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If you are a compassionate and dedicated person looking for an opportunity to make a difference in society, we encourage you to apply. Catholic Charities isn’t just an organization that provides help to those in need in our communities—it’s a place where employees are encouraged to live purpose driven lives, professionally and personally. Join our team as we provide help and create hope for those in need.

At Catholic Charities, we serve everyone, regardless of belief or background, and we employ qualified individuals who commit to our mission with the goal of transforming lives for the better. One need not be Catholic to join our workforce nor to access our services.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland's System of Care is seeking empathic, compassionate, and mission-driven candidates to join our team as a Visitation Specialist. In this role you will provide close supervision of families who's children are in Department of Children and Family Services custody, guiding them to meet their children's needs consistently. The specialist will provide documentation to the Worker On Record at Department of Children and Family Services weekly, as well as complete goals for each family and make recommendations when the sixteen week service is over. The specialist will also carry some reunification cases, where children were recently reunified with their family and are adjusting to the change.

Program Statement:

Provide supported visitation and family focused support to families working to get their children back or have recently returned home. The goal is to improve parents ability to meet their children's developmental needs and help them adjust to the change brought about by transitioning back home, to their parent's care.

What You Will Do: 

• Support visits for a two hour slot at the parent's home or in the community
• Provide detailed documentation of your observations during the visits.
• Provide parent(s) with feedback to help them see how they may want to respond differently to improve outcomes of their child's behavior.
• Support families who have recently been reunified, to adjust to the change and develop routine and structure to help children feel safe.

If you are looking to do rewarding work with a flexible schedule, go ahead and apply now!