Program Assistant of Adoption House

Organizational Overview:

CarePlus New Jersey continues to be a leader in mental health and a pioneer in integrated care in Northern New Jersey for more than 45 years. CarePlus strives for excellence in mental health, addiction recovery, and community-based services. Our goal is to offer affordable, accessible, and holistic-centered care that empowers individuals to reach their full potential and enhance their quality of life.

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. 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.