Visitation Counselor - Tvs

If you want job flexibility and to make a difference in the lives of children and families and the community, join Acenda's Therapeutic Visitation Services!  

You'd be joining a team focused on helping parents improve their relationship with their children through supervised and therapeutic visitation.

Overview: Visitation Counselors provide progressive visits for children in foster care and their parents with the goal of improving family functioning so reunification can occur or the children attain permanency. Flexible schedules, agency vehicle, laptop and cell phone provided.

What You'll Do As a Visitation Counselor

• Coordinate visits between parents and resource parents and transport children to and from visits
• Assist parents with concrete needs and link to resources that can assist with reunification goal
• Work collaboratively with peers, DCP&P and other community providers
• Provide visit planning, coaching techniques and debriefing; helping to improve parenting skills and interactions so reunification or permanency can occur
• Ensure the safety of children and model appropriate interactions between parents and children
• Complete documentation consistent with program and agency requirements.   
• Help stabilize families who reunify during our intervention
• Help maintain the parent-child bond by providing visits for children in foster care and their parents
• Facilitate meaningful visits; helping parents meet the physical, emotional and developmental needs of their children

What Acenda Provides

• Flexibility with your work setting and hours
• CEU's and free training programs
• A supportive, inclusive, team-oriented environment
• Health, vision, dental, and wellness program
• An agency vehicle, laptop and cell phone
• Competitive salary and 401k with a match
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Opportunities for quarterly incentives and Year-end performance bonuses
• Regular supervision and professional development opportunities
• An innovative culture which allows you to grow and learn with the agency

What You'll Contribute As a Visitation Counselor

• Must be able to analyze work, set goals, develop plans and utilize time effectively and efficiently
• Must be able to exercise independent thinking and good judgment
• Must demonstrate initiative, creativity, reliability and the ability to work well independently
• Bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology or social work  
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, use of an insured vehicle and an acceptable driving record
• Provide culturally sensitive and responsive service delivery.
• Professionalism, ethics and a commitment to excellence in care
• Strong engaging, communication and collaboration skills

Together we'll be

• A passionate, innovative, care-focused team, working collaboratively and creatively to ensure the health and wellness of individuals and families in our communities

EEO 

Acenda is an integrated health care agency dedicated to industry-leading prevention, treatment and wellness services compassionately delivered to ensure that every individual, family and community achieves their greatest potential. 

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