Suicide Prevention and Postvention Clinician

Riverside Community Care

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Suicide Prevention and Postvention Clinician

Make a difference every day as a Suicide Prevention and Postvention Clinician at Riverside Community Care!

We’re looking for a mission-driven, compassionate professional to join our dynamic team supporting schools, communities, and workplaces across Massachusetts and beyond. In this unique and impactful role, the Suicide Prevention and Postvention Clinician provides trauma-informed clinical support and expert consultation following suicide-related incidents, and delivers engaging, evidence-based training to a variety of audiences.

What You’ll Do:

As a valued member of our team, the Suicide Prevention and Postvention Clinician will:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in suicide prevention and postvention, helping to shape and sustain safe, responsive environments
• Collaborate across systems with internal and external partners to enhance behavioral health crisis response and prevention efforts
• Develop and deliver best practices and responder training tailored to diverse communities and professional audiences
• Provide timely, trauma-informed postvention support on the ground across Massachusetts, and offer virtual consultation to schools nationwide in alignment with the SOS-Signs of Suicide curriculum
• Train behavioral health responders, school-based teams, and other professionals, customizing content to meet their unique needs
• Services may be delivered in individual, group, or community-based formats, both in-person and virtually.

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week; Generally, this will be M-F 9-5 with flexibility Some flexibility may be required to support urgent response needs or training schedules. Travel across Massachusetts is expected.

Pay Rate Range:

$75,000 – $80,000/year, depending on experience

Why You'll Love Working at Riverside:

Riverside Community Care is a trusted leader in behavioral health, known for its innovative programs and strong commitment to providing compassionate, high-quality services. Our staff thrive in a supportive environment where their contributions are valued, their voices are heard, and their growth is encouraged.

We provide:

• Purposeful work that positively impacts individuals, families, and communities
• Opportunities for professional growth and skill development
• A team-oriented environment with strong leadership and mentorship

Join an organization consistently recognized as a Boston Globe Top Workplace and one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers!

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

Our Culture

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Required Skills

• Proven ability to build rapport and work cross-culturally with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds
• Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of a neurodiverse population
  
• Valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation; willingness to travel throughout the region for responses and training

Required Experience

• Master’s degree in a behavioral health field (e.g., MSW, Counseling, Psychology); independent licensure preferred
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in suicide prevention and/or crisis response
• Training in disaster mental health or critical incident response
• Proven experience delivering training and public presentations
• Demonstrated experience in advocating and working effectively within a community-based setting and engaging in collaborative partnerships

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.