In-Home Clinician

Show your passion by empowering youth and families when joining the Wayside team!

Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions.

We invest in our employees' wellness with comprehensive benefits, including tuition and training reimbursement, a PTO package with 3 wellness days, 9 paid holidays, and up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year. Enjoy a learning environment with free training, CEUs, and more, along with exceptional medical benefits, financial health supports, and career development opportunities.

Apply today and earn a $2,000.00 sign-on bonus (pro-rated for part-time)!

In-Home Clinician (IHT, FIT, ICC, DCF, DMH)

Community Based - Framingham

Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00/year + sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time).

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring clinicians who would like to manage their own flexible and independent schedules. We provide a supportive culture that allows for a balance of personal responsibilities and professional development while contributing to the community.

This is a clinical position and due to contract obligations requires a completed master's degree in mental health counseling, social work, or related field.

What you will do:

• Conduct individual and /or family counseling using trauma-informed and culturally responsive interventions for youth and their families.
• Provide intensive family-focused therapeutic services in home, school, and community settings to support youth with significant behavioral health needs.
• Complete comprehensive behavioral health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, and monitor progress toward measurable treatment goals.
• Assist caregivers in navigating child-serving systems, promoting awareness of resources and improving access to supports and services.
• Empower caregivers with skills and strategies to support their child's behavioral health needs and strengthen family functioning.
• Create care plans and interventions to support skill-based growth, family stability, and long-term success in the community.
• Promote and strengthen families' natural supports and community connections to foster sustainable treatment gains and positive outcomes.
• Provide crisis prevention, risk assessment, safety planning, and stabilization interventions to support youth and families during periods of increased need.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team with the child, parents/caregivers, Family Partners, schools, medical providers, and other service providers to ensure close collaboration and coordination of care.
• Facilitate ongoing care coordination through phone, virtual, and in-person meetings with providers, schools, state agencies, and community partners to support continuity of care and treatment planning.
• Coordinate referrals, community linkages, and warm handoffs to behavioral health, medical, educational, and community-based services to ensure successful transitions and continuity of care.
• Support discharge planning from the beginning of treatment, including connecting youth and families to ongoing services and developing aftercare plans that promote continued success.
• Collaborate with community-based organizations and service systems to advocate for youth and families and ensure access to needed supports.
• Ensure that clients' rights are respected, particularly regarding cultural responsiveness, family voice and choice, and equitable access to services.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:

• Talent connecting with people.
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Ability to assess and manage risk.
• Strong care coordination, collaboration, and systems-navigation skills.
• Ability to engage youth and families experiencing complex behavioral health challenges.
• Flexibility, creative thinking, and ability to adapt to competing priorities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or related field.
• License eligible required; independent licensure (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW) preferred.
• Experience providing family therapy, community-based behavioral health services, crisis intervention, or care coordination strongly preferred.
• Driving in the community is a requirement of this position; please ensure you have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.

We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Trauma-Informed Practice; Attachment, Regulation, Competency Model (ARC); Substance Use Intervention; Risk and Safety Assessment; Crisis Prevention and De-escalation; Family Systems Approaches; Care Coordination and Systems Navigation.