Visitation and Exchange Specialist / Parenting Education and Support Educator

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains•Greeley, CO

5d•$18 - $18•Hybrid

About The Position

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains is a nonprofit, human services agency dedicated to providing support to children and families across the Rocky Mountain region. The Family Support and Education Program focuses on safe, child-centered services that promote healthy family relationships and child well-being through supervised family time, safe exchanges, and evidence-based parenting education. Both in-person and virtual services are offered to prioritize safety, emotional health, and positive parent-child connections, with the belief that every family has strengths and every child deserves a safe, nurturing environment. The department actively works to prevent family violence and support families through education, supervision, and community collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience (for Visitation and Exchange Specialist).
Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience (for Parenting Education and Support Educator).
Familiarity with or the ability to learn social work practice, human development, child welfare system and family systems, including appropriate local, state, and federal regulatory rules.
Experience with crisis management, problem solving, and mediation best practices.
Familiarity with the legal system as it applies to child welfare.
Skills and sensitivity in working with youth and families from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds with a variety of challenges.
Ability to communicate professionally and cooperate with members of the other professions involved with the youth.
Skilled in the treatment of individuals as partners in planning, developing and assessing care, to make sure it is appropriate for their Put them and their caregivers at the heart of all decisions.
Experience with developing a collaborative helping relationship, addressing any ruptures or strains in the relationship, fostering bonding and gaining trust and cooperation through empathic listening, caring, warmth and authenticity.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Maintain client records and files to comply with HIPAA and agency regulations.
Familiarity with or the ability to learn social work practice, human development, family systems, including appropriate local, state, and federal regulatory rules.
Experience with keeping organized, complete, and accurate files, including regular auditing to ensure compliance.
Skills and sensitivity in working with individuals from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds with a variety of challenges.
Familiarity with identifying the learning struggles and successes of Select teaching and learning strategies that support students' individual learning needs and goals.
Knowledge to observe rules establishing the nondisclosure of information except to another authorized person.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Must maintain a valid driver's license and carry personal auto liability insurance at the level of $100,000/300,000/100,000.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports the safety and well-being of children and families by providing compassionate, trauma-informed supervised visitation and safe exchange services.
Ensures services are delivered professionally, maintains accurate and confidential records, and fosters positive relationships with families and community partners.
Collects program data, and upholds agency policies, court requirements, and mandated reporting responsibilities.
Contributes to a safe, respectful, and supportive environment.
Provides direct, strengths-based parenting education to families, delivering evidence-based curriculum in a supportive and community-centered learning environment.
Supports parents in building skills that promote safe, healthy, and nurturing relationships with their children.
Ensures services align with the agency's mission, quality standards, and community needs.
Collaborates with community partners, maintains accurate program documentation, and contributes to prevention efforts by empowering families through education, connection, and support.
Implement direct visitation and exchange services according to the specifics provided in referral documentation.
Maintain client records and files to comply with HIPAA and agency regulations.
Ensure that program services are provided in accordance with quality assurance standards applicable for the program.
May assist with scheduling and implementation of an ongoing schedule of Visitation and Exchange program services.
Establish and maintain regular and ongoing communication and effective working relationships with other local professionals as they pertain to the programs' delivery of services.
Report any suspected cases of child abuse to the appropriate agencies as required as a mandated reporter.
Participate in staff meetings and other training as required by the agency and the program.
Accept payment from clients.
Perform other duties as required.
Provides direct teaching services following all PES approved curriculum.
Stays abreast of evolving practices and community needs in parent education and family services and general outreach related to prevention services.
Ensures that program services are provided in accordance with quality assurance standards of the agency, county(s), state, accrediting organizations, and HIPAA.
Develops and maintains strong relationships with community partners, referring agencies, funding organizations, local school district personnel and external constituency or consultants. Attends community or agency meetings and participates in other community outreach functions.
Collects client demographic information, program service statistics and case records for reporting purposes.
Performs other duties as assigned.