Family Visitation Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Family Visitation Specialist (Part-Time)

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health – Cincinnati, OH

Part-Time | Wednesday & Saturday Hours | Meaningful Work with Children & Families

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is seeking a compassionate and dependable Family Visitation Specialist to support safe and positive interactions between children and their families. This part‑time role is perfect for professionals passionate about child welfare, family support, and trauma‑responsive care.

About the Role

The Family Visitation Specialist supervises court‑ordered family visits to ensure child safety and promote healthy interactions. You will observe visits, document strengths and concerns, and support parents in using positive parenting strategies.

Schedule

This is a part-time position with set program hours:

• Wednesday: 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
• Saturday: 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM

What You’ll Do

• Supervise and monitor all family visitation sessions (sight & sound supervision).
• Ensure children remain safe throughout the duration of each visit.
• Observe family interactions and provide supportive guidance when needed.
• Share positive parenting strategies to encourage healthy communication.
• Intervene when interactions become unsafe or non‑productive.
• Provide referrals to families when appropriate.
• Document visit observations for court use (strengths + concerns).
• Ensure visitation spaces are properly set up and cleaned.
• Follow all agency policies and court‑ordered requirements.
• Report any suspected child abuse or neglect to appropriate authorities.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field.
• Minimum 1 year of experience working with children and families.
• LSW or LPC preferred.
• Strong observational, documentation, and crisis‑response skills.
• Comfort working with families experiencing trauma.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.

Work Environment:  Exposed to office environment. May be exposed to children with behavioral problems. May be exposed to adults or children with trauma responsive behaviors which may include: shouting, cursing, crying, tantruming, and who may become physically aggressive. May be exposed to blood or vomit and bodily fluids. 

Physical Demands:  The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and lift up to 50 pounds. Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely in changing weather conditions required. 

Our Culture:  Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is Greater Cincinnati’s most prolific non-profit specializing in education, behavioral and therapeutic health services and autism services for vulnerable, at-risk youth, their families, and caregivers. Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is proud to embrace our ideals of an equal opportunity workplace by actions as well as our words. We lead our community with respect and tolerance, internally and externally, and we expect our employees to embrace this ideal and express it in their day-to-day interactions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.