Family Visitation/Admin Specialist, Pathways to Permanency

Stanford Sierra Youth & Families•Sacramento, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Visitation/Admin Specialist assists foster and birth parents by educating and modeling positive parenting, behavior management, and problem-solving skills. This role involves supervising approved visits for youth and families, providing clear documentation for each visit, and modeling appropriate interactions. The specialist also provides transportation as needed, helps families find and utilize community resources, and writes timely progress notes. Additionally, the position requires collaborative work with agency programs and staff, developing positive relationships with partners, adhering to agency principles, values, policies, and professional ethics, maintaining a work calendar, participating in ongoing training, and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

High school diploma

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children in foster care/residential care

Responsibilities

Assists foster and birth parents, through education and modeling, to build skills in positive parenting, behavior management, and problem solving
Supervises approved visits for youth and families, including clear documentation of each visit
Models appropriate behavior and interactions for the youth and family
Provides transportation as necessary
Assists family in finding and utilizing community resources (e.g., parks, recreation, libraries, etc.)
Writes clear, accurate and timely progress notes consistent with each contact/visit
Works collaboratively with all agency programs and staff to provide support as needed.
Develops and maintains positive relationships with agency and community partners.
Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the principles and values of agency, while adhering to applicable professional codes of ethics, the agency’s policies and procedures, contractor requirements, and regulatory requirements.
Model and communicate appropriate positive attitudes toward the agency’s Mission, Vision, and Values
Work collaboratively with all agency programs and staff to provide support as needed
Utilize and maintain calendar with all work-related details in order to manage time effectively and share calendar information with coworkers
Participate in on-going training to expand and develop professional skills
Perform other duties as necessary for the agency, as assigned