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Rising Ground · 19 hours ago

Fatherhood Program Director

Brooklyn, NY, US

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$72K/yr - $72K/yr

2+ years exp

Rising Ground is an organization focused on preventive services and fatherhood programs, and they are seeking a Fatherhood Program Director to oversee program operations. The role involves supervising staff, managing case loads, and ensuring program outcomes are met through effective case management and service delivery.

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Responsibilities

Program Director will provide individual staff supervision 2x a month. He / She will document individual supervision in a separate binder/log illustrating the focus and development of the individual caseworker

Program Director will ensure the caseworkers completes intakes, assessments, individual service plan (ISP) and the basic summary. Priority will be given to the completion of the Pre-and-Post Parenting Skills Knowledge survey to ensure the program attains the contracted number of outcomes each year

Utilize a case management model for participants in all tiers, which would include the following 4 components: (1) holistic assessment of the father’s strengths and needs and development of an Individual Service Plan (ISP) listing supportive services, benefits and resources needed; (2) implementation of the ISP (coordinating community resources and working with and advocating on behalf of the family to meet identified goals); (3) regular review of the ISP to assess whether goals have been met or need to be changed; and (4) follow-up to ensure that the father has received requested services. The Program Director will ensure that the workers enter their progress notes in PTS in a timely manner of the occurrence of the event. Supervisor will review, correct, & ensure the worker’s notes are comprehensive and meet expectations of DYCD of a well written progress note. Importantly meet contract enrollment numbers and (2) outcomes

The Fatherhood Initiative will deliver eight required activities: 1. Orientation, 2. Parenting Skills Training, 3. Supervised Visitation Coaching, 4. Case Management, 5. Community Projects, 6. Support Groups, 7. Family Events, and 8. Workshops

The Fatherhood Initiative will serve and customize services for fathers with varying levels of child visitation, coparent engagement, court and agency orders, skills, and needs. Fatherhood will offer four service tier options to participants. The Fatherhood Initiative will implement parenting skills training to participants with two different curricula: ProFatherhing15 and Supporting Father Involvement (SFI)

Program Director will attend and serve as a member of the management team. Supervise interns as assigned and other job-related tasks and duties

The Program Director shall communicate with DYCD personnel, referral sources, school personnel, court officials and other mental health professionals as needed

The Program Director’s attendance is a critical factor as it sets an example for workers, as well as provides stability for the unit. However, their schedule must include flexibility as this is not always a 9-5 position