Support & Stabilization Specialist

HopeWell Inc; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Support and Stabilization Specialist to join their mission-driven team. In this role, you will work closely with families in crisis, providing essential support and therapeutic interventions to help them navigate challenges and achieve stability. Your creativity and cultural sensitivity will be vital in building trusting relationships and empowering families toward meaningful progress. If you are passionate about making a lasting impact on vulnerable families and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a related field.
• Experience with family support and stabilization services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions and advocacy for families involved with DCF.
• Ensure safety and well-being of children and families in crisis.

Skills

Compassion

Creativity

Cultural Sensitivity

Strengths-based Approach

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Join Our Mission to Transform Lives

About the Program

We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.

Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a compassionate, resourceful Support and Stabilization Specialist to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate brings creativity, cultural sensitivity, and a strengths-based approach to their work, adapting seamlessly to meet diverse treatment goals—whether facilitating family reunification or establishing permanency plans. Your ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining professional boundaries will empower families to achieve meaningful, sustainable progress toward stability and well-being. If you're passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable families and thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment, we want to meet you.

The Impact You'll Create

The Support and Stabilization Specialist is a member of the child/family team, collaborating internally with HopeWell Clinical and Supervisory staff as well as with DCF in a shared vision using a child-centered, family-focused, trauma-informed approach. Support and Stabilization Specialists do this by providing therapeutic interventions when paired with a Clinician, advocacy, guidance, and community connections. They carry caseloads of children and youth at risk of experiencing or placed in foster care and families involved with DCF based on the needs of the program. Support and Stabilization Specialists are responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of those they support, in accordance with HopeWell Policy, DCF policies, and DEEC regulations.