Father Support Specialist

Job Details:

Job Location:

Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ 85014, Salary Range: $17.00 - $18.00

The Father Support Specialist builds partnerships with fathers and professionals. The Father Support Specialist is committed to promoting a non-judgmental and respectful attitude when working with fathers and families, assisting them with their plan goals through empowerment, education and skill-building activities that increase confidence in parenting their children.

• Provide peer support to fathers and families.
• Assist fathers in achieving their stated goals.
• Deliver education and activities that meet needs, build on strengths and achieve outcomes.
• Support fathers as a peer parent, someone with common experiences and to assist with partnering with other child-serving agencies in the community.
• Participate with fathers and the family in forming and maintaining effective individualized service plans.
• Offer support and encouragement to fathers and families in their homes, the community and/or training at the Family Involvement Center.
• Promote the individual family culture through individual strength-based support services.

• Build partnerships with professionals through non-adversarial advocacy.
• Collaborate with other individuals involved in providing support and care to fathers and families receiving services.
• Serve as a mentor and advocate, supporting fathers in communicating their needs and accomplishments.

• Meet productivity, quality and supervision standards as determined by Program Manager.
• Assist in the ongoing development and evaluation of the service plan.
• Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with internal staff, community resources and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate empathy and clarity to the father and encourage collaboration in working with family, and service plan.
• Responsible for understanding; adhering to all internal policies & procedures and training expectations.
• Attend at minimum, bi-monthly individual supervision with Program Manager.
• Meet all training requirements in expected time frames as determined by Program Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must have skills necessary to engage and work with others from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Must have basic typing/computer processing skills.
• Must have good organization and time management skills.
• Must have High School Diploma or G.E.D. or in the process of obtaining.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must be able to obtain fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
• Must have a valid driver's license and proof of car insurance and dependable transportation.
• Must have capacity to work flexible hours including some evening/weekend availability based on the needs of the family served.
• Must have the ability to travel up to 50 percent of the time in assigned geographic area.
• Must be able to drive to father/families' homes, community events, and meetings at service provider offices or schools.
• Read, understand and abide by Family Involvement Policies and Procedures, Employee Handbook and Training Expectations. Be familiar with the RBHA Provider Manual.
• Must be able to take on multiple job roles and tasks as assigned.