Advocate, support and work with a group of between 20 to 25 fathers referred by outside agencies and stakeholders.

• Welcome, engage, and enroll fathers on a weekly basis.
• Assess each father’s and his family’s needs;
• Meet weekly one-on-one to support and guide fathers;
• Provide counseling and referrals to needed services;
• Provide updates and progress letters to the courts, probation and child welfare administration as needed/requested;
• Lead and co-lead bi-weekly mentoring and co-parenting activities;
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in DYCD database

Facilitate parenting, anger management, and batterers’ accountability classes for non-custodial classes

• Teach three 20-session Parenting Classes per year;
• As needed, teach a 26 week Batters’ Accountability class//Duluth Model.
• As needed, teach a 10 session Anger Management class;
• Support colleagues with coverage of classes when substitutions are necessary.

Support other F2F initiatives

• Participate in team meetings, trainings, and planning sessions;
• Participate in agency-wide activities;
• Support the ongoing mission and work of the program as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or relevant experience working with parents.
• Three to five years’ experience working with fathers and/or justice-involved young adults;
• Strong interpersonal skills, cultural competence, and an understanding and belief in strengths-based practices and youth development philosophy;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• A sense of humor, integrity, flexibility and a profound commitment to the participants we serve;
• Fluency in Spanish is highly preferred.

Youth Justice Network is privileged to have a profoundly committed and caring staff – one which believes unconditionally in our members’ ability to do right and do well. We take our work very seriously, but we strive to make time for self-care and joy. We look for staff from all walks of life who have integrity, humor, a strong work ethic, are passionate about our mission and work, and who are committed to address the harms caused by mass incarceration.

Depending on full or part-time status, benefits include a competitive vacation/sick leave policy including three days off between Christmas and New Year's Day, four-day summer weeks through July and August, generous health insurance, 403b match.

Salary Range: $45,000 – $50,000

Target start date: As soon as possible

For internal equity, we are unable to go outside of the salary posted.

Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@youthjustice.org and twornum@youthjustice.org (Tahirah Wornum, Finance and Administration Coordinator).