Looking for a Per Diem Program Assistant for our Adoption House Program in Union County, NJ

Job Summary:

Provide supervised visitation for parents and their children placed in foster care to decrease the amount of time children spend in out-of-home placement and move families toward permanent placement, either with biological family or in an adoptive home.

What You Will Do:

• Create therapeutic and supportive environments by providing a variety of structured, age-appropriate activities designed to facilitate parent-child interaction
• Facilitate weekly supervised visitation sessions for families with case plans of reunification or Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption
• Facilitate sibling visitation sessions and provide opportunities for siblings to maintain their relationships and build healthy attachments
• Educate and encourage parents to assume parenting tasks and teach parenting skills by role modeling and offering positive reinforcement
• Follow safety protocols and transportation protocols
• Report directly to the program manager

What We Need to See:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or other behavioral health disciplines from an accredited college or university, with documented knowledge of and one (1) year of work experience with children and adolescent populations.
• A valid driver's license must be insurable under Agency's automobile insurance policy.

What We Offer:

• Referral Bonus
• Wellness Plan, including Peloton Membership, Headspace, and Hello Fresh

About CarePlus New Jersey:

CPNJ embraces a culture of diversity and inclusion in all of it policies and procedures. Care Plus follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, et seq and NJ Law Against Discrimination.

Care Plus NJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has clarified that asking employees whether they have received the COVID-19 vaccine is not a disability-related inquiry under the ADA. Care Plus as a healthcare provider mandates that all new hires have the COVID vaccination before the start date of employment. Requiring all employees to have the COVID vaccination is for protecting our employees and the clients we serve. Therefore, before Orientation you will upload proof of your COVID vaccination or at the very least, proof of your first vaccine shot. Failure to have this information uploaded to the onboarding portal may result in delay of your start date and/or withdrawal of the job offer.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by Federal and State laws.