At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect.

We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services toparents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family.

Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin.

• Foster Care

• Treatment Foster Care

• Adoption

• Respite Care

• Child Advocacy Centers

• Family Case Management

• Family Finding

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

Please follow this link for a closer look at what it's like to work at Children's Wisconsin:

*This is a casual position,10-16 hours per week*

*Looking for someone on Saturdays and two weeknights (Wednesday and Friday preferred but can be flexible).

Tentative Schedule

*Two weeknights - 4:00/5:30PM - 7:00PM.

*Saturdays - 8:00/9:00AM - 2:00PM.

Responsibilities

• This position is designed to provide visitation services to families experiencing out of home care placements or families involved with family court custody issues.
• Services include observation, interaction with family members, and documentation of the parent-child interactions.
• This position may provide group based or individual services in an office, community or home based location.
• Direct service activities may include needs assessments, visitation service planning, teaching, coaching and modeling, supporting parent/child interactions, and observing and documenting parent/child interactions.

Requirements

• High School education or equivalent.Associate Degree in Human Services preferred.
• One year of experience working with children and families
• Bilingual in Spanish/English is a plus.
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, ability to be insured by CHW carrier in order to travel to offsite location when necessary.
• Complete in-house car seat transporter training within one month of hire and re-train biannually thereafter to maintain.
• Experience working with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.
• Good organizational skills.
• Excellent judgment skills. Learns quickly when facing new problems and makes good decisions based on a mixture of analysis. Ability to make sound judgments, to use supervision effectively and to take independent action if needed to ensure child safety. Is cool under pressure and can effectively cope with change.
• Must be a team player willing to accept and promote organizational goals and function with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of domestic violence, AODA and/or child development beneficial.
• Strong computer skills required, including knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate effectively both in oral and written communication. Including the ability to write factual case notes. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations with families, foster parents, providers, and case managers.
• Ability to make decisions based on education preparation, experience and best practice which reflect consistency with Agency philosophy, policies and procedures and standards of practice.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.