Part Time Social Worker 2

The Children's Home Society Of New Jersey•Trenton, NJ

83d•$38 - $41•Hybrid

About The Position

Supportive Visitation Services provides parent-child visitation services for DCP&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.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in social work, counseling, or other related area.
Minimum of one (1) year of work experience with children and families, particularly families involved with the child welfare system and/or affected by trauma.
Experience working with diverse populations.
License: Valid professional license (LPC, LAC, LSW, LCSW). May be in process of obtaining licensure
Valid NJ Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract

Responsibilities

Supporting parent-child visitation for families in their homes and communities.
Conducting initial intake assessments, using assessment tools, developing visitation plans, reporting, and facilitating parent debriefings.
Initiating and maintaining ongoing communication with families in a culturally sensitive manner, as well as relatives, resource parents, and DCP&P staff.
Creating an environment that empowers family members while supporting them in advocating for themselves.
Using clinical interventions and trauma informed approaches to promote behavioral change in caregivers and children through education, modeling, reinforcement, and empowerment.
Transporting children and/or stakeholders when needed using an agency-provided vehicle.
Initiating and maintaining ongoing communication with families in a culturally sensitive manner utilizing a family's preferred language taking into consideration a family's faith and culture.
Scheduling and conducting visits in the least-restrictive, most home-like location while ensuring the safety of the children.
Using a process to gather information which includes reviewing collateral information and inquiring about family's natural supports.
Completing required assessment tools including but not limited to bio-psychological assessments, Rose Wentz Matrix and SVS Caregiver Surveys.
Documenting contacts with families in agency's progress notes and DCP&P contact sheets.
Creating an environment that empowers family members, including parents, children, and caregivers to communicate their goals and needs.
Advocating for parents/families as necessary and supporting them in advocating for themselves.
Linking the family to community resources and formal and informal supports.
Coordinating with DCP&P, sharing relevant information with DCP&P staff, other providers, and supports.
Facilitating visit planning meetings and participating in other relevant meetings.
Using clinical interventions and trauma informed approaches to promote behavioral change in caregivers and children through education, modeling, reinforcement, and empowerment.
Enhancing parental skills by goal setting, modeling, mentoring, reinforcement and feedback and reflection through a trauma-informed perspective.
Preparing for each visit with caregivers reviewing goals.