Family Coach

The Family Coach provides supervised visitation for families whose children are in foster care placement through local children and youth agencies. Using the Marty Beyer coaching model, coaches seek to empower parents by building on strengths, supporting empathetic responses in meeting children's needs, be responsive to children's developmental needs, and be an active parent. Visits will include pre and post visit contacts to support parents' goals, role modeling and providing parenting education as needed. Family coaches conduct intake meetings with assigned families, provide visitation schedule oversight, supervise visits in the home, office and/or community, coach parents in visits and communicate regularly with the provider agency worker. The Family Coach is responsible for completing the required documentation. The locations for visit are primarily in Montgomery or Bucks County.

Salary $45,000.

There is a $1000. sign on bonus with this position.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in a human services field, preferably in social work, is required.
• One year in child welfare services or parenting services, or drug and alcohol services.

Additional information:

The Visitation Worker will use his or her own vehicle for frequent, daily travel to visits throughout Bucks and/or Montgomery counties. A valid driver's license, car registration and auto insurance is required, as well as a clean 3 year driving history. This position will entail working during evenings frequently.

Bethanna is an EOE / Drug-free workplace.