Supervised Parenting Monitor
Organization Summary:
FamilyWise has been keeping children safe and helping families lead stable, healthy and productive lives since 1976. We educate, empower and enrich families who are struggling with poverty, substance abuse, mental health issues, homelessness and domestic violence.
Job Summary:
The Supervised Parenting Program provides visiting parents and their children with the opportunity to spend time together in the presence of a neutral third party. Monitors observe, note and provide intervention and support to the parents and children throughout the visit. The goals of the program are to eliminate child abuse and neglect by parents, to improve parenting skills, to ensure safety for adults and children who have experienced traumatic events.
Pay Range: $15.00 per hour
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide a secure and neutral environment which ensures positive experiences for parents and their children.
- Model appropriate social skills for parents and their children.
- Responsible for session preparation & clean up, observation, documentation and intervention and support throughout family visitations.
- Abide by the determined plans and procedures specific to the program and to each client. Ensure that the family’s documentation and attendance are logged into the database
- Observe and report any concerns or changes in parent’s care or child’s mood, behavior or health to the appropriate personnel and/or agency
- Conduct duties in an unbiased manner in accordance with the agency’s mission statement and guiding principles by which all clients, volunteers, interns and staff are treated equally regardless of race, gender, religion, age, physical or mental abilities and/or sexual orientation.
- Learn and become proficient in the client track database system
- Upon request and need of the families provide transportation for the child(ren) to and from the visit.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 500 hours working in Human Services field, experience with children and families, preferred
- Bachelor’s degree or in the process of obtaining a degree in Human Services or related field
- Available evenings and weekends, required
- Ability to speak multiple languages encouraged to apply
- Experience working with persons with developmental disabilities
- Experience working with persons who have mental health diagnosis
FamilyWise is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin or sex in violation of Title VII. FamilyWise prohibits discrimination against employees, applicants for employment on the basis of age, race/color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or veteran’s status.
Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials. You may also be contacted by an MACC employee to conduct or schedule an interview.
Organization website: FamilyWise Services website