Fatherhood Engagement Specialist - Orange and Osceola Counties

Salary: $19.23/hour ($40,000/year)

Position Summary: The Fatherhood Engagement Specialist connects and engages fathers/male partners with child welfare involvement to promote healthy family relationships, strengthen father-child bonds and enhance the level of involvement of fathers in case planning and provision of services. This position is responsible for outreach, parenting education, individualized, court-related support, community resource linkages and referrals, and father engagement through agency approved evidenced based curriculum. This position cultivates and manages collaborative relationships with child welfare family serving agencies and other stakeholders to create a culture of respect including awareness of ethical, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed interactions. The goal of purposeful inclusion of fathers is to improve outcomes for fathers, children, and families. This position covers the tri-county area of Seminole, Orange, and Osceola counties. This position will be a hybrid role between remote work and in office/field work.

Technical/Functional Expectations:

1. Outreach to Engage Fathers with Child Welfare Involvement-Essential Function- Orient and acclimate fathers to the program services and environment.
2. Facilitate Fatherhood Engagement Curriculum-Essential Function-Teaches agency approved evidenced based curriculum in the home, community, and group settings as appropriate, outreach and education to benefit fathers.
3. Advocacy, Support and Linkages-Essential Function-Refers and links fathers to appropriate community agencies and ensures necessary follow-up as appropriate via phone and in-person, assist fathers with completion of applications to community services and/or programs, and advocates for father’s need in support of shared parenting.
4. Liaison to Dependency Case Manager-Essential Function-This position serves as a liaison to the assigned Dependency Case Manager ensuring collaboration and open communication of all activities.
5. Documentation - Essential Function: Complete all necessary paperwork and documentation as required of all contacts and activities in FSFN.
6. Other duties as required: Job performance requires fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting, and training others, and performing duties of higher rated positions from time to time for developmental purposes.

Behavioral Competencies:

1. Diligence: Able to be thorough and complete when working with assembling, processing, or providing detailed information; track details even when under pressure.
2. Integrity: Able to demonstrate consistency of words and actions; protect confidential information; practice what he/she preaches; do what is right even when no one is watching.
3. Teamwork: Able to cooperate to build consensus; assist others to achieve team goals; participate in meetings so they are productive; take on extra work to meet team objectives.
4. Customer Service: Able to anticipate and respond to internal/external customer needs, concerns, or questions to meet or exceed their expectations; help evaluate needs and options; show care and concern to demonstrate customer importance and value.
5. Concern for Quality: Able to promote quality despite other pressures; identify and remove barriers to quality; take time to do things right.
6. Sensitivity: Work effectively with and show sensitivity to cultural differences and various socio-economic backgrounds of others.
7. Ethics: Adhere to and model principles and values of Agency and System of Care by being strength-based, solution-focused, maintains the highest level of integrity and ethical standards and work collaboratively with employees, partners, stakeholders, and clients in all interactions.

Business Experience:

1. Strong computer skills: This is essential to quickly learn the unique database systems required to perform the functions of this position.
2. Strong verbal and written communication: Essential to be able to communicate appropriately regarding work performance.
3. Ability to set and adjust priorities: Decide which things are most important to do.
4. Ability to be flexible with changing demands and priorities: Manage change effectively.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

1. High School Diploma or equivalent and lived experience required.
2. Child Welfare System experience preferred.
3. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
4. 1-2 years related experience required.
5. 2 to 5 years related experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

1. 75 % Sitting
2. 50 % Typing
3. 50 % Reading
4. 25 % Speaking
5. 25 % Listening
6. 15 % Writing
7. Lifting 5-20 pounds
8. 10 % Stooping / Crouching
9. 20 % Noise Conditions

Family Partnerships of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. These employers also maintain Drug-Free Workplaces. Requests for Auxiliary Aids for Hearing Impaired or Limited English Proficiency Candidates may be made with a minimum of five (5) days notice to C Hernandez at (321) 752-4650.