Visitation Coach

Job Summary:
Visitation Coaches partner with the biological families of children who are placed in foster care, providing guidance and assistance to the biological parent(s), helping them to develop their parenting skills, thereby improving their relationships with their children, and their quality of life.

Essential Job Duties:
Scheduling and supervising visits of non-custodial parents with their children
Teaching, reviewing and monitoring appropriate parenting skills
Intervening with the parent(s) to reinforce positive parenting skill development
Documentation of visitation and communication with the assigned Case Planner
Performs all other job-related duties assigned by supervisor

Skills:
Computer skills
Customer skills

Qualifications:

Minimum Education Required:
Associates Degree required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Minimum Experience Required:

1-2 years of knowledge of child development, family dynamics, parenting education preferred

License/Registration/ Certifications Required:
Valid NYS Driver’s License

Training Requirements:
New Hire Orientation

Physical Requirements:
The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required: (there is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions).
• The constant physical demand of the position are standing and walking.
• The frequent physical demands of the position are climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination, sitting.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.