Youth Advocate - Full Time - Beal St. Residential Program
Bay State Community Services, Inc. · Hingham, MA · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
What you will be doing to make a difference:
- Driving is required
- Spending time with and supervising 12 youth in a mid-size home-like environment
- Providing support and encouragement to youth
- Ensuring the overall safety of youth in the program
- Aiding youth with their service goals including homework help, coping skills, and behavior management
- Acting as a positive role model to support youths' wellbeing
Schedule:
Full Time, 40 hours per week. Must be available to work some day and evening shifts.
BENEFITS BEGIN FIRST DAY OF WORK
- 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)
Additional Benefits
- Retail 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
Extensive Training Program
- 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
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 1 year experience working with adolescents is preferred (not required)
- Residential experience preferred
- Experience with systems (e.g. DMH, DCF) preferred
- Additional languages desirable, though not required
- Able to learn, carry out and be certified in CPI physical interventions, and de-escalation techniques
- Able to learn, carry out and be certified in CPR and first aid
Contact Information
recruitment@baystatecs.org
857-374-5669