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Eliot Community Human Services Therapeutic Mentor (Part-time) in Holyoke, Massachusetts
Description
Therapeutic Mentoring
Did you have that one person in your life that made a difference? Do you want to be that person? Eliot is seeking a passionate, empowering Therapeutic Mentor to support resiliency for clients through the Wraparound Approach.
" The single most common factor for children who develop resilience is at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive parent, caregiver, or other adult. " National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2004). Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships: Working Paper No. 1. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.
Since 1878 the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) has been leading the way for protecting and promoting the rights and well-being of children and families in Massachusetts. Starting in the 1960s, Eliot Community Human Services has been committed to providing high quality, comprehensive, strengths and evidence based services to meet the diverse needs of individuals in Massachusetts. In 2016, the two agencies joined forces to strengthen their mission together. Today there are over 2,000 full and part-time professionals that advocate for and serve over 30,000 adults, children and families in the Commonwealth everyday!
As a Therapeutic Mentor you would be making a difference by working one-on-one with youth in the community to help them identify strengths and build their competencies while having fun. Using a Wraparound Approach you would work with the youth to understand their needs and be their voice until they can find their own. Your responsibilities would include weekly visits with the youth in the community, weekly contact with the family and care planning team and ongoing treatment planning.
You will be supported through ongoing education, training and consistent weekly supervision. You will have the opportunity to learn and work collaboratively with various child serving agencies including the behavioral health system, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Mental Health, the education system, and local community resources.
Eliot is committed to employee growth and retention offering a comprehensive benefit package including but not limited to:
Professional development through internal and external clinical training opportunities
Tuition reimbursement which also supports licensure, training, and conference reimbursement
Supervision toward professional licensure
Flexible scheduling
Opportunities for growth or internal transfers within any of our 100+ programs serving an array of diverse populations
Three weeks paid vacation first year of employment and four weeks second year of employment
11 paid holidays
75 percent employee coverage on health and dental insurance
401K with employee match options
Paid sick leave
Employee paid life and disability insurance
Transportation reimbursement at the federal rate
Schedule: Monday - Friday varied hours
Compensation: $21.63/hour
Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.
Qualifications
Education
Preferred
High School or better
Associates or better
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
- MA Driver's License
Experience
Preferred
- 1 year: Experience working with children, adolescents or transition age youth