Do you want job flexibility and to make a difference in the lives of children and families and the community? Join Acenda's Family Ties program!

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

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

What Acenda provides

• A supportive, inclusive, team-oriented environment
• An agency vehicle, laptop and cell phone
• Flexibility with your work setting and hours
• Competitive salary and 401k with a match
• Health, vision, dental coverage and wellness program
• Opportunities for quarterly incentives and Year-end performance bonuses
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• CEU's and free training programs
• 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

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

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

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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.