Staff Clinician - Life Skills and Riverside School

Riverside Community Care

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Staff Clinician - Life Skills and Riverside School

Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Staff Clinician for our amazing Life Skills Center and Riverside School! The Life Skills Center is a highly structured and group-based supportive therapeutic day program for adolescents, ages 12-18 years, who are experiencing mental health challenges that impact their functioning at home, school, and community.

The Riverside School is a therapeutic day school for adolescents, grades 6-12, whose mental health has interfered with their academic and social/emotional well-being in a traditional public-school setting. Staff and youth work collaboratively together to foster an environment where all are seen and accepted for who they are. The program offers therapeutic groups and activities based on best practices to help teens gain insight into their emotions and thinking patterns, develop more effective ways of coping, and improve their self-esteem.

In this vital role, the Staff Clinician will be responsible for the assessment, treatment planning, case management, family collaboration and service coordination of assigned clients as well as leading a variety of therapeutic groups. The Staff Clinician participates in the development and maintenance of a healthy milieu and collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of critical services for teens and families.

Our program offers a nurturing environment that encourages creativity, mutual respect, and opportunities for learning and growth. Candidates must enjoy working with adolescents and be a proactive team member.

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours

• Monday through Friday, 8am - 4pm

Pay Rate:

• Unlicensed Clinician - $62,004/salaried

• Independent Licensure - $67,995/salaried

Please include a cover letter when submitting your resume.

To learn more about our amazing Life Skills Program - please watch this inspiring video! Maia's Story: Riverside Life Skills Centers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZyvDC3r8fU) !

Why You'll Love Riverside

We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options

• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care

• Eleven paid holidays

• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time

• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan

• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan

• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring

• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events

• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

Learn more about our benefits and culture:

Our Benefits (https://www.riversidecc.org/careers/employee-benefits/)

Our Culture

Hear what employees think about working for Riverside! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh5\_qJ-SZ7o)

Required Skills

• Experience conducting individual and/or group therapy and working in a milieu setting

• Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle

Required Experience

• Master’s Degree in Professional Clinical Mental Health Discipline

• Degree and experience must be in compliance with current program needs to meet Medicaid and Department of Public Health CORE staffing requirements

• One year experience working with children and/or adolescents with emotional difficulties and their families

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.