Bilingual Prevention Educator

The Retreat; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Retreat in Hauppauge, NY is seeking a Bilingual Prevention Educator - Fatherhood to support the Long Island Fatherhood Initiative. You will lead curriculum-based workshops, work with probation/parole and family court involved families, and help improve parenting, relationships, and economic stability.

Responsibilities include intake, data entry, and delivering in-person or virtual sessions, with some evening/weekend commitments and travel across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Qualifications

• Bilingual ability in Spanish and English required or preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in social services, group presentations, or teaching is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and facilitate the 24/7 Dad curriculum in-person and virtual sessions.
• Provide information on domestic violence impact and child safety to participants.
• Support fathers in improving financial well-being using Money Management tools.
• Assist with enrollment, intake assessments, surveys, and welcome kit prep.
• Maintain client records in nFORM and other data platforms; support reporting.

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Position: Bilingual Prevention Educator - Fatherhood
FLSA status: Non-Exempt
Hours: Full time, M-F
Department/Location: Fatherhood/Hauppauge

Purpose

To assist men enrolled in the Long Island Fatherhood Initiative (LIFI) program in their efforts to become responsible, committed and nurturing fathers. The Prevention Educator will help dads strengthen their connection and involvement in the lives of their children by teaching curriculum-based workshop and activities addressing:

• Responsible parenting
• Sustaining healthy marriage/relationships
• domestic violence prevention
• economic stability

Specific Responsibilities

• Promote responsible parenting among low-income, at-risk fathers by delivering/facilitating the 24/7 Dad™ curriculum group workshops in-person and virtually including one-one make up sessions as needed
• Preventing family violence and child abuse/neglect by providing information on the impact of domestic violence and child abuse on families in-person and virtually.
• Enhancing the financial well-being of Probation/CPS/Family Court involved fathers using the 24/7 Dad Non- Custodial Dad "booster" on Money Management
• Assist with program enrollment/orientation activities including but not limited to conducting intake assessments, client participation letters, nFORM entrance and exit surveys and preparation of participant welcome kits
• Maintain records of all client activities completed on nFORM and other required data collection platforms including individual client charts
• Disburse incentives earned by completion of 24/7 Dad parenting workshop and other program milestones and support
• Participate in all professional development opportunities including but not limited to on-going training at conferences and webinars addressing Fatherhood, Healthy Relationships, Domestic Violence and Economic Stability
• Working as a part of a team to deliver a range of community outreach and engagement activities to promote services offered through the LIFI program to prospective partner organizations including but not limited to probation/parole,DrugandFamilyCourt,CPS,homelessshelters,transitionalandrecoveryhousingfacilities
• Prepare reports as requested and other project duties as assigned including hotline coverage

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP

Reports to the Senior Prevention Educator

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (Spanish/English)
• Bachelor Degree preferred with a minimum of two years of experience in social services, group presentations or teaching.
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Lived experience with the family or criminal court system, whether personal or through a family member, is a plus and highly valued
• Willingness to work as a supportive team member
• Working familiarity with Microsoft Office, Google Docs and virtual platforms (zoom, google meet,etc).
• Fingerprint clearance
• Understanding of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking
• Valid driver's license and a reliable transportation is a MUST
• This position requires traveling to both Nassau & Suffolk Counties for program delivery and will require some evening and weekend hours.

Other Duties

Every effort has been made to make agency job descriptions as complete as possible. However, it does not state or imply that these are the only duties required for this position or the sole responsibilities for which this employee will be accountable. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, is a logical assignment to the position, or is within the scope of generally accepted business practices for an employee with this specific job title. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Retreat Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

THE RETREAT, INC. is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, age, marital status, domestic violence victim status, disability, pregnancy-related condition, gender identity, religion, genetic predisposition, familial status, ancestry, prior arrest or conviction record or any other protected category under applicable law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The agency values and is committed to providing compassionate, empathetic, culturally aware services to all clients/members. Interactions are approached with these values in mind, and it is expected that clients/members will be treated with compassion, respect, and sensitivity during the provision of holistic, inclusive, and welcoming services.

Salary: $53000 - $58000 per year