Are you ready to work for an employer that truly values your contributions and well-being?
At Family Services, we believe in caring for our team as much as we care for the individuals, children, and families we serve. Join our mission-driven organization, where your work makes a meaningful impact on the community every day.
About Family Services
Family Services is a nonprofit organization committed to Protecting, Healing, and Caring for children and families across Northeast Wisconsin. We provide vital support during life's most challenging moments, helping individuals heal, grow, and thrive.
We're Hiring!
We are seeking a Supervised Visitation Specialist to join our team! This part-time position is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for participants in the Supervised Visitation Program. This position coordinates and supervises visits through referrals from Family Court, DHS, and the community while maintaining safety for all involved. The schedule for this position is 0-20 hours per week, 02:30pm - 07:30pm for 3 evenings each week, with some daytime hours needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise visitations to maintain safety between parents and their children in various locations (in the office, in the community, jails, prisons, and homes).
- Maintain files on each participant in an organized, uniform, and timely manner as determined by program needs.
- Record all client contact including home visits, written correspondence, court action, telephone call, group participation, and referrals.
- Transport children or parents to and from visits.
- Complete a written log of each visit utilizing the agreed upon form. Documentation of all contacts and attempts to schedule visitations are to be provided to the county worker.
Qualifications
Education:
- Required:High School Diploma/GED
- Preferred:Associate's degree in human services or related field
Experience:
- Required: n/a
- Preferred:2+ years' experience in human services or social work field
Skills and Competencies:
- Ability to be assertive with parents to ensure that the visitation guidelines established by the referring worker are adhered to, and that child safety and well-being are ensured during visits.
- Ability, knowledgebase, and skills necessary to make visual, physical, and mental assessment of clients and situations, utilizing approved social work methods.
- Ability, knowledgebase, and skills necessary to conduct in-person visits and maintain telephone contact with clients.
- Ability to work with a diverse population in ways that are culturally competent, non-judgmental, supportive and empowering.
- Valid Wisconsin driver's license, reliable personal vehicle, and minimum required auto insurance coverage.
Why Join Us?
Family Services offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where you can make a meaningful impact every day and help advance our mission to Protect, Heal, and Care.
Apply today to join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!
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Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin Inc.
In collaboration with others, the mission of Family Service is to provide quality programs and services, which effectively assist and strengthen individuals and families in our community.
Family Service provides more than 5,000,000 meals each year through a USDA food program in 85 Nebraska counties. This program feeds almost 21,000 children in more than 1,312 licensed home child-care facilities.
Family Service delivers the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program to 3,000 people in Lancaster County each month. Services include nutrition and breast feeding education as well as formula, milk and other staples.
Family Service cares for more than 1,700 children who take part in our child care and early childhood programs based in 20 Lincoln Public Schools.
Family Service counsels families and individuals with behavioral health sessions at 13 specific local schools.
Family Service partners with a variety of federal, state, local and non-profit agencies to make available a number of other innovative programs to assist Nebraska families.
Family Service Early Childhood and Youth Development programs granted over $694,000 in free and reduced rate scholarships to children during 2011-2012 school year.
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