Father Child Engagement Specialist; Fatherhood

Father Child Engagement Specialist (Fatherhood)

Antioch, CA

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Location: On-Site – Antioch, CA
📅 Schedule: Full-Time | Non-Exempt
💼 Department: Family & Community Services – Fatherhood Program
📈 Reports to: Program Supervisor/ Director
💰 Pay Range: $28.00– $30.00/hour

Aspiranet, a leading California-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting children, youth, and families, is seeking a compassionate and dynamic Father Child Engagement Specialist (FCES) to join our Fatherhood Program in Antioch. In this role, you will conduct outreach, engagement, and enrollment activities with African American/Black fathers who have a pregnant partner, infant, or toddler under the age of one. You’ll facilitate evidence-based parenting classes, host father‑child events, and provide case management services designed to strengthen family bonds and create lasting positive impact.

Aspiranet is a mission‑driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed. Our six divisions span foster care and adoption, transitional aged youth, residential, intensive home‑based services, behavioral health, and family and community. Every role at Aspiranet contributes to something greater helping to create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone’s reach.

The Father Child Engagement Specialist supports the Fatherhood Program through direct outreach to African American/Black fathers, engagement in parenting classes, and facilitation of events that strengthen father‑child relationships. This role combines education, community‑building, and case management to empower fathers and connect them to resources that support family well‑being.

• Develop and implement campaigns to recruit African American/Black fathers into the Fatherhood Program.
• Create welcoming spaces and opportunities for fathers to learn about early parenting.

• Facilitate a 12‑week parenting class series.
• Plan and host father‑child engagement events, workshops, support groups, and activities.
• Collaborate with Antioch First 5 Center staff to deliver joint programming and support client transitions.

• Provide case management services, including resource referral and linkage to community supports.
• Encourage fathers to strengthen social networks and become part of a strong parent community.

• Maintain records, collect data, and monitor attendance, participation, and outcomes.
• Complete all program and administrative documentation per agency and funder guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with program, funder, and regulatory requirements.

• AA Degree in Early Childhood Education or actively working toward AA with at least 12 ECE units completed.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in family support or early childhood services.
• Experience working with African American/Black fathers in home‑based or center‑based services preferred.
• Must meet all state‑required conditions of employment, including:
• Fingerprint and Child Abuse Index clearance
• TB/Health physical
• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and proof of insurance

• On-site role in Antioch, CA.
• Full
  -time, non-exempt position.

• Ongoing training and career development
• A supportive, inclusive, and mission‑driven workplace culture.
• Opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and youth.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This position typically operates in a residential care setting. The noise level is generally moderate and remains within OSHA’s…