Fatherhood Community Outreach Specialist - (STA006786)

Serves as coordinator for community outreach and education for a program in a center or college.Job Duties

1. Work closely with program leaders to implement program specific directives.
2. Assist with expansion of consumer participation and recruitment strategies.
3. Interview/recruit consumers in the target community to determine needs.
4. Provide assistance to case management.
5. Provide community outreach and education based on program guidelines.
6. Track and compile client questionnaires for central intake.
7. Refer clients to community resources and provide application assistance when necessary.
8. Record and prepare reports as required by program standards.
9. May conduct home visits and/or necessary one-on-one consultations.Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

EEO/AA

Qualifications :

Bachelors and 1 year experience

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.

Additional Job Posting Informaiton:

Position: Fatherhood Community Outreach Specialist

UH Title: Program Outreach and Education Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Program Director to implement fatherhood involvement specific programming and education
• Promote HS at health education seminars to community regarding fatherhood involvement
• Assist with recruitment strategies for men if needed
• Recruit pregnant women, women of childbearing age, and women with children under the age of two.
• Assist in identifying strategies to increase first trimester recruitment
• Provide community-based counseling and aid to consumers and their families requiring maternal and child health assistance.
• Interview consumers in the target community to determine needs associated with maternal and child health; secure medical/psychological information and social factors contributing to gaps in services.
• Disseminate Maternal/Child Health information in the target community.
• Aid program and community participants to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
• Track and compile client questionnaires for central intake, compile records and prepare reports as required by program standards.
• Refer clients to community resources and provide application assistance when necessary.
• Provide assistance to case management with program enrollments and conduct home visits when necessary.
• Represent Agency at appropriate conferences, organizations and coalitions; attend health fairs and symposiums as needed.
• Attend program and community health-related events

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of working experience demonstrating knowledge and expertise of community health promotions, trainings and community coalition building preferred.
• Bilingual: English/Spanish preferred, but not required.
• Community Health Worker Certification strongly preferred, but not required.

Prerequisites for the position

• Reliable transportation required.
• Knowledge of maternal and child health concepts and current trends; psychosocial and family assessment; experience in working with targeted population, community organizations, and coordinating events.
• Ability to travel out-of-town to an annual Healthy Start event, if needed.
• Ability to attend occasional weekend agency or program related events
  
  Experience in lieu of education.