The Children’s Visitation Center Advocate monitors supervised visits and facilitates visitation exchanges at the Children’s Visitation Center. At the Center, children can visit their non-custodial parents in a safe, comfortable, child friendly setting. The Center Advocate enforces the Center’s guidelines and policies to ensure the physical and emotional well-being and safety of the children.

This job descriptions serves only as a general description of anticipated day-to-day responsibilities of this position. Management retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.

Core Job Functions

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors supervised visits and facilitates visitation exchanges.


• Demonstrates a neutral nontherapeutic observation intervention.


• Intervene on any inappropriate behaviors of parents toward their children.


• Enforce the Center guidelines and policies and provide disciplinary actions to parents if necessary.


• Advocate for children’s safety and well-being.


• Report child abuse as mandated by law


• Maintains up-to-date documentation of visits and exchanges.


• Performs other duties as assigned by Coordinator.

Position Requirements

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.


• Ability to maintain confidentiality.


• Access to reliable transportation with a valid driver’s license and insurance.


• Record keeping skills with a strong attention to detail.


• Ability to work with minimum supervision.


• Flexible and adaptable.


• Conflict resolution skills with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems.


• Willingness to maintain the standards, carry out the purpose, and adhere to the policies of SVA.


• CPR and first-aid certified.


• Ability to pass a criminal history background check.

Education and Experience

• Minimum – High school diploma or GED.

Working Conditions and Environment

• This position is located in an office setting. The building is accessible and smoke free. This position works during normal business hours, evening and weekend hours.


• This position involves lifting and carrying boxes and other loads up to 20 pounds.


• This position involves sitting for extended periods of time.


• This position requires extended periods of time working at a computer.


• This position involves the ability to go up and down stairs.


• All SVA staff must be able to work effectively in a mission-driven agency whose clients exhibit significant diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, gender orientation, socio-economic status, nationality, and religion.


• SVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


• All advocates must successfully pass a background check.


• All advocates must successfully complete visitation center training.

**Weekday evening availability a must**

For more information about this position please contact Southern Valley Alliance at 952-873-4214 or email Melissa at (e-mail removed) with your resume and any questions you have. Thank You!