Case Manager/Fatherhood Advocate
position Description
YJN has an immediate opening for a Fatherhood Advocate/Case Manager within Friends to Fathers (F2F), a discrete project which supports Bronx-based fathers to engage more deeply with their children on a social and emotional level and to build their capacity to financially support them. A majority of our fathers are referred by the Administration of Children’s Services or by the courts, often as a result of domestic violence charges or other custodial issues. Funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), the Fatherhood Advocate/Case Manager will work directly with fathers through a combination of one-on-one mentoring and group classes. In our work with fathers we seek to help them reflect on their approaches to parenting, expose them to a broad array of ideas about child development, and provide opportunities for them to engage in activities together with their children.
Objectives of this Role
- Individual and group supportive services
- Engage newly referred fathers
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment to understand father and his family’s needs to determine relevant F2F support and referrals to community partners/services;
- Meet weekly one-on-one to support fathers and maintain a caseload of fathers;
- Provide updates and progress letters to the courts, probation and child welfare administration as requested;
- Develop and facilitate bi-weekly mentoring and co-parenting activities;
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in DYCD database and F2F electronic records.
- 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 Batterers’ Accountability class based on the Duluth Model;
- As needed, teach a 12 session Anger Management class;
- Cover colleagues’ 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.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or relevant experience working with families;
- Three to five years’ experience working with fathers and/or justice-involved youth and adults;
- Strong group facilitation and 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 a plus;
- Individuals with prior criminal justice involvement are encouraged to apply.
- Youth Justice Network is privileged to have a profoundly committed and caring staff – one which believes unconditionally in our youth 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 young people and committed to address the harms caused by mass incarceration.
- Benefits include competitive vacation/sick leave policy including 3 days off between Christmas and New Year, generous health insurance, 403b employer match.
- Salary Range: $45,000 - $50,000
- All staff must be fully vaccinated at time of hire.
- Email careers@youthjustice.org with a cover letter and resume to apply.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to:
careers@youthjustice.org
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