Intensive HomeBase Family Services - Clinician

Help children and families create meaningful, lasting change—right in their homes and communities. Bay State Community Services (BSCS) is seeking a compassionate and skilled Clinician to join our Intensive Home Based Family Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician who enjoys working collaboratively with children, youth, and families and wants to provide services where they can have a meaningful impact. Our clinicians work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team while providing intensive, strengths-based and trauma-informed services in home and community settings.

About the role

Small caseloads that allow you to spend meaningful time with children and families. A supportive and collaborative team of professionals. Dedicated supervision focused on your professional development and clinical goals. Supervision toward licensure requirements. Extensive training and opportunities for certification in evidence-based practices. Agency-issued laptop and cell phone. State-of-the-art electronic medical record. Mileage reimbursement. Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Work in a strength-based family focused team approach
• Provide intensive family therapy and robust care coordination/targeted case management in-person in the home and community
• Strengthen family systems so that the youth can be supported in her/his/their home and community to prevent hospitalization and higher level of care
• Complete initial intake, comprehensive assessment and include the caregiver and youth in the development of a treatment plan
• Assess safety needs and develop a safety plan at the onset of care and ongoing
• Complete all documentation in a timely manner, including assessment, treatment/individualized action plan, progress notes and discharge summary; accurate observation and documentation of the progress, behavior, issues, and performance of persons being served; note any report changes in physical or emotional health of the persons served
• Exhibit professionalism in all job functions (confidentiality, boundaries, respect for other employees), appropriate representation of the agency at all times (public, families and vendors)
• Participate actively and positively in staff meetings, supervision, professional development and annual performance evaluations, both internal and external
• Attend mandatory trainings
• Maintain necessary caseload to meet consistent productivity expectations
• The clinician and team will meet with the family 3-5 times per week or more intensely as needed to prevent the need for admission to a 24-hour level of care
• Work collaboratively with other team members, including formal and natural supports in addition to support community referrals and linkages
• Provide transportation to youth and families
• Must be available for rotation in in-person on-call, when required
• Must have flexibility in job schedule to meet families’ needs; ability to work some evenings/weekends

Requirements

• Master’s degree that is license-eligible with an Allied Mental Health licensure board of the Department of Public Health with appropriate scope
• If not license-eligible, a master’s degree in one of the following fields with 2 years of experience working with children and families with behavioral health needs: Mental Health (including but not restricted to counseling, addictions, family therapy, social work, psychology, and expressive therapies), child development, nursing/medicine and Education with a concentration in Behavioral Health
• Must demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of clinical theory and practice, inclusive of:
  • Strength Based Services
  • Healthy Child Development
  • Family Systems
  • Behavior Management
  • Behavioral Health Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
• Must possess strong organizational and clinical communication skills
• Bilingual ability desirable
• Computer proficiency
• Valid MA driver’s license, acceptable driving record, reliable transportation and proof of insurance
• Acceptable background record check as required by program

Benefits

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
• Eye-Med Vision Benefits
• Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off: 35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days, 12 Holidays and 8 Sick Days)
• Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
• Opportunities for Reduced Tuition for Clinical Master's Degree
• Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness
• Mileage Reimbursement

Training

• Two-Week Orientation, Training, and Shadowing
• Weekly Group Supervision
• Weekly Individual Supervision
• Daily Mentoring and Support
• Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings
• Opportunities for Certification in Evidence-Based Practices

Pay

$60,000 - 65,000