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Are you our next In Home Therapy Counselor? 

Are you a new graduate with a bachelor’s degree who wants to gain valuable and life changing experience in the human services field?

Join Bay State Community Services Home and Community Based team — we are a Massachusetts based company providing services designed to enhance a family’s capacity to support their youth’s functioning within the home and community 

Responsibilities: 

· Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide consistent, strength-based therapeutic interventions to children & their families. 

· Identify and empower families to utilize community resources.

· Teach youth to understand, interpret, manage, and control feelings and emotional response to situations. 

· Assist the family to address the youth's emotional and mental health needs. 

Our Culture at Bay State is committed to cultural humility–the understanding that learning about people who make up the world and their life experiences is a never-ending process. The agency furthers its mission by partnering in a strength -based culture of recovery that affirms the principles of self-determination and individual dignity while fostering the mutual aid inherent in belonging, in relationships, and in collective action for the collective good. Our team prioritizes diversity in our recruiting and selection of employees and encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. 

We’re looking for candidates with a growth mindset and a passion for giving more people access to integrated behavioral health care support in the commonwealth. 

Bay State Community Services (BSCS) recognized the hard work and dedication of our staff and has developed a comprehensive benefit package to support you and your family.

Benefits Begin On Your First Day of Employment

Important Health and Wellness Benefits

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance 

Eye-Med Vision Benefits 

Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance 

Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

Employee Assistance Program 

Generous Paid Time Off

35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days, 12 Holidays including Juneteenth and 8 Sick Days)

Additional Benefits

Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)

Opportunities for Reduced Tuition for Clinical Master's Degree

Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness 

Mileage reimbursement

Extensive Training Program

Monthly Agency Wide Trainings (includes CEU's for obtaining/retaining license - LMHC, LMFT, LADC, CARC, LCSW and LICSW)

Supervision for Licensure and Specializations

Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings

Opportunities for Certification in Evidence Based Practices

We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program!  

Requirements

Qualifications/Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Service field and 1 year relevant experience working with families and youth; OR 
• Bachelor’s degree in non Human Service field and more than 1 year relevant experience working with families and youth; OR 
• Associate’s degree in Human Service field and 1 year relevant experience working with families and youth, supervised by licensed clinician; OR 
• Associate’s degree in non Human Service field and more than 1 year relevant experience working with families and youth, supervised by licensed clinician 
• Knowledge of and ability to assess – human growth and development, principals of Wraparound and Systems theory
• Valid MA driver’s license with acceptable driving record and current proof of insurance
• Acceptable CORI and SORI background record check as required by program

Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.