Visitation Aide

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Full Time Trenton, NJ, US

Salary Range: $45,750.00 To $48,000.00 Annually

Location
:
Home Based - Travel is required throughout Mercer County

Salary
: $45,750 - $48,000 per year

CHSofNJ Benefits
:
Medical, Dental, Life/LTD, PTO, 403(b)

Position
:
Visitation Aide

Programs
:
Supportive Visitation Services

Hours
: 35 Hours per Week

Education and Experience
:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year experience with children and families, particularly families involved with the child welfare system and/ or affected by trauma.

Note:

Thirty (30) semester hour credits from an accredited college, which must include twelve (12) semester hour credits in the behavioral sciences, may be substituted for the experience listed above.

License
:
Required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey and a clean driver’s abstract.

ABOUT SUPPORTIVE VISTATION SERVICES (SVS):
Parent-child visitation services for CP&P- involved families with children in out-of-home placement to maintain and strengthen familial interactions and facilitate permanency. Services are provided in the least restrictive setting that maintains safety along a continuum of supervision based on family need. Core activities include ongoing assessment, visitation, aftercare (post-reunification support), transportation and documentation.

DESCRIPTION
:
Responsible for transporting children and/or parents to and from visitation locations; ensuring safety of passengers, maintaining vehicle;
Supervises visits, as needed;
Documents transportation encounters and visits;
Communicates with visitation specialists, parents, resource parents, children, etc.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
:

• Initiates and maintains ongoing communication with families in a culturally sensitive manner utilizing a family's preferred language taking into consideration a family's faith and culture.
• Ensures the environment for parent-child contact is safe, non-traumatizing, and promotes healthy attachment.
• Initiates and maintains ongoing communication with DCP&P, other providers, and supports.
• Creates an environment that empowers family members, including parents, children, and caregivers to communicate their goals and needs.
• Utilizes various interviewing and/or communication techniques in a culturally competent manner.
• Recognizes non-verbal communication and maintains good eye contact and posture.

• Creates an environment that empowers family members, including parents, children, and caregivers to communicate their goals and needs.
• Utilizes various interviewing and/or communication techniques in a culturally competent manner.
• Recognizes non-verbal communication and maintains good eye contact and posture.

• Advocates for parents/families as necessary and supports them in advocating for themselves.

• Operates from a trauma-informed perspective.

The Children’s Home Society is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Monday to Friday. Weekends as Needed

35 Hours per Week