Visitation Coach

The Children s Choice • Dover, DE

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Children's Choice, Inc. is hiring a part-time Family Visitation Coach based at Grandma's House in Dover, Delaware. The role supports families by supervising visits between children and their parents, encouraging positive engagement and communication, and ensuring children’s physical and emotional safety. The coach maintains case notes, sets monthly goals for parents, prepares quarterly family progress reports, communicates with parents, foster parents, and governing authorities, assists with transportation, and may testify in court or attend team meetings as requested. Visitations are scheduled between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 1 year of prior experience in child welfare, working with birth families.
• Child abuse and criminal clearances.
• Ability to transport children in a personal vehicle.
• Valid driver's license and a properly registered and insured vehicle.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain detailed, current case notes on each client.
• Encourage positive engagement and communication between parents and their children.
• Ensure children’s physical and emotional safety during visits with their parents.
• Supervise all interactions between children and parents during visitations.
• Create monthly goals for parents and submit quarterly reports for each family based on session notes.
• Communicate with parents, foster parents, and governing authorities about visitation and family progress or needs.
• Assist with transporting children to family visits as requested.
• Testify in court as requested and attend team meetings to report on family progress.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level