Therapeutic Visit Specialist (Bilingual) - Nassau Supervised Visitation

Job Details

Job Location

175 Fulton Ave 4th Floor, Hempstead, NY, 11550 - Hempstead, NY

Position Type

Part Time

Education Level

Masters Degree

Salary Range

$25.00 - $25.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

Job Category

Human Service

Therapeutic Visit Specialist

EAC Network, a not-for-profit social service agency that empowers, assists, and cares for over 62,888 of people in need through 100 programs across Long Island and NYC, seeks a Bilingual Therapeutic Visit Specialist to work part time for its Nassau Supervised Visitation Program

The Bilingual Therapeutic Visit Specialist position is a non-exempt position paying $25 per hour. The position is part time up to 18 hours per week with a flexible work schedule with afternoon/ evening and weekend availability. The office is located in Hempstead, NY. The role reports to the Program Director.

Primary Purpose of Job:

The Family Treatment Court Therapeutic Visit Specialist is responsible for providing therapeutic supervised visitation for families referred to by the court. The Therapeutic Visit Specialist utilizes independent discretion and judgement to work with families on how parenting impacts parent-child bond, focus on parent attunement to child’s emotional experiences, and facilitate healing conversations to assist families in transitioning from supervised visitation to reunification and/or unsupervised visitation when appropriate. The Therapeutic Visit Specialist will assist families in making connections with local resources for basic needs and those of their children.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct intake/interviews and screenings for referrals coming from Family Treatment Court who need therapeutic supervised visits.

• Provide office or community based therapeutic supervision of visits using policies and procedures established by EAC and Family Treatment Court in facilitating therapeutic visits.

• Conduct pre-visit and post-visit meetings, therapeutic supervision, intervening and educate during visits.

• Assist with providing parents psychoeducational parenting workshops, positive parenting skill building and securing outside resources if needed.

• Ensure that accurate and detailed case notes are written upon completion of each therapeutic visit.

• Write and submit written court reports as required by the Family Treatment Court on a weekly, Bi-weekly and monthly basis.

• Work collaboratively with DSS/CPS/Foster Parents, etc to coordinate and schedule supervised visits in the EAC Office and Community.

• Assist and coordinate with the Program Director contact with the courts and DSS as needed regarding referred cases.

• Assist Program Director in completion of program statistics, reports, and scheduling when assigned.

• Utilize the educational training, skills and experience obtained from advanced degrees to provide appropriate professional services, techniques and strategies for clients and families.

• Attend relevant trainings to be kept informed of current research and best practices in the field.

• Track and submit mileage forms to Program Director for approval and payment.

• May be required to transport clients to/from visits occasionally.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Psychology, LMSW or LMHP required, with a minimum of 2 years supervised visitation experience and/or three years’ experience working with families or comparable experience required.

• Must have knowledge of mental health, behavioral, child and family issues, and the court systems.

• Therapeutic Supervised Visitation training preferred.

• Must have good communication skills, both oral and written; must have ability to work cooperatively with other agencies and professionals interfacing with program clients.

• Must have the ability to handle volatile emergency situations independently and possess excellent interpersonal skills.

• Must be proficient in computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, Microsoft Office applications, calendar, email and/or database software necessary to perform work assignments.

• Bi-lingual (Spanish speaking) required.

• Must possess a valid NYS Driver’s License and access to a vehicle.