Community Youth Counselor, Worcester, MA

The Key Program, Inc; Worcester (MA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

The Key Program, a non-profit organization, seeks Community Youth Counselors to support at-risk youth and their families in the Greater Worcester Area. This role involves advocacy, counseling, and developing client relationships while ensuring accountability and meeting treatment goals. Candidates must hold a relevant bachelor’s degree and have experience in direct care.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and optical insurances

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation and holidays

Paid sick and personal time

$0.70/mile mileage reimbursement

Retirement program

Wellness benefit

Pre-tax childcare

Training & supervision

Advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have experience working directly with at-risk youth.
• A valid state driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish supportive relationships emphasizing client accountability.
• Provide advocacy in health, education and legal areas.
• Complete professional case documentation including assessments.

Skills

Advocacy

Counseling

Client relationship management

Community resource evaluation

Intervention

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human services-related field

Job description

Looking for a job that makes a difference? Want to help improve the lives of at-risk youth? Key is currently seeking Community Youth Counselors (also known as "Outreach Caseworkers") to work with adolescents and their families who are involved with MA Department of Children & Families (DCF) and live in the Greater Worcester Area. The Outreach Caseworker is directly responsible for overseeing and executing services for clients and families in the community referred by DCF.

Wage/Salary Benefits Include

• Hourly wage: $24.50
• Medical, dental, and optical insurances; life insurance; tuition assistance; paid vacation and holidays; paid sick and personal time; $0.70/mile mileage reimbursement; retirement program; wellness benefit; pre-tax childcare, training & supervision, advancement opportunities, and more.
• Bilingual salary differential depending on language.
  
  

Qualifications

• **REQUIRED** Bachelor’s degree in a human services-related field (i.e., psychology, sociology, criminal justice, human development, human services, etc.)
• Minimum of one-year direct care experience (part-time, volunteer or internship).
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Valid state driver’s license and legally registered and insured car for work use
• Due to the nature of the work and client needs, the Outreach Caseworker position requires a 45-hour work week that includes some occasional evening and weekend shifts, on a rotating schedule with teammates. On- call duties required.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain supportive client relationships emphasizing client accountability and attainment of client treatment goals
• Provide advocacy in the areas of health, education, vocation, legal and family/foster family intervention
• Facilitate individual client and/or family/foster family counseling, mediation, and support and group counseling sessions
• Coordinate clinical services with clinic staff
• Locates, evaluates, and utilizes community resources for clients and families
• Participates in community recreational activities with individual clients or in groups
• Provides intensive community tracking services
• Establishes aftercare plans and develops community resources for terminating clients/families
• Completes professional case documentation (assessments, daily treatment notes, reports, etc.)
  
  

The Key Program is a private, non-profit human services agency whose mission is to assist children/adolescents and their families to develop positive life skills so they may pursue productive and rewarding lives. Key works in conjunction with the MA DCF, DMH and RI DCYF and is an agency provider of both community-based outreach services and residential treatment programming.

Key is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and committed to hiring employees that reflect the diverse communities that we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, country of ancestral origin, or veteran status.