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Child and Family Services
Somerville, MA
ID: 11845-709
Part-Time
Riverside Community Care
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Child and Family Counselor - Family After School Program
Amazing opportunity to join Riverside’s Family After-School Program as a Child & Family Counselor!
Riverside’s Family After-School Program provides a structured, therapeutic after-school environment for children ages 6–12 in the Cambridge and Somerville communities who have experienced challenges such as neglect, homelessness, and trauma. The program offers clinically intensive, trauma-informed services that help children build coping skills, self-expression, and healthy peer relationships, while actively engaging families through regular events and collaboration.
As a Child & Family Counselor, you will work closely with program staff, family members, and collateral providers to support the emotional and behavioral well-being of the youth served in the program.
In This Vital Role, You Will
- p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Plan, organize, and lead therapeutic groups and daily activities that promote social-emotional growth and skill-building.
- p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Ensure children are safe, supported, and appropriately supervised at all times.
- p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Implement behavior management strategies and participate in crisis intervention when needed.
- p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Partner with clinical case managers on individual treatment plans and goal implementation.
- p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Assist with transportation by driving and/or monitoring children as they arrive at and depart from the program using your personal vehicle or our program's transportation vehicle
This Program Is Open During The Following Hours
- Summer: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- School Year: Monday through Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
Benefits Include
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
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Required Skills
- Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, basic computer fluency (Microsoft Word and email), and ability to document daily client progress
- Must be comfortable working with an intensive clinical population, willing to learn behavior management interventions, and facilitate therapeutic groups
- Valid driver’s license required
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- At least three years experience working with emotionally and behaviorally challenged children in community, recreational, and treatment settings required
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