Lead Visitation Supervisor at Caritas Family Solutions

Highland, Illinois, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Supervisory Skills, Child Welfare Experience, Human Services, Education, Early Childhood, Family Services, Trauma Informed Care, Communication, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Team Collaboration, Training, Mentoring, Documentation, Consultation, Resource Management

Industry

Individual and Family Services

Description

Description At Caritas we believe every life deserves LOVE! If you agree, then please consider joining our team!! Caritas Family Solutions is seeking a talented leader to serve as our Lead Visitation Supervisor. This important position is perfect for strong professionals with proven supervisory skills, and a passion for helping children. As a visitation supervisor, you’ll have an AMAZING support team behind you, and be able to end every workday knowing you made a positive impact in the lives of your staff and the children you serve! If you’re ready to make a difference, please apply today!! At Caritas, we know we’re competing with other employers for your services, and we want to win! It is our goal to offer competitive compensation and affordable benefits to all eligible employees. Caritas currently offers the following benefits to full-time employees: · 403 B Retirement Plan (5% Employer Match) · Generous Paid Time Off · Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Coverage · 12 Employer Paid State & Federal Holidays · Telehealth Services · Employer Paid Life Insurance · Health Saving Account · Employer Paid Short- & Long-Term Disability · Tuition Assistance Program · Real Work/Life Balance Remote Work: Allowed (work arrangement can change depending on performance and/or needs of Caritas). Description of Typical Work Schedule: M-F, 8:30-5:00; Schedule can vary as they may be required to work evenings and weekends on occasion (Hours set based on necessity of department or office.) PURPOSE: The Lead Visitation Supervisor directly supervises the Foster Care Case Assistants and is responsible for the overall management of the Case Assistant team, foster care related visits, addressing personnel issues with case assistants, and responsible for the upkeep of the visiting areas. This position is designed to enhance permanency through acting as a liaison with foster care case managers and engaging families in visitations to enhance reunification efforts. This position reports to the Assistant Program Director. REPORTING STRUCTURE: Refer to the updated organizational chart for reporting structure and responsiblities. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Interviews applicants, completes new hire onboarding, trains, and mentors new Case Assistants. Provides supervision to Foster Care Case Assistants Aids in resolution of any visitation discrepancies Ensures staff are trained in TBRI and utilizing TBRI techniques in their interactions with clients Monitors quality of parent child visits through observation, document reviews, client conversations, and/or any other means needed. Monitors staffing needs Provides consultation/supervision with supervisors regarding visitation needs, issues, or concerns. Ensures agency is meeting the DCFS minimum requirements for number of parent/child visits. Collaborates with case manager/supervisors/APD/other program staff on how to increase parent child visitation. Assists OFM in providing oversight regarding the use and maintenance of agency vehicles. Participates in additional safety training and serves as a trainer of such (i.e., Certified Car Seat Technician, CPR Instructor, etc.) Ensures all agency and/or Department paperwork is completed per policy & procedure Requirements QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED Degree/Field Required: Bachelor's Degree or 5 years child welfare experience, with some training or experience in human services, education, early childhood, or family services. (Related fields will be considered.) Degree/Field Preferred: Bachelor's Degree or 5 years child welfare experience, with some training or experience in human services, education, early childhood, or family services. (Related fields will be considered.) Additional Fields of Knowledge Important for the Role: Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. Administrative — Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins. Experience Required: Minimum 5 years of child welfare experience is required with some training or experience in human services, education, early childhood, or family services. Experience with supervision and general understanding of foster care environment. (For positions that manage staff, the years specified need to be progressive years of management experience. For all positions, the years required can be interchanged with equivalent experience from an advanced degree related to this job and/or with other relevant experience verified by applicant/incumbent). Licenses/Certifications Required: Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician within 6 months of employment and maintain certification at all times. Licenses/Certifications Preferred: N/A SKILLS REQUIRED Manager-specific: Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Basic: Active Learning — Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Active Listening — Give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Critical Thinking — Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Learning Strategies — Select and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. Monitoring — Monitor/Assess performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Reading Comprehension — Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. Speaking — Talk to others to convey information effectively. Writing — Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Language — Able to read and write in English. Social: Coordination — Adjust actions in relation to others' actions. Instructing — Teach others how to do something. Negotiation — Bring others together and trying to reconcile differences. Persuasion — Persuade others to change their minds or behavior. Service Orientation — Look for ways to help people. Social Perceptiveness — Be aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Problem Solving/Decision-making: Complex Problem Solving — Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Time pressure decision-making — Make decisions without much analysis or time to consider alternatives. Time pressure planning — Plan and be responsible for regularly meeting strict deadlines. Judgment and Decision Making — Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one ensuring that decisions made have an impact on others, the image/reputation of Caritas, and/or the financial resources. Systems Analysis — Determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. Systems Evaluation — Identify measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. Resource Management: Management of Financial Resources — Determine how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. Management of Material Resources — Obtain and see to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. Management of Personnel Resources — Motivate, develop, and direct people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. Personal Time Management — Manage one's own time and the time of others. Direct Report's Time Management — Manage the time of others. Technical: N/A Trauma-informed: Must display a willingness to adopt trauma informed interventions, principles, and practices as well as commitment to ongoing development of their capacity for application of trauma informed care. Realizes the prevalence of trauma among persons served by Caritas and the general population. Recognizes how trauma affects everyone involved-including clients, their families, staff, and community; and impacts behaviors. Responds to trauma by actively implementing the guiding principles of trauma informed care into their daily practice. Resists re-traumatization of persons served and staff providing services, by creating safe, welcoming, and supportive environments. Proficient Computer Skills In: Outlook, Word, Database Management Software Expert Computer Skills In: Outlook, Word, Database Management Software MENTAL EFFORT/COGNITIVE ABILITIES REQUIRED: Concentration/intensity — Focus on higher order mental functions at average to high intensity when performing the majority of job tasks. Have limited opportunities for breaks. Deductive Reasoning — Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Fluency of Ideas — Come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). Inductive Reasoning — Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). Information Ordering — Arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). Memory — Remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. Performance of job tasks rely on memorization of tasks or sequences of events. Consider amount and type of information. Number Facility — Add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. Oral Comprehension — Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Oral Expression — Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. Perceptual Speed — Quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. Problem Sensitivity — Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. Selective Attention — Concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. Speed of Closure — Quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. Written Comprehension — Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. Written Expression — Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Light work. Exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRED: Reaching — Extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Fingering/Grasping — Pick, pinch, type or otherwise work, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Feeling — Perceive attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Standing — Particularly for sustained periods of time. Walking — Move about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. Sitting — Particularly for sustained periods of time. Speech Clarity/Talking — Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Includes the ability to understand the speech of another person. Hearing — Perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. Repetitive motion — Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. Coordination, including eye/hand, hand/feet. VISUAL ACUITY: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: analyzing data; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspections; inspect machines. WORK CONTEXT/ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Subject to noise — There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level. Other PPE Required: N/A VEHICLE RELATED REQUIREMENTS: Access to reliable transportation to get to/from work: Required. Access to a reliable automobile: Required. Must provide proof of auto liability insurance (and continue to while working in this position): Required. Must possess a valid driver's license: Required. Additional license requirements that are necessary: Child Passenger Safety Technician certification Additional considerations for this position: N/A Drug Free Workplace: Caritas Family Solutions is dedicated to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive environment for our clients and employees. As part of this, a strict drug-free workplace policy is maintained.

Responsibilities

The Lead Visitation Supervisor supervises the Foster Care Case Assistants and manages the overall visitation process. This role involves enhancing permanency through collaboration with case managers and engaging families in visitations.