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in Worcester, MA
Therapeutic Training & Support Specialist
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Worcester, MA Worcester, Massachusetts |
About this job
Description
Responsibilities:
- Provide and implement one on one skill building and strength-based interventions to youth and families
- Participate in multi-disciplinary teams
- Offer emergency, crisis support, and parent education
- Assures that documentation and records are kept confidential, organized, complete and submitted in an accurate and timely manner
- Makes referrals to services and resources on behalf of families
- Provides closure and aftercare plan for each family/client
Qualifications
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in the Human Services field
- Should have at least one year of experience with children who have emotional and/or behavioral issues
- Prefer candidates with prior experience working with aggressive and oppositional children/teens
- Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license
Founded in 1980, Massachusetts MENTOR provides home and community-based services to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, as well as their families. Through a range of individualized services, including Therapeutic Foster Care and adult Host Home programs, Massachusetts MENTOR helps individuals of all abilities live life to the fullest in the communities they call home.
Massachusetts MENTOR is a partner of The MENTOR Network, a national network of local health and human services providers offering quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families. With opportunities from coast to coast, when you join Massachusetts MENTOR and The MENTOR Network, you’ll make a difference every day and help to provide quality of life enhancing services to individuals across the country.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Medical, Dental and Vision coverage available for employees and their eligible dependents
- 401k
- Provides mileage reimbursement
We offer a supportive team environment, flexible schedule and a family-oriented culture to complement our attractive salary/benefits package. Come join our team of dedicated and caring professionals!
EOE/AAE
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