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Job Description for Caring Dads/Dedicated Dads Facilitator

1. Carry out assessments as required.
2. Work with the Dad in order to identify key issues and develop an individual plan to help address them
3. Develop a constructive engagement with the Dad to ensure that work on the plan continues throughout the intervention.
4. Able to keep the Dad on track in both individual and group work. Where necessary to recommend removal from the course.
5. Feedback to referrers on progress as required.
6. Identify, explore and feed-back information on risk to the professional lead as required to ensure the safety of children and partners/former partners.
7. To deliver the Caring Dads course in accordance with the manual.

Person specification

1. Good standard of basic education in order to understand the material, carry out assessments and do reports.
2. Commitment to respect the diversity of the attendee and ensure that respect for difference is demonstrated in all actions groupwork and one to one.
3. An understanding of the dynamics of abusive relationships and able to demonstrate acceptance of the person without condoning the behaviour.
4. Knowledge and preferably experience of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural approaches to changing behaviour.
5. Willing to keep skills and knowledge up to date through training and reading.
6. Able to demonstrate good team working skills through respect for the co-worker.