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Riverside Community Care
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Residential Youth Counselor / Youth Advocate
Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Youth Advocate as a service of Bay State Community Services!
We are seeking compassionate, dependable, and motivated Youth Advocates to join our residential group home teams!
Youth Advocates play an essential role in creating a safe, structured, and supportive living environment for youth receiving residential services. Working collaboratively with program staff, Youth Advocates provide direct care, supervision, emotional support, and guidance to help young people develop healthy coping strategies, strengthen independent living skills, and achieve their personal goals.
As a Youth Advocate, you will:
- Supervise adolescents in the program and maintain their safety
- Help youth build daily living and interpersonal skills
- Deliver services in a culturally competent manner
- Implement required interventions associated with treatment and service plan goals
- Participate in de-escalation and physical interventions with youth when required
- Serve as a positive role model for youth and coworkers, treating them with respect, dignity, understanding, and fairness
Schedule: Full-Time 40 hours per week; A combination of 8-4 p.m. and 2-10 p.m. shifts, with every other weekend off; Specific days and shifts are coordinated with manager based on program needs and staff availability
Pay Rate: $20.00/hour without MAP Certification; $21.00/hour with MAP Certification
Important Health and Wellbeing Benefits Begin First Day of Work
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
- Eye-Med Vision Benefits
- Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
- Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off
- 35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days, 12 Holidays and 8 Sick Days)
Additional Benefits
- Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
- Opportunities for Reduced Tuition for Clinical Master's Degree
- Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness
- Mileage Reimbursement
Extensive Training Program
- Two-Week Orientation, Training, and Shadowing
- Weekly Group Supervision
- Weekly Individual Supervision
- Daily Mentoring and Support
- Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings
- Opportunities for Certification in Evidence-Based Practices
Required Skills
- Valid MA driver’s license, acceptable driving record, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance
- Ability to learn, carry out, and become certified in CPI physical interventions and de-escalation techniques
- Ability to learn, carry out, and become certified in CPR, First Aid, and MAP
- Additional language skills are desirable, but not required
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s Level Degree in Human Services field or related field preferred, but not required
- One year of experience working with adolescents is preferred, but not required
- Residential experience preferred
- Experience with systems such as DMH and DCF preferred
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.
This position is located in Hingham, MA. View the Google Map in full screen.