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Fathering Coach - Fathering for the Future

12-month contract

(35 hours per week)

The Families Matter Society of Calgary strives to promote optimal child development and family resilience by helping caregivers learn about early childhood development, by providing concrete supports in times of need; by helping families build strong relationships, and by creating lasting, supportive social networks among families.

We are looking for a dynamic, creative, and experienced professional to join our team. Our agency values the wellness of our staff, healthy work relationships, professional development, and work-life balance. We offer excellent benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

We are looking for a passionate and committed professional to join our organization as a Fathering Coach with our Fathering for the Future portfolio. The purpose of this role is to support those that identify as fathers and/or male caregivers by providing home-based support and group facilitation to male caregivers with children to promote healthy child development; caregiver capacity-building; family resilience; and community connections. You will work collaboratively with other programs within the organization to develop further programming to meet the needs of fathers/male caregivers and their children. This service is offered city wide, within the city limits of Calgary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A degree (preferred) or diploma in the Human Services field is required with a minimum of 2 years of experience working with families and their young children, including work experience in the following areas:

• Experience providing support to families with complex needs.
• Experience working with those that identify as fathers and/or male caregivers is considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of developmental milestones for children 0-6 years of age.
• Experience providing in-home support is considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of child and family serving community resources.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Utilizing a client database and tracking assessment and outcome data for families served.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Facilitation experience is considered an asset.
• Ability to work in a very organized, accurate and detail-oriented way.
• You are self-directed, and able to take initiative.
• If you have experience fathering and parenting young children is considered an asset.
• Must have a valid driver's license and use of own vehicle.

TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• ASQ & ASQ-SE Developmental Screening
• Strengthening Families Approach
• Standard First Aid with CPR Level C
• Suicide Awareness and Intervention
• Indigenous Awareness (minimum 8 hours per year)
• Diversity Competence (minimum 4 hours per year)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Serve fathers in Calgary as assigned.
2. Establish and maintain a supportive and mentoring relationship with complex families by providing regular services through weekly in-home visits.
3. Provide targeted relationship-based support and learning opportunities for fathers.
4. Use skills to address identified family concerns and implement effective interventions with families, utilizing advanced strength-based, solution focused strategies. Implement assessment tools including FCSS, Outcome STAR, Parent Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF), Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQs) and others to support family goal setting.
5. Act as a liaison between fathers and other community agencies and promote family resilience and self-sufficiency.
6. Establish and implement a family support plan with goals, strategies and activities developed with parents. Ensure these documentations are completed on time and kept up to date.
7. Utilize developmental assessment tools (ASQ3/ASQ-SE and DSP) for children and make recommendations or necessary referrals to parents to support optimal child development.
8. Assist fathers with referrals to community services and resources required.
9. Ensure complete and accurate data entry into the agency's client database.
10. Contribute to team meetings, all agency meetings, and providing coverage to team members as needed.
11. Work collaboratively with Calgary Region and key community stakeholders.
12. Facilitate fathering specific programming such as 'Be a Great Dad', 'Caring Dads', and 'Circle of Security for Dads'.
13. Other related duties as assigned by the Society.

Salary: $48,000 - $50,000

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, we will only contact those invited for an interview.

Please send a cover letter and resume to Jenessa Taylor, Supervisor at:jenessataylor@familiesmatter.ca

For more information about the Families Matter Society, please visit:www.familiesmatter.ca