Therapeutic Visitation Specialist Bilingual
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Job Location:
Eatontown, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
06-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
The Therapeutic Visitation Specialist at The YMCA of the Jersey Shore intentionally fosters a cause-centered culture that is welcoming genuine hopeful nurturing and determined.
Responsible for supporting parent-child visitation for families in their homes or communities who require therapeutic intervention; completing initial intake assessments assessment tools and visitation plans; documenting visits and completing reports; facilitating parent debriefings before and after visits and visitation planning meetings; transporting children and/or parents; communicating with children parents relatives resource parents DCP&P and/or other stakeholders by phone and in person; attending various meetings and trainings; and assessing families service needs and linking them to appropriate community providers.
ABOUT SUPPORTIVE VISTATION SERVICES: 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.
This position is contingent upon the availability of grant funding.
Responsibilities
Engaging
- Initiates and maintains ongoing communication with families in a culturally sensitive manner utilizing a familys preferred language taking into consideration a familys faith and culture.
- Schedules and conducts visits in the least-restrictive most home-like location (the first preference being within the familys home) while ensuring the safety of the children.
- Ensures the environment for parent-child contact is safe non-traumatizing and promotes healthy attachment.
- Uses strengths-based solutions-focused family centered trauma informed strategies to elicit family input.
- Initiates and maintains ongoing communication with DCP&P other providers and supports.
Assessing
- Uses a process to gather information which includes reviewing collateral information and inquiring about familys 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 agencys progress notes and DCP&P contact sheets.
- Creates a visitation plan with active familial involvement and updates the plan at regular intervals.
Active Listening
- Creates an environment that empowers family members including parents children and caregivers to communicate their goals and
- Utilizes various interviewing and/or communication techniques in a culturally competent manner.
- Recognizes non-verbal communication and maintains good eye contact and posture.
Teaming
- Advocates for parents/families as necessary and supports them in advocating for
- Links the family to community resources and formal and informal supports and coordinates with DCP&P.
- Collaborates with and shares relevant information with DCP&P staff other providers and supports.
- Deliver and score assessment
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 and expectations and encouraging them to be the lead in visit planning.
- Debriefs with caregivers after each visit to allow for processing and self-reflection and discussion of strengths and challenges.
Operational
- Contact referral source and client within 2 business days of receipt of referral.
- Carry a caseload of 3 visit hours and 1 transport hours daily. Part-time staff will conduct a prorated number of transportation and visit hours per week based on hours worked.
- Available a minimum of 3 evenings per week.
- Establish visit parameters with all parties involved.
- Provide transportation to family members who require it as per caseworker.
- Supervisor visits according to level of supervision required by caseworker the exception being emergency bathroom breaks.
- Document activity and interaction between family members during visits and provide copies to caseworkers within 5 business days of visit.
- Complete program paperwork in a timely manner including end-of-month paperwork weekly schedules vehicle log/maintenance expense forms and evaluation forms.
- Complete all record keeping according to COA and DCF standards.
- Compile and transmit all required progress reports and termination summaries.
- Attend and participate in weekly clinical supervision. Attend all mandatory training.
- Participate in all DCF and YMCA meetings.
- Maintain a safe driving record.
Qualifications
- Valid NJ Drivers License and clean drivers abstract.
- Minimum of 1 years experience with children and families particularly families involved with the child welfare system and/or affected by trauma.
- Masters degree in Social Work Counseling or related field.
- Valid Professional license (LPC LAC LSW CSW). May be in process of obtaining licensure.
- Knowledge of trauma and effect on children and families.
- Experience/willingness to work with culturally diverse populations.
- Skills in problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
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Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Administrative Skills
- Time Management
- Diplomatic Skills
- Listening Skill
- Languages Fluency
- Organizational Skill
- Pressure Management
- Discipline Skills
- Communication
- Relationship Management
- Client Services
- Flexibility
- IT Skill
- Orderly Condition
- Secretarial Skill
About Company
STRONGER TOGETHER. More than ever, our community relies on the Y as a trusted source of support. A leading human services provider, we stand ready to comfort and serve our most vulnerable individuals, children and families. We are grateful for your support that enables the
