Come demonstrate your passion for child & family empowerment by joining the Wayside team!
*****SIGN ON BONUS OF $2000!! ($1000 after 30 days; $1000 after 90 days)*****
At Wayside, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches client care as a matter of social justice. Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults, and families each year.
Wayside thinks of our employees as whole people and invests in benefits to support employee wellness.
- PTO Package: 3 Wellness Days (time off), 9 Paid Holidays, Up to 3 weeks of vacation (in your first year)
- A learning environment – free training institute with thought leaders, CEU trainings & program trainings, etc.
- Equity focused medical benefits
- Teamwork atmosphere Career development support – a great place to grow your career!!!
Case Manager/Youth Navigation
Methuen
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has a Full-time opportunity for a compassionate and dedicated Case Manager acting as a Youth Navigator to provide case management and support for homeless and at-risk young adults (18-25) in the community. The Youth Navigator provides advocacy, support, and community connection to assist young adults to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency and stability. This can include though not limited to assessment of individuals abilities regarding transportation, medication administration, health/wellness, budgeting and substance abuse and development of treatment plans around relevant needs.
Salary Range: 23.00/hour + Sign on Bonus (half paid after 30 days of employment and half paid after 90 days of employment/pro-rated for part-time).
What You Will Do:
- Supporting young adults in accessing basic needs.
- Assessing young adults’ stability through use of the principles of Positive Youth Development, Trauma Framework ARC Foundations, Permanency, and Motivational Interviewing models.
- Hold regularly scheduled meetings with the young adults in their home communities of choice.
- Networking and building relationships with community partners and resources as well as internally within Wayside.
- Management of young adult paperwork including completion of yearly assessments, meeting progress notes and service plans.
- Participation in area System of Care meetings as well as regular collaboration with the projects Youth Action Board.
- Managing multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:
- Demonstrates high quality customer service (i.e. ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate with others at all levels, strong client engagement skills, etc.).
- Demonstrates good therapeutic skills.
- Demonstrates ability to handle client crisis with maturity and good judgement.
- Demonstrates good assessment and treatment planning skills.
- Demonstrates ability to work with others (i.e. strong teamwork, can collaborate and coordinate care with other staff).
- Demonstrates high quality writing skills as evidenced by good client documentation.
- Demonstrates leadership skills (i.e. redirecting appropriately, maintaining a strong presence, being vocal in staff meetings, etc.).
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 1 to 2 years of prior experience working with young adults at risk to access community resources to assist in overcoming barriers of housing instability preferred.
- Valid driver's license is required.
- Bilingual/Bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC); Courageous Conversations; CPR and First Aid.
Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!
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