Visitation Counselor -Supportive Visitation Services - Acenda : Job Details

If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as anCounselor Non-ExemptAcenda Integrated Health is recruiting for a Visitation Counselor to support the Supportive Visitation Services Program in Atlantic County, New Jersey.As a non-profit organization, we are solely committed to our mission of moving lives forward. Acenda provides over 100 life-enhancing programs and services to individuals, families, and communities throughout New Jersey. By bringing together our bright teams, innovative services, and understanding, caring hearts, we as an organization are moving upward to move lives forward. We join together to provide a wide range of mental health, crisis services, parenting support, family-focused therapy, and residential programming.Are you looking to build a career where you'll make a real impact in the lives of others? Your interest in mental health, human services, or related life experience is valuable to us! We welcome you to join our team of caring, passionate and motivated individuals as a Visitation Counselor. Acenda's expert team helps each individual, family and community move forward in their journey towards health and happiness.Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate visits between parents and resource parents and transport children to and from visits
• Facilitate visits in the least restrictive environment, supervising and coaching parent-child interactions.
• Conduct collaborative visit planning meetings with visit participants and relevant stakeholders
• Provide visit planning, pre-visit prep, coaching techniques during the visit and post-visit debriefing; helping to improve parenting skills and interactions so reunification or permanency can occur
• Empower parents to appropriately manage challenging behaviors in their children
• Intervene as appropriate to ensure the safety of children during visits and model appropriate interactions between parents and children
• Help stabilize families who reunify during our intervention
• Work collaboratively with co-workers, DCP&P and other community providers, effectively communicating and problem-solving
• Assist parents with concrete needs and link to resources that can assist with reunification goal
• Complete client documentation, assessment and evaluation tools consistent with program and agency requirements.
• Provide culturally competent service delivery.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of written and verbal communications.
• Educate self on issues impacting the program population.
• Uphold ethical standards in accordance with the Social Work Code of Ethics.

• Conduct self in a professional manner that positively reflects the agency culture.
• Attend agency and program meetings and trainings within established time frames.
• Follow program policies and procedures and encourage the same in others.

Requirements:

• Associate's degree in a related field with a minimum of 3 years of experience with children and families, particularly families involved in the child welfare system or affected by trauma preferred.
• Must have knowledge of trauma and effect on children and families
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license with a clean driver's abstract.
• Must have strong engaging, communication and collaboration skills
• Must be able to exercise independent thinking and good judgment under all circumstances.
• Must demonstrate initiative, reliability and the ability to work well independently
• Must be able to analyze work, set goals, develop plans and utilize time effectively and efficiently.
• Must have experience with crisis intervention and conflict resolution.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, or social work from an accredited college or university with a minimum or 1 year experience with children and families

What we Provide:

• Mission-driven core
• Health, Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) with up to a 5% employer match
• Generous time-off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Year-end performance bonuses

Acenda's Equal Employment Opportunity CommitmentAcenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Acenda's support of Diversity, Equity, inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B) brings together a diverse workforce to successfully achieve our mission of moving lives forward in the community. Are you ready to join Team Acenda?Join Team Acenda and enjoy the remarkable opportunity to make an impact on the lives of those living right here in our community! To learn more about Acenda, please visit our website: Department/ProgramSupportive Visitation Services (SVS)