Fee-for-Service Mental Health Clinician - Outpatient & School-Based (Boston area)

When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.

For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future.

To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXedSArtYbg

About the Program

The Home’s Child and Family Counseling Center (CFCC) is a licensed outpatient mental health clinic, providing treatment, therapy and prevention services to adults, children and their families who are facing emotional, behavioral, developmental or academic challenges. 

Many of those who receive services have experienced toxic stresses. In addition to meeting with families at our clinic, The Home’s CFCC clinicians are also embedded in over 50 schools.

How You Will Be Making a Difference

• Provide case management services; act as a liaison with collateral agencies and programs; establish and maintain relationship services that support client and family growth. Act as an advocate for families, support parents where appropriate to advocate for themselves and their children. Help families develop the skills needed to navigate the social service system.
• Utilize treatment modalities that are consistent with program goals and that best fit with clients’ age and treatment needs, including play/expressive therapy, group therapy and family therapy.
• Perform initial assessment and evaluation of new clients and families. Identify treatment needs and barriers to growth and development. Design treatment plans that address and specify outcomes. Collaborate with clients and family members to develop treatment objectives. Demonstrate cultural awareness, humility, curiosity and sensitivity.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide quality care. Attend staff meetings and case conferences, present client material. Consult with supervisor and team members on challenging or difficult client issues. Facilitate communication between various providers.
• Submit reports, documentation and billing in a timely manner as determined by agency expectations. Ensure that documentation meets utilization review and quality assurance standards.
• Attend in-service training and outside seminars to enhance and develop clinical skills
• May provide training, workshops and consultations to teachers, parents and collateral staff
• Perform program specific duties and functions
• May participate in agency committees
• Provide on-call coverage and crisis intervention as needed
• May be required to carry mobile device
• Required to meet billing requirements on a weekly basis

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in social work, mental health or related discipline
• May be licensed as in independent practitioner in the state of Massachusetts
• May or may not have program specific experience
• Excellent cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer, with the ability to learn new software applications
• Candidates fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole preferred

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.

Pay Range Positioning Summary

The pay range listed represents the company’s good faith estimate of the salary or wage range for this position at the time of posting, as required under applicable law. Actual compensation will be based on a variety of factors, including a candidate’s relevant experience, education, skills, and internal equity relative to other employees in similar roles. Candidates with less directly related experience may be placed toward the lower end of the range, while those with extensive or specialized experience may be placed toward the higher end. Market conditions and budget considerations may also influence final pay decisions.