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Youth and Family Support Worker

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
10 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Charlton, Massachusetts, United States
$22 - $28 USD hourly
Bachelor's
Show your passion by empowering youth and families when joining the Wayside team!
 
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.
 
We invest in our employees' wellness with comprehensive benefits, including tuition and training reimbursement, a PTO package with 3 wellness days, 9 paid holidays, and up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year. Enjoy a learning environment with free training, CEUs, and more, along with exceptional medical benefits, financial health supports, and career development opportunities.
 
Apply today and earn a $2,000.00 sign-on bonus (pro-rated for part-time)!
 
 
 Youth & Family Support Worker – Community Based
Worcester/Charlton
Salary Range:  $22.00 - $28.00/hour depending on experience and degree + sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time).
 
Do you want a job connecting with youth in the field of behavioral health? Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for dynamic Youth & Family Support Workers at our site! We provide a supportive culture that is team-focused and places value on healthy work dynamics.  
What you will do: 
  • 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.  
Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars: 
  • 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. 
Minimum Requirements: 
  • 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.
We will train you in:  Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Trauma Informed Practice; Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC).