Foster Care Supportive Visitation Worker – Wayne County

Job description

As a Foster Care Supportive Visitation Worker with Orchards Children’s Services, you will conduct parent/child visits in order to assist children and families in moving toward a permanency plan. You will schedule planning and debriefing sessions with the parent(s), for 30 to 60 minutes in duration, to begin within 48 hours prior to the parent/child visit start time or within 48 hours of the visit end time to provide visit planning, feedback and visit debriefing. You will utilize the Nurturing Parent education Curriculum to deliver parent education interventions. During each visit, observe parent(s) interaction with the child(ren) and provide support, coaching, and intervention with the family when necessary to maximize the parent’s ability to guide their child(ren) to successful interaction. Utilize the Nurturing Parenting materials and videos, role-playing, directed interactions, discussions, and/or modeling appropriate behaviors, to facilitate the parent education model. Provide Court testimony if requested by the referring worker or parent(s). Use solution focused interviewing techniques and positive empowering language in communications with the family and each other.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As a Foster Care Supportive Visitation Worker, you will be given the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to effectively prioritize and manage various tasks and appointments in a manner that allows for flexibility and timeliness. You will be expected to establish and maintain positive, professional working relationships with external and internal customers, and maintain appropriate professional relationships with foster parents. You will be able to participate in scheduled staff meetings as well as learn additional tasks related to the role. You will demonstrate 24/7 availability to client families.

YOUR GROWTH
Orchards Children’s Services supports your success at each step. We ensure manageable caseloads to enable you as a Social Worker to have a deeper and more creative engagement with your clients. We provide ongoing training and career development opportunities, individual face-to-face supervision, as well as supportive group engagement with your team members. As a Child Welfare Agency, Orchards Children’s Services provides endless opportunities for social workers to build a long and varied career path. If you have the desire to gain additional skills, you could grow into supervisory or program management roles. And there is plenty of room for advancement, both in the county and, because Orchards Children’s Services engages with children and families throughout the State of Michigan.

YOUR REWARDS

Orchards Children’s Services offers a fair market rate salary, an exceptional team-based environment, and a benefits package that includes employer-paid healthcare, dental, and vision. Orchards Children’s Services provides the opportunity to make an important difference in your community.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
If you have a bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, family ecology, family studies, or family and/or child development, plus experience working with children and families, we encourage you to apply today.

OUR MISSION

Orchards Children’s Services leads Michigan’s efforts in keeping children and youth safe by strengthening families, preventing child abuse, neglect and exploitation, mitigating the harmful long-term effects of childhood abuse/neglect, and promoting child and family well-being that is sustained over time. This is accomplished through the delivery of services by our Community Based, Family Preservation, Foster Care, and Adoption program staff. Adhering to our mission to “Strengthen the community through quality services to children and families”, ensures that we are building on the strength and resiliency of families and communities.

Job Type: Full-time