oversee workshops, and completion ceremonies. Key responsibilities include recruiting participants to meet enrollment targets and managing participant documentation.
  

Additional Responsibilities and Duties. 

• Implement mandated curricula as stated in the agency contract agreement. 
• Adhere to agency-wide training requirements to ensure program and curriculum fidelity. 
• Collect and review all required paperwork, ensuring all information is filled in correctly and submitted on time. 
• Assist administration with program reporting as needed. 
• Effectively meet the desired number of participants and services performed for the specific program requirements. 
• Identify and educate participating fathers throughout Miami Dade and Broward Counties. 
• Assist other facilitators as needed in the implementation of educational sessions or additional positive youth development courses and activities. 
• Assist in the preparation of community events. 
• Communicate and advocate effectively for positive health behaviors among participants. 
• Monitor and assess participants that may need referral services, as needed. 
• Regularly checks and sends correspondence as needed via email and or project management system. 
• Commute in a timely manner to assigned job sites as required. 
• Adhere to the agency's core values. 
• Attend all required agency-wide and individual staff meetings and/or trainings (locally and nationally). 
• Responsibly represent the agency with a high standard of professionalism. 
• Experience in community relations and/or public speaking. 
• Proficiency in computer skills and programs such as Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook. 
• Complete any required training before the deadline (as provided by the onboarding process or your direct coordinator upon hire).  
• Perform other duties as required or assigned. 
  
  

Required Experience, Qualifications and Skills  

• Bachelor’s degree or three (3) or more years of experience in a related field.  
• English language is required (can read, write and speak fluently).  
• Leadership skills to lead team members towards achieving a common goal.  
• Excellent self-starter and self-motivated.  
• Proficiency in computer skills and programs such as Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.  
• Ability to learn new software and utilize new tools.  
• Time Management skills.  
• Detailed oriented.  
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).  
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus. 
• Must be able to successfully pass Level II background check. 
• Must possess a sense of urgency.   
• Must be able to prioritize tasks effectively. 
  
  

Essential Job Demands and Responsibilities:  

• Have reliable transportation.  
• Able to travel to multiple locations in a single day (sometimes within various counties). 
• Available to work occasional evenings, weekends, overnights, and conduct out of state travel as required.  
• Implement core values for all tasks and activities within the workplace. 
• Under special circumstances, available for work beyond 5:00 p.m. or during office closures as needed.  
  
  

Competencies: 

The ideal candidate must possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and demonstrate a strong ability to engage with the target population. Success in this role depends on the ability to build rapport with the fathers who participate in the program. Effectiveness in the role will depend on acquiring collaborative partnerships, multitask effectively, and consistently meeting deadlines. The Fatherhood Engagement Specialist plays a crucial role in creating and maintaining a positive learning environment while ensuring program objectives are met efficiently and effectively. 

Characteristics Strongly Desired 

• Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve the image and functional capacity of the organization and to create new opportunities. Proactiveness and initiative are highly valued. 
• Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others are consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization. 
• Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization. 
• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques. 
• Focus on Client Needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of schools, community organizations and individual clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters. 
• Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness. 
• Lead: Positively influence others to achieve results that support the sustainability of the organization. 
• Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization. 
• Organized: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities. 
• Plan: Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results. 
  
  

Physical Demands:   

This position is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, speak, and hear. The position requires extensive computer use so the employee must have sufficient hand dexterity to use a computer keyboard and be capable of reading a computer screen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Limitations and Disclaimer: 
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.  Requirements are representative of the minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Hiring is contingent to references and Level II background screening and Sex Offender background check successfully passed 

Salary : $50,000