Visitation Therapist - Supportive Visitation Services - ACENDA, LLC : Job Details

If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an Therapist Acenda Integrated Health is recruiting for a Visitation Therapist to support the Supportive Visitation Services Program in Atlantic and Cape May Counties, 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 Therapist. 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 or parents to and from visits as needed
• Facilitate therapeutic visits in the least restrictive environment, supervising and coaching parent-child interactions.
• Facilitate collaborative visit planning meetings with visit participants and relevant stakeholders
• Facilitate pre-visit prep discussions, coaching techniques during the visit and post-visit debriefing; helping 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
• Implement evidence-based services and intervention strategies that align with family's goals and adjust services accordingly.
• Provide clinical interventions to help stabilize families reunified during our intervention
• Work collaboratively with peers, DCP&P and other community providers, effectively communicating and problem-solving.
• Complete client documentation, including intake assessments, visitation plans and evaluation tools consistent with program and agency requirements.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related field.
• Must have a valid NJ professional license (LSW, LAC, CSW or in process of obtaining licensure)
• Must have a minimum of one year of experience working with children and families, particularly families involved with the child welfare system and/or affected by trauma.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license with a clean driver's abstract.
• Must have knowledge and ability to use therapeutic approaches.
• Must have experience with crisis intervention and conflict resolution.

What we Provide:

• Base Salary - $68,250
• $750 Sign-on Bonus
• 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 Commitment Acenda 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/Program Supportive Visitation Services (SVS)