Therapeutic Mentor

Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan options

Online CEU/professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Children’s Services of Roxbury, Inc. is hiring a full-time Therapeutic Mentor to provide structured, strengths-based support to youth and to coordinate with the HUB behavioral health provider in implementing treatment and care plans addressing mental health, behavioral, and emotional needs.

You will engage youth in therapeutic activities, document progress, attend care plan meetings, and collaborate with caregivers to meet identified goals while advocating for access to needed services.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in Spanish and able to communicate with diverse youth and families.
• Requires an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a human service field or a high school diploma/GED with relevant experience.
• Demonstrates good judgment and maintains professional boundaries.
• Experience navigating child/family-serving systems and advocating for families in behavioral health contexts.
• Ability to reason effectively and interpret varied instructions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and willingness to learn about child/youth mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide structured, one-on-one, strengths-based support to youth.
• Engage youth in therapeutic interventions to address goals in plans.
• Collaborate with the HUB and caregivers to implement treatment goals.
• Advocate for resources and access to additional CBHI services.
• Participate in all care plan meetings and document progress.
• Complete paperwork and data entry in a timely manner.

Skills

Spanish fluency

Written & verbal communication

Reasoning & judgment

System navigation experience

Boundary setting

Youth work experience

Education

Associate or Bachelor in human services

High school diploma or GED with 2+ years youth experience

Job description

Why Children’s Services of Roxbury?

At Children’s Services of Roxbury, we’re not just offering a job – we’re offering a chance to be part of something bigger. Our mission is to bring peace of mind to children and families across Massachusetts. We foster a culture of trust, humility, and respect, where every team member is valued and supported. If you’re looking to make a real impact and grow with a team that strives to create a brighter future for children and families across Massachusetts, this role is for you.

The Role

This full‑time role (40 hours/week) provides structured, one‑on‑one, strengths‑based support to youth in coordination with the HUB behavioral health provider to implement treatment and care plans addressing mental health, behavioral, and emotional needs. Therapeutic Mentors (TM) engage youth in therapeutic interventions to address goals identified in treatment plans/care plans through social, recreational, athletic, artistic, education, or daily‑living skills. Therapeutic Mentors maintain contact with caregivers and collaterals and document progress towards identified goals and attend all care plan meetings. Therapeutic Mentors conduct telephone contact and face‑to‑face meetings with collaterals to remain updated on youth’s progress towards treatment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• A Therapeutic Mentor offers structured, one-on-one, strength‑based support services. Therapeutic Mentors work with youth for the purpose of addressing daily living, social, and communication needs.
• Engage youth in therapeutic interventions to address goals identified in treatment plans through social, recreational, athletic, artistic, education, or daily living skills.
• Work collaboratively with the HUB (behavioral health provider) and caregiver as a team to ensure implementation of the goals and objectives identified in the treatment plan are being accomplished.
• Advocate for and access resources (including other CBHI services) to address the youth’s emotional and mental health needs.
• Participate in all care plan meetings for youth.
• Complete all necessary paperwork and data entry assignments in a timely manner.

Required Skills, Education & Experience

• Must be 21 years old, have a valid driver license without restrictions and have reliable transportation.
• Requires an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a human service field and one year experience working with children/adolescents or a high school diploma/GED and a minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with children/adolescents/transitional age youth.
• Must be fluent in Spanish.
• Use good judgment and maintain effective boundaries when interacting with all members of the staff and the community at large.
• Experience in navigating any of the child/family‑serving systems and experience advocating for family members who are involved with behavioral health systems.
• Ability to reason effectively and interpret a variety of instructions, written and oral.
• Must demonstrate excellent written/verbal communication skills, be willing to learn about child/youth mental health issues.

Salary and Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance (full‑time).
• Retirement plan options (eligible roles).
• Growth opportunities with access to online CEU/professional development.
• Employee discounts on thousands of products and services.
• Supportive, mission‑driven team environment.

About CSR

Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) is one of Massachusetts’ largest Black‑led nonprofits, providing holistic services to 6,000+ children and families each year. We foster a culture of trust, humility, and respect, where every team member is valued and supported. CSR is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive environment. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.