Family Clinician, Therapeutic Specialist 139 - Apply with Job Code 20111

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen (CCDOM), with more than 450 employees is a non-profit, social services agency with its mission, driven by Catholic social teaching, of providing quality services with dignity and respect to the poor, vulnerable and all people in need and partnering with families and communities to improve the quality of life. We serve more than 68,000 clients per year throughout Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren counties in NJ.

Family Clinician LAC, LSW 139

Salary: $68,000-$70,000 per year

The Therapeutic Visitation Specialist will work alongside a team facilitating therapeutic parent-child visitation for families involved with the child welfare system.

Responsibilities:

• Visitation will occur in the least restrictive setting determined for each family’s unique needs, in order to facilitate a successful family reunification.
• Therapeutic Visitation Specialists will be trained in an evidence-based model, and will complete initial intake assessment tools, conceptualize personalized visitation plans, facilitate debriefings before and after visits, facilitate visitation planning meetings, and complete visitation documentation and reports.
• Transport both children and parents as needed, utilizing an Agency vehicle.
• Visitation occurs at time and locations convenient for the families.
• Evening hours and a flexible schedule is required.

Requirements:

• Must have a Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field.
• Valid professional license is mandatory with a minimum of a LAC or LSW.
• Must be able to demonstrate therapeutic approaches to engage families in reunification.
• Clinician must have experience working from a trauma informed framework.
• Must have a clean driving record.
• Bi-lingual preferred but not required. Pay differential exists for bi-lingual candidates.

Professionally Licensed (LAC, LSW)

• Qualified Non-profit Agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Offers FREE in-house CEU credits provided by Rutgers School of Social Work and Wellspring during work hours
• Some positions also offer Clinical Supervision requirements for advanced professional licenses
• Lunch & Learns for Development and Training

Agency Perks and Discounts

• Employee Assistance Program
• Verizon
• Affinity Federal Credit Union membership
• Blue Cross Blue Shield - 365 Program
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen is an Equal Opportunity Employer