Outpatient Clinician - Per-Diem
About The Position
Wayside is seeking Master's-level Clinicians to provide collaborative outpatient clinical services to children, adolescents, and their families. This fee-for-service, per-diem position is hybrid, with flexibility to meet clients virtually and at Wayside's 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, intakes, clinical assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and coordination with families, schools, and other providers. Clinicians also serve as a hub for services such as therapeutic mentoring when needed. Wayside describes itself as a youth- and family-serving agency supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern Massachusetts. The position includes weekly supervision from an independently licensed supervisor, training opportunities, and a supportive, diverse, inclusive, and experienced team.
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 framework that emphasizes the person's journey, not just their diagnosis.
- Strong diagnostic and clinical writing skills.
- Computer skills and comfort using an electronic health record (EHR) for clinical documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with evidence-based modalities such as ARC and Motivational Interviewing.
- Independent licensure or eligibility for licensure; non-licensed and license-eligible clinicians are encouraged to apply.
- Fluency in languages other than English.
Responsibilities
- Provide short-term and ongoing individual, sibling, and family treatment as clinically indicated and in accordance with program specifications for youth ages 2 to 20.
- 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
- 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.
- Free trainings and CEUs.
- Career development support.
- Supportive, diverse, inclusive, and experienced team of professionals and paraprofessionals.
