Fatherhood Advocate - Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County

The Fatherhood Advocate will be responsible for: advocating for positive father engagement in the lives of children; providing regular training, information and resources to adult, teen, and adolescent females about the role of fathers/father figures in the lives of children and families; establishing and maintaining relationships/partnerships with agencies and groups that serve mothers and families in the community; attending community events to promote Project FACT within the community; providing information and resources to empower fathers/father figures to become more involved in the lives of their children; and seeking access to new resources within the community that can be helpful to fathers/father figures.

Key Roles (Essential Responsibilities):

• Conduct trainings using curricula and materials approved by Project FACT Program Manager.
• Assist Project FACT Program Manager in monitoring achievement of Project FACT performance outcomes.
• Prepare monthly progress reports to be presented to the Project FACT Program Manager/Advisory Board.
• Participate in ongoing professional development training, as assigned by the Project FACT Program Manager.
• Abide by and enforce Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County's rules and program guidelines.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned by the Project FACT Program Manager.
• Limited weekend and evening duties required.

Relationships:

• Internal:Maintain close, daily contact with staff and supervisor to receive/provide information and discuss issues.
• External:Maintain contact and build relationships with community groups, schools external staff and volunteers, mentors, and others to recruit or to assist in resolving challenges.

Skills & Knowledge Required:

• BA degree preferred or minimum of five (5) years' work experience in social work, education, youth development.
• Strong written and oral communicationskills.
• Highly motivated team player with ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within and external to theorganization.
• Abletoplan,schedule,organize,andfollowupontasksrelatedtothejobtoachievegoals within or ahead of established timeframes.
• Proficient level of knowledge of Microsoft Office and/or relevant position software programs.
• Ability to expeditiously prioritize and perform multiple taskssimultaneouslytoswiftlyassessasituation,determinealogicalcourseofaction,and apply the appropriateresponse.
• Valid Florida Driver's license with safe drivingrecord.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with handsand arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk orhear
• Occasionally required tosit
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjustfocus.
• Moderate noiselevel
• Ability to speak, listen or hear the telephone, use calculator, computer, copier, and fax machine