Clinician - Therapeutic Visitation Specialist

Overview

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? Join our mission-driven team in delivering new and innovative programming to support New Jersey families!

About Supportive Visitation Services: Parent-child visitation services for DCP&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.

Work Location:

Hybrid: In office at 635 South Clinton Ave., Trenton, NJ 08611 and work from home.

Regions Covered: Mercer, Warren, Somerset, Hunterdon

Positions Available: 1

Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexibility Spending Account, Life and LTD Insurances, 403(b) plans

PTO: Vacation, Sick, Personal, Wellness, and Holidays

Responsibilities

Clinician is responsible for supporting parent-child visitation for families in their homes and communities. Responsibilities include initial intake assessments, assessment tools, visitation plans, reporting, and facilitating parent debriefings. The Clinician will initiate and maintain ongoing communication with the families in a culturally sensitive manner, as well as relatives, resource parents, and DCP&P staff.

The Clinician will create an environment that empowers family members while supporting them in advocating for themselves; will use clinical interventions and trauma informed approaches to promote behavioral change in caregivers and children through education, modeling, reinforcement, and empowerment.

With an agency provided vehicle, the Social Work will transport children and/or stakeholders when needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Engaging

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. Schedules and conducts visits in the least-restrictive, most home-like location while ensuring the safety of the children. 

Assessing

Uses a process to gather information which includes reviewing collateral information and  inquiring about family's natural supports; completes required assessment tools including but not limited to bio-psychological assessments, Rose Wentz Matrix and SVS Caregiver Surveys and documents contacts with  families in agency's progress notes and DCP&P contact sheets.

Active Listening

Creates an environment that empowers family members, including parents, children, and caregivers to communicate their goals and needs.

Teaming

Advocates for parents/families as necessary and supports them in advocating for themselves.  Links the family to community resources and formal and informal supports and coordinates  with DCP&P, sharing relevant information with DCP&P staff, other providers, and         supports.                                                       Facilitates visit planning meetings and participates in other relevant meetings.

Therapeutic Intervening

Uses clinical interventions and trauma informed approaches to promote behavioral change in caregivers and children through education, modeling, reinforcement, and empowerment.

Coaching

Enhances parental skills by goal setting, modeling, mentoring, reinforcement and feedback  and reflection through a trauma-informed perspective.  Prepares for each visit with caregivers reviewing goals.

Qualifications

Education and Certification Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in social work, counseling, or other related area.
• Minimum of one (1) year of work experience with children and families, particularly families involved with the child welfare system and/or affected by trauma.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• License: Valid professional license (LPC, LAC, LSW, LCSW). May be in process of obtaining licensure
• Valid NJ Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract

Salary : $70,000 - $75,000