Outpatient Clinician - Per Diem

Wayside Youth; Milford (MA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly supervision

Training in MI, ARC

Job summary

Wayside Youth is seeking a Master’s level clinician for outpatient services in Milford, MA. This per diem role offers hybrid work with in-person and virtual client meetings, and some after-school/evening hours are required.

Responsibilities include conducting intakes, delivering short- and long-term treatment to children, adolescents, and families, and coordinating care with schools and community partners. Licensure is encouraged but not required; bilingual staff are valued.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or related field and experience with youth and families.
• Non-licensed or license-eligible clinicians encouraged to apply; language skills in other languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term and ongoing individual, sibling, and family treatment for youth aged 2–20.
• Conduct intakes and assess medical necessity.
• Complete clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Collaborate with families, schools and other providers; make community referrals.

Skills

EHR proficiency

Clinical writing

ARC/MI knowledge

Culturally informed treatment

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling

Tools

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Job description

Outpatient Clinician

Per Diem - Milford

Salary Range: $35.00 - $45.00/hour.

Wayside is seeking Master's level Clinicians to provide collaborative outpatient clinical services to children, adolescents, and their families. We offer a Fee-for-Service, hybrid position, with flexibility to meet with clients virtually and at our offices in Milford. Some after-school/evening hours are required.

What you will do:

• Provide short term and ongoing individual, sibling, and family treatment as clinically indicated and in accordance with program specifications for youth between 2 and 20 years old.
• Conduct intakes for new clients, assessing for medical necessity as indicated.
• Complete comprehensive clinical assessments, CANS and develop treatment plans according to program specifications.
• Provide crisis intervention services with clients as needed.
• Collaborate with family, schools, and other providers throughout treatment and make referrals to community supports as needed.
• Serve as HUB for services such as therapeutic mentoring when needed.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:

• Ability to highlight and validate strengths in young people and their families.
• Respectful curiosity to learn from a person’s lived experiences.
• Committed to providing culturally informed treatment.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and follow through to complete tasks accordingly to timelines including notes within 48 hours of date of service.
• Work within a recovery model framework emphasizing the person’s journey not just their diagnosis.
• Strong diagnostic and clinical writing skills.Competence with computer skills and comfort using an electronic health record (EHR) for clinical documentation.
• Familiarity with evidenced-based modalities such as ARC, Motivational Interviewing, and others a plus.

Minimum Requirements:

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Mental Heath Counseling, or related field plus experience providing services to children, adolescents, and families.
• Non-licensed or license eligible clinicians encouraged to apply. Pay differentials for independent license and fluency in some languages other than English.

What You Will Receive:

• Weekly supervision from an independently licensed supervisor.
• Training in Motivational Interviewing, ARC, and Courageous Conversations.