Overview
Father & Community Engagement Coordinator (FCEC):
The FCE Coordinator is a key position within the Alternative Community Strengthening Team at
SOMOS Mayfair, which operates two Family Resources Centers in East San José. This position
has been designed to support positive male and fatherhood involvement in the development
and success of young children, youth and their families, to increase leadership opportunities for
fathers in our community; and, to consistently advocate for whole-family and whole-community
approaches to address systemic inequities in East San José. The FCE Coordinator reports to the
Chavez Family Resource Center Site Supervisor and will work with a team of Coordinators in
addition to the FRC Manager, and Director of Community Impact and Policy to execute our
proven SOMOS model bridging early learning, leadership development and community
organizing strategies.
This position will be responsible to co-develop and executing strategies to increase
father/male engagement by designing effective outreach strategies, facilitating learning
spaces prioritized by existing fathers/males engaged, assessing needs, supporting the
leadership development of participants, and bridging services and resources by activating our
current ecosystem of partnerships.
Specifically, the Coordinator will conduct thorough needs assessments and make internal and
external referrals based on individual and family needs of each participant; this includes
connecting with system partners at the County and City levels, partner school districts and other
family-serving nonprofits. This position will co-create and co-facilitate educational learning
spaces to support the development and growth of individual participants and to foster a greater
understanding of child development; this may entail implementing existing curriculum or
designing new home-grown programming. The Coordinator will work with a group of community
leaders to support their leadership development journey by following our existing model and
protocols. As SOMOS unveils advocacy campaigns or efforts to elevate concrete community
needs, it is expected that this position will actively support said efforts by participating in
actions and/or creating learning spaces to conduct root-cause analysis with an equity and
social justice lens.
Lastly, this position will work in an ecosystem of strong partnerships, including: the Sí Se Puede
Collective, First 5 Santa Clara County, Alum Rock Unified School District and East Side High
School Union District. It is expected that the incumbent will coordinate or support in the
coordination of partnership efforts and joint programming.
As part of our evaluation and learning strategy, the Coordinator will enter and manage all data
information related to areas of responsibility and support with messaging and marketing
strategies as needed.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications and Qualities
- Deep passion and commitment to advancing racial, economic and social justice in immigrant, working class and multi-generational communities
- Experience and deep desire to work with males/fathers specifically Latino males/fathers to advance their leadership and involvement in the community;
- Ability to work evenings and weekends to ensure access to services for working fathers and males;
- Deep listener and committed to learning from diverse perspectives;
- Professional or lived experience in the family strengthening practices or related social work field.
- Professional or lived experience with case management, medical enrollment, or social services and resources;
- Creative and highly active individual that is outcomes driven;
- Familiarity with First 5 curriculum and or other father/male engagement curriculums a plus;
- Willingness to learn and teach others new skills, ideas and information;
- Familiarity in working in settings with young children and adults;
- Experience in public presentations, speaking engagements and/or group facilitation;
- Experience in community outreach and engagement;
- Willingness and deep commitment to working with male/fathers and families outside of the status quo (diverse family compositions ie: LGBTQ+, divorced, system impacted, surrogate fathers/parents, (in)migration impacted, etc.).
Key Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Familiarity in delivering evidence-based parenting curriculum or other early learning programs, services and curriculums;
- Knowledge and willingness to learn about social determinants of health and protective factors;
- Knowledge and willingness to work with and build unity amongst multi-generational fathers (1st generation, second generation, immigrants etc.);
- Facilitation skills, public speaking and experience recruiting individuals to programs
- Highly organized and detailed;
- Technology proficient including Virtual platforms, MS Word, Excel, etc;
- Bilingual/biliterate Spanish-English required;
- Valid California driver’s license and proof of auto insurance required;
- Fingerprint and background check may be required.
Duties and Responsibilities (approximate % of time)
Direct Service (35%)
- Coordinate and conduct intakes and assessments to ensure families have access to a full range of services and opportunities
- Co-design, co-facilitate and coordinate learning spaces and workshops
- Co-design and coordinate community meetings to identify gaps, lessons learned and areas to improve male engagement and services in our current system of care
- Coordinate and conduct Ages and Stages (ASQ) questionnaires with children ages 0-5
- Coordinate and conduct “warm hand-offs” referrals and follow-up with partners in a timely manner to ensure best possible outcomes for children and families
- Welcome and support with walk-in families into our Family Resource Centers
- Complete and maintain documentation and/or records of intakes, ASQs, and services rendered or referred
- Engage in community advocacy and leadership development opportunities to advance the mission and goals of the organization
Outreach (30%)
- Coordinate and co-design with staff and community leaders outreach and engagement opportunities that are embedded in the community culture and responsive to community needs
- Work closely with partners in the Alum Rock School District, East Side Union High School District, the Si Se Puede Collective, the County of Santa Clara, City of San José, First 5 in Male/Father engagement services and programs
- Participate in community events and activities to promote SOMOS mission
- Conduct a robust strategy for ongoing communication with participants, including follow-up phone calls, texts and emails
Strategy and Program Development (15%)
- Create and maintain an open and ongoing feedback loop with male/fathers to identify successes and gaps in programming and services
- Participate in strategy development with team members to create accessible services for the community within the community
- Support in the development of “warm hand off” referral system with County of Santa Clara, ARUSD, and the Sí Se Puede Collective and other entities
- Engage in active relationship-building efforts with partners providing programs and services at the Family Resource Centers
- Ensure accurate data entry in evaluation/reporting tools
- Collect stories of participants and promote activities to increase visibility of impact
Organizational Alignment (10%)
- Engage in advocacy and organizing and integrate campaign priorities into Cesar Chavez FRC program
- Move families to collective action
- Connect leaders to our Family Resource Centers
- Conduct assessments and intake forms to support families to meet their needs
- Implement leadership development model within Somos Compadres program
- Connect families to ongoing learning opportunities and SOMOS Collective spaces
- Coordinate closely with Organizing and Leadership Development teams to support strategic alignment of planning, evaluation, implementation across our organization to uphold our model
- Always uphold our full SOMOS model. Support families and partners to understand this way of working by modeling our integrated approach
- Seek out opportunities to collaborate to across SOMOS departments and build relationships
Administrative (10%)
- Create and execute an annual work plan, that includes organizational strategies and milestone deadlines
- Execute a Learning & Professional Development Plan to develop or strengthen essential skills and seek opportunities for greater and on-going learning, including community organizing models and the practice of popular education pedagogy
- Participate in agency wide decision-making arenas and in regular internal political education as needed
- Contribute to the development of organizational world-view and development of strategic plan
- Participate in SOMOS Mayfair staff meetings and training and support major organizational campaigns and projects