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Riverside Community Care Outreach Specialist - Intensive Family Services in Somerville, Massachusetts
Great opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as an Outreach Specialist!
In this vital role, the Outreach Specialist will be responsible for delivering strength-based support, education, coaching, modeling, and guidance to youth and families in various community-based settings.
The Outreach Specialist will:
work closely with community-based clinicians and other team members to empower goal advancement and skill development as outlined in individualized service plans
provide holistic care through one-on-one direct services and group programming, offering individualized outreach, peer support, resources, and advocacy within the context of family and community
provide intensive outreach support, advocacy, and treatment for high-risk families served within the DMH Intensive Community and Flex services, as well as the DCF Support and Stabilization services
support our school-based contract by providing group and direct case management services and consultation services as needed within the Somerville School District, with a particular focus on mentoring children and parents
This role requires a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and services are delivered through a social sustainability lens.
Schedule:
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. with the need to be flexible
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 with employer match
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
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Basic computer fluency, including Microsoft Office
Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle
Must be able to establish a rapport and work effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural group of parents, children, family members and other program staff members
Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team
Required Experience
Must have either a Bachelor’s Degree or a High School Diploma and three years of community-based human service experience working with parents and children
Understanding of child development and family issues that impact upon child/parent relationships
Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of a diverse/neurodiverse population
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.