Case Manager - Fatherhood Initiative - Bi-Lingual Spanish

Reports to: Program Director

Work Location: 1835 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11233

Hours: Full-Time - 35 Hours per week

Salary: $45,000 to $45,000

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyn’s first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. Serving more than 20,000 individuals annually, BCS is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including prevention of foster care placement; crisis intervention; early childhood and after school education; and vocational training, job placement, and clinical services to adults with physical and developmental disabilities, and histories of mental illness.

Program Summary:

The Fatherhood Initiative will provide young and older non-custodial fathers opportunities to interact through joint participation in parenting skills workshops, support groups, and special events with their children. Programs will also assist fathers, including those with prior involvement in the criminal justice system with achieving employment and educational goals and will integrate aspects of conflict management, violence prevention and other support services to support fathers with resolving issues and obtaining economic security.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for participant recruitment and retention
• Facilitate group workshops
• Conduct outreach (with CBO’s and throughout the community) to identify appropriate Fatherhood Initiative participants.
• Meet with potential enrollees individually and in groups
• Track attendance/participation levels and following up with participants begin to disengage to encourage their continued participation.
• Provide at least 3 months follow-up support after participants complete or exit the program. This includes meeting with program graduates and their families, employers or other support network to assist them in achieving their personal goals and strengthening family engagement; identifying/addressing challenges for graduates during follow-up period; working with other providers to establish/maintain linkages; assisting
• Fatherhood Initiative case management team members in facilitating job/internship placements and service linkages;
• Document and report on follow-up services and the results
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree, AA degree and/or certified trained peer credential required, with experience (including lived experience providing support services to youth/adults)
• Bi-lingual Spanish Required
• Experience working with and delivering case management services to vulnerable populations.
• Ability to build and maintain trusting relationships
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Sensitivity to the needs of participants and program graduates;
• Experience recruiting and engaging with fathers
• Experience in Maternal and Child Health issues is a plus.
• Experience working with diverse populations, communities, and organizations.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities