Visitation Aide (Temp Per Diem)

Job Description

The Visitation Aide is responsible for transporting children and/or parents to and from visitation locations; ensuring safety of passengers, maintaining vehicle; Supervises visits, as needed; Documents transportation encounters and visits; Communicates with visitation specialists, parents, resource parents, children, etc.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and maintains ongoing communication with families in a culturally sensitive manner utilizing a family's preferred language taking into consideration a family's faith and culture.
• Ensures the environment for parent-child contact is safe, non-traumatizing, and promotes healthy attachment.
• Initiates and maintains ongoing communication with DCP&P, other providers, and supports.
• Creates an environment that empowers family members, including parents, children, and caregivers to communicate their goals and needs.
• Utilizes various interviewing and/or communication techniques in a culturally competent manner.
• Recognizes non-verbal communication and maintains good eye contact and posture.
• Advocates for parents/families as necessary and supports them in advocating for themselves.
• Operates from a trauma-informed perspective

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year experience working with children & families, particularly families involved with welfare system and/or affected by trauma.
• Valid NJ Drivers License

Qualifications

• Note: Thirty (30) semester hour credits from an accredited college, which must include twelve (12) semester hour credits in - the behavioral sciences, may be substituted for the experience listed above.

Schedule

Flexible hours Mon-Fri (some nights, weekends, and/or holidays may be required.)

Pay

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Contact

Visit our website ccannj.com

CURRENT EMPLOYEES:

Please be advised that current employees applying to open positions within the Agency are required to fill out an Agency Internal Job Application Form which is available for download to all employees on HR's public folders in Outlook. Please forward the completed form to HR via email to the agency email address indicated at the end of the application form.

Agency Mission

In response to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Catholic Charities, as a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark, serves the poor and marginalized and advocates for their needs in order to promote the inherent dignity and worth of all people without regard to race, religion, or culture.