Staff Clinician - Riverside Day Program
About The Position
Riverside Community Care is seeking a Staff Clinician for their Life Skills Center, a highly structured, group-based supportive therapeutic day program for adolescents aged 12-18. These adolescents are experiencing mental health challenges that impact their functioning at home, school, and in the community. In this role, staff and youth collaborate to foster an environment of acceptance. The program utilizes therapeutic groups and activities based on best practices to help teens gain insight into their emotions and thinking patterns, develop coping mechanisms, and improve self-esteem. The Somerville center, with a specialization in early psychosis, offers intensive training to build staff expertise. The Staff Clinician will be responsible for assessment, treatment planning, case management, family counseling, and service coordination for assigned adolescents, as well as leading treatment groups. They will also contribute to maintaining a healthy milieu and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to provide critical services for teens and families.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Professional Clinical Mental Health Discipline
- Degree and experience must be in compliance with current program needs to meet Medicaid and Department of Public Health CORE staffing requirements
- One year experience working with children and/or adolescents with emotional difficulties and their families
- Experience conducting individual and/or group therapy
- Experience working in a milieu setting
- Valid driver’s license
- Regular access to a reliable vehicle
Nice To Haves
- Candidates must enjoy working with adolescents
- Candidates must be a proactive team member
Responsibilities
- Assessment of assigned adolescents
- Treatment planning for assigned adolescents
- Case management of assigned adolescents
- Family counseling for assigned adolescents
- Service coordination for assigned adolescents
- Leading a variety of treatment groups
- Participating in the development and maintenance of a healthy milieu
- Collaborating with the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of critical services for teens and families
Benefits
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
