Therapeutic Mentor

About the Role

The Therapeutic Mentor (TM) provides positive role modeling for children and youth who have challenges in areas including social skills, behavioral control, problem solving, and conflict resolution. Mentors assist children and youth to identify and capitalize on their existing strengths to learn, practice, and perform new positive, age-appropriate ways of interacting with peers and adults. You will assist the children and youth to put these new skills into practice within and outside the home in order to incorporate them into their daily lives.

Therapeutic Mentoring services are provided wherever the child or youth requires them, including home, community centers, after-school programs, or any other location where the child or youth encounters difficulties.

Bilingual opportunities available. Positions available for Full Time or Fee-for-Service (FFS) hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive role modeling for children and youth with social, behavioral, or emotional challenges.
• Assist children and youth in identifying and utilizing their strengths to develop new, age-appropriate interaction skills.
• Help children and youth practice and apply new skills in various settings (home, community, after-school programs, etc.).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field, OR
• Associate’s degree in a Human Services field with a minimum of one year of experience working with children, youth, and families, OR
• High School diploma or equivalent (GED) with a minimum of two years of experience working with children, youth, and families.
• Must be 21 years or older per state of Massachusetts CBHI program requirements.
• Experience working with children diagnosed with behavioral-emotional disorders or children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
• Valid driver’s license with reliable and consistent access to a car.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. (No visa sponsorship available at this time).
• Access to a laptop or CPS, high-speed secure internet, and a phone required for FFS positions.
• Access to high-speed secure internet required for Full Time positions.

Benefits

• Summer Fun Fridays: Early Friday closures at 12:30pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 3 weeks paid vacation.
• 11 paid holidays (including Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve).
• Generous sick time, including mental health days.
• 401k retirement plan with up to 4% match.
• Voluntary short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Longevity award: Monetary bonus and an additional vacation day annually.
• Company-provided laptop and cell phone.
• Opportunity for professional growth.
• Supervision for licensure provided.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Personal cell phone discount.

Pay

• Fee-for-Service: $25 to $40 per hour.
• Full-Time: Salary range of $42,000 to $52,000.
• Incentive Rate: $40/hour for productivity above expectations.

Schedule

Flexible 4 or 5-day work week. Early Friday closures at 12:30pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day.