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Description

This position is eligible for an up to $3000 sign-on bonus! Relocation assistance available.

When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.

For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future.

To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXedSArtYbg

The Child & Family Counseling Center seeks a bilingual (in Spanish and/or Portuguese) School-based Clinician to work out of the Somerville area schools. The Child and Family Counseling Center (CFCC) is a licensed outpatient mental health clinic. Services are provided at Home for Little Wanderers offices, in clients’ homes, and in other community settings. Clinicians are also embedded in more than 50 area schools.

Children and families come to CFCC for treatment and prevention services that are designed to promote healthy social, physical and emotional development while deepening their connection to their community. Many of those receive services from CFCC have experienced toxic stresses.

How You'll Be Making A Difference

+ Provide case management services.

+ Act as a liaison with collateral agencies and programs.

+ Establish and maintain relationship services that support children’s and family’s growth.

+ Act as an advocate for families, teach parents to advocate for themselves and their children.

+ Help families develop the skills needed to navigate the social service system.

+ Utilize treatment modalities that are consistent with program goals and that best fit with clients’ age and treatment needs, including play/expressive therapy, group therapy, and family therapy.

+ Perform initial assessment and evaluation of new clients and families.

+ Design treatment plans that address and specify outcomes.

Qualifications

+ Master’s degree in social work, mental health or related discipline required.

+ Clinical experience with children and families desired.

+ Cultural awareness and sensitivity.

+ Must be fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, or both.

What The Home Can Offer You

In addition to the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of countless youth, The Home for Little Wanderers offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

+ Generous time off including up to 15 days per year for new full-time employees, plus 11 holidays, and 5 sick days

+ Health and Dental Insurance that is effective immediately upon hire

+ Extensive training to new staff

+ Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,400 per fiscal year

+ 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match

+ Employer paid Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance, plus Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

+ And more!

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

+ Masters or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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