Outpatient Clinician - Per-Diem

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network • Framingham, MA

5d • $35 - $45 • Hybrid

About The Position

Wayside is seeking a master's-level clinician to provide collaborative outpatient clinical services to children, adolescents, and their families. This fee-for-service, hybrid, per-diem position offers flexibility to meet with clients virtually and at the Framingham offices. Some after-school and evening hours are required. The role serves youth ages 2 to 20 and includes individual, sibling, and family treatment, intake and assessment, crisis intervention, care coordination, and referrals to community supports.

Clinicians receive weekly supervision from an independently licensed supervisor, training in Motivational Interviewing, ARC, and Courageous Conversations, and access to monthly agency-sponsored trainings with continuing education hours. Wayside describes its team as supportive, diverse, inclusive, and experienced.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or a related field.
• Experience providing services to children, adolescents, and families.
• Ability to highlight and validate strengths in young people and their families.
• Respectful curiosity and willingness to learn from people's lived experiences.
• Commitment to culturally informed treatment, including understanding systemic racism and oppression and their impact on youth and families.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and complete tasks within required timelines.
• Ability to work within a recovery model emphasizing the person's journey, not just their diagnosis.
• Strong diagnostic and clinical writing skills.
• Computer skills and comfort using an electronic health record for clinical documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with evidence-based modalities such as ARC and Motivational Interviewing.
• Non-licensed or license-eligible clinicians are encouraged to apply.
• Independent licensure and fluency in languages other than English qualify for pay differentials.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term and ongoing individual, sibling, and family treatment as clinically indicated and in accordance with program specifications.
• Conduct intakes for new clients and assess medical necessity as indicated.
• Complete comprehensive clinical assessments and CANS, and develop treatment plans according to program specifications.
• Provide crisis intervention services to clients as needed.
• Collaborate with families, schools, and other providers throughout treatment, and make referrals to community supports as needed.
• Serve as a hub for services such as therapeutic mentoring when needed.
• Complete clinical documentation, including notes within 48 hours of the date of service.

Benefits

• Free trainings and continuing education units.
• Weekly supervision from an independently licensed supervisor.
• Training in Motivational Interviewing, ARC, and Courageous Conversations.
• Access to monthly agency-sponsored trainings on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and other clinically relevant topics, with associated continuing education hours.
• Career development support.
• Supportive, diverse, inclusive, and experienced team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level