Visitation Coach, Foster Care - Kalamazoo, MI

Now Hiring: Visitation Coach – Foster Care

Are you compassionate, patient, and passionate about helping families reunite and thrive? Join Samaritas as a Visitation Coach and play a meaningful role in supporting parents and children during supervised visits.

In this role, you will work directly with families navigating the foster care system—coaching parents, ensuring child safety, and strengthening family relationships through guidance and support.

The Visitation Coach provides individualized, strengths-based coaching to parents whose children have been removed from the home. This position focuses on supporting parents in developing and improving parenting skills while ensuring safe, structured, and supportive family visitation experiences.

Core responsibilities include:

• Use a strengths-based approach to coach parents on parenting skills through modeling, instruction, and feedback
• Help parents identify goals for visitation and track progress over time
• Reinforce parental strengths and encourage positive interactions
• Supervise parent-child visits in homes, offices, or community settings
• Ensure the safety and well-being of children at all times
• Intervene as needed to maintain appropriate behavior and safe interactions
• Observe and document parent-child interactions in detail
• Report strengths, concerns, and progress to the assigned social worker
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in compliance with program requirements
• Transport foster children to and from visitation appointments
• Provide additional support services in alignment with foster care program requirements

Qualifications include:

• Associate's degree in human services or a related field required OR
• High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a human services setting
• Knowledge of child development required
• At least 1 year of experience in a daycare or school setting strongly preferred
• Strong interpersonal and coaching skills
• Ability to work with families in sensitive and emotional situations
• Understanding of child welfare and family dynamics
• Strong observation and documentation skills
• Ability to maintain professionalism and boundaries
• Valid, unrestricted driver's license with a good driving record
• Reliable personal transportation and proof of automobile insurance in your name
• Safe and clean vehicle suitable for transporting children
• Ability to work a flexible and nontraditional schedule, including evenings as needed

Why join Samaritas?

• Meaningful, hands-on work supporting families and children
• Opportunity to make a direct impact in the foster care system
• Supportive, mission-driven team environment
• Growth opportunities within human services

If you are passionate about helping families grow stronger and supporting children in safe environments, we encourage you to apply.

Join Samaritas and help create stronger families and brighter futures.