Job Description
Training Specialist The Training Specialist (TS) will facilitate parenting skills training and related workshops, lead support groups, and coordinate peer support relationships and family events and activities. The TS provides case management and related workshops. The TS will contact group participants to engage and assess progress to achieving goals for the Individual Service Plan (ISP). Connect participants to services that address immediate needs related to housing, substance abuse, physical and mental well-being, violent or risky behavior, and other areas that threaten to inhibit full participation and ability to achieve personal and program goals. Job Responsibilities 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 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. T