Single Moms Community Program Coordinator

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Director of Single Moms Community Program

Full-time Exempt Columbus, OH, Columbus, OH, US

DIRECTOR OF SINGLE MOMS COMMUNITY PROGRAM

Department: Single Moms

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of the Single Moms Community Program is responsible for providing education and family support to single mothers to enhance their quality of parenting. The program aims to help single mothers within identified communities/ geographic areas to increase their understanding of child development and the emotional needs of their children, improve attachment, reduce behavioral problems, and therefore increase parenting skills, promote safety, well-being, and permanency of the children within the home. This position will implement the program with fidelity via evidence-based models.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

• Plan, coordinate, and teach the evidence-based model curriculums that address the intellectual, emotional, developmental, cultural, social, and physical needs of the single mom and her children.
• Assess the single moms’ family needs and provide developmentally appropriate information, guidance, and support.
• Assist single moms in improving the family support system by increasing protective factors and enhancing access to concrete support.
• Assist in increasing the single moms’ ability to problem-solve and advocate for themselves and their children.
• Provide a supportive learning environment to single moms while facilitating the evidence-based models-curriculum at the various church and community sites
• Facilitate recruitment of new single mom participants through effective community outreach efforts and maintain an active caseload of classes per cycle as pre-determined by the evidence-base model.
• Actively recruit additional single moms to be included on a wait list to ensure annual goals of moms and children served are achieved.
• Collaborate with the external engagement team to identify and develop partnerships and relationships with local churches, various community agencies and other constituents with access to the single mom population in need.
• Engage single moms in a parent advisory committee and other leadership opportunities to enhance their personal development as well as program development.
• Maintain and submit documentation within required timelines to meet program fidelity and funding requirements.
• Provide fiscal management of the Single Moms Community program including budget preparation, decision making, data and metrics and other reporting within assigned communities/ geographic areas.
• Supervise key staff, maintaining hiring and retention procedures of competent, qualified team members.
• All other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree preferred in a field such as early childhood education, social work, psychology, or human services as well as experience working in child welfare, diverse populations and/or marginalized groups.
• Current certification in Trust Based Relational Intervention, Motivational Interviewing and other evidence-based parenting models is preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish is desirable.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• N/A

COMPETENCIES

• Present oneself, both at and outside of work, in a manner keeping with One More Child’s Core Values of Humble, Hungry, Wise, and Called.
• Commitment to supporting at-risk families
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of child welfare issues to include trauma-informed care best practices and their implementation.
• Cultural and linguistic competency appropriate to service areas
• Ability to complete the evidence-based model before providing instruction to participants
• Familiarity with issues surrounding family poverty.
• Appreciation for people of other cultures, races, and socioeconomic background
• Maintain current certification in the evidence-based model by completing the required professional development hours for years of service. &