Therapeutic Training and Support Worker

NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC•Revere, MA

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

NSCS is looking for a Therapeutic Training and Support Worker to help local youth and families! This role offers an opportunity to make a real difference while growing your career and skills. The In-Home Therapy team collaborates to assist children and families in treating challenging behaviors and mental health needs, and supports families in caring for the child. The Therapeutic Training & Support Worker is responsible for implementing therapeutic objectives from the treatment plan, addressing a youth’s mental health, behavioral, and emotional needs. This includes teaching youth to understand, direct, interpret, manage, and develop self-control of feelings and emotional responses. The position also assists families in addressing the youth’s emotional and mental health needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a human service field from an accredited university and one year experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth
Associate’s degree in a human services field from an accredited school and one year of experience working with the target population
High school diploma or GED and a minimum of two years of experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth
You must have a valid Massachusetts Driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and ability to work in community and in-home settings.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish preferred.
Bilingual differential pay! Please indicate language in the application

Responsibilities

Support the development of a youth-and family-centered treatment plan.
Support the review/development of a risk management/safety plan in collaboration with the youth and caregiver.
Provide support, referral and linkage to appropriate services along the continuum of care.
Provide phone contact and support to the youth and family as indicated.
Work with families to implement focused interventions and behavioral techniques to: enhance problem-solving, limit-setting, risk management/safety planning, communication, build skills to strengthen the family, advance therapeutic goals, or improve ineffective patterns of interaction.
Identify and utilize community resources; develop and maintain natural supports for the youth and parent/caregiver(s) in order to promote sustainability of treatment gains.
Support families in developing and maintaining natural supports for the youth and parent caregiver(s) in order to promote sustainability of treatment gains.
Provide phone and face-to-face coordination with entities that may impact the youth’s treatment plan.
Provide coaching to youth and family in support of decision-making in both crisis and non-crisis situation.
Provide skills training for youth and parent/caregiver(s).
When requested by the family, will also accompany the family to meetings about the youth’s behavioral health treatment needs in schools, day care, foster homes, and other community-based locations.

Benefits

Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
Eligible employer for the PSLF program
Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
Employer Paid Life Insurance
403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Access to Credit Union Banking
Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted Movie Tickets
Comprehensive Training Program
Internal Advancement Opportunities
Bilingual differential pay! Please indicate language in the application