Salary Range – $16.50 an hour to start, $17.99 an hour if bilingual in Spanish

The YWCA West Central Michigan, an organization committed to eliminating racism, empowering women and girls, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, is looking for a part-time Supervised Parenting Time Monitor to join our Safe Connections department.

The YWCA West Central Michigan is a place of hope, healing, and renewal. We believe that achieving economic, social and political empowerment for all women is inextricably linked to eliminating racism and achieving an equal, just, and sustainable society. We envision a community that embraces diversity, creates a safe and empowering environment for all women and children, and celebrates peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people. The YWCA West Central Michigan will be a leader in building and sustaining that community, working to empower women and girls by eliminating racism, confronting the issues of relationship and sexual violence, and addressing social, political and economic inequities.

We are fortunate to have a corps of committed and passionate staff and volunteers dedicated to working together to achieve positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. We want to create an environment where people come not only to work, but to learn and connect in support of a shared mission. We need a highly organized, energetic, skilled person with a heart for collaboration to support this work.

Schedule: 8 hours every other Sunday (10:30am-6pm)

General Responsibilities:

This position provides supervised visitation services to YWCA Safe Connections program participants to facilitate parent-child contact in a safe and secure environment. Duties include conducting parenting time sessions as well as preparing and maintaining program data, case files, and reports. Individuals must be punctual, organized, and detail-oriented; adhere to an ethical code of conduct; possess excellent written and oral communication skills; have the ability to set and maintain boundaries; and be capable of de-escalating agitated individuals.

Candidates must have the following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work and 2 years of experience working with families is required. Additional experience in human or social services, particularly with regard to knowledge of domestic violence and child abuse, is preferred.
• Valid MI Driver’s license
• Access to reliable transportation
• First Aid/CPR certificates (or obtain certification within 30 days of hire)
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Experience with Microsoft Office computer applications required
• Bilingual is a plus
• The YWCA celebrates diversity through encouraging applicants from diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities to apply.

If you are interested in joining our team, send your resume by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 8th 2024 to:

Tikia Putnam, Program Director of Safe Connections

tputnam@ywcawcmi.org