Youth and Family Support Worker
About The Position
Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions. The Youth & Family Support Worker position involves providing culturally informed therapeutic interventions to children, young adults, and their families, promoting skill building in social functioning, symptom management, coping skills, and activities of daily living. The role requires collaboration with team members and providing both 'soft' services like mentoring and counseling, and 'hard' services such as transportation and accessing concrete resources. Wayside offers a supportive, team-focused culture that values healthy work dynamics and invests in employee wellness and development.
Requirements
- High School Diploma plus at least 5 years experience working directly with children, young adults, and/or families OR
- Associates Degree in Social Work or related field plus at least 3 years experience working with children, young adults, and/or families OR
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field plus at least 1 year of direct experience working with children, young adults, and/or families.
- Driving in the community is a requirement of this position; please ensure you have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.
Nice To Haves
- Talent connecting with people.
- Strong communication skills –both written and verbal.
- Ability to assess and manage risk.
- Flexibility and creative thinking with an ability to adapt.
Responsibilities
- Provide culturally informed therapeutic interventions to children, young adults, and their families, that promote skill building in the life domains of: social functioning, symptom management, coping skills and activities of daily living.
- Collaborate with all members of the team to ensure continuity in treatment, services, and messages delivered.
- Provide both "soft" services (mentoring, counseling, skill-building) with identified clients as well as "hard" services including transportation, referrals, accessing concrete services such as furniture, food, etc.
- Serve as an advocate and attend meetings with the family and as requested by the youth and/or family.
Benefits
- tuition and training reimbursement
- a PTO package with 3 wellness days
- 9 paid holidays
- up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year
- free training
- CEUs
- exceptional medical benefits
- financial health supports
- career development opportunities
- $2,000.00 sign-on bonus (pro-rated for part-time)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
