Therapeutic Support Staff- BA level

Mentoring/Peer Supports Yarmouthport, Massachusetts


Description

Who we are looking for: 

Are you the Therapeutic Support Specialist we have been looking for? JRI's Flexible Support Services program aims to help youth and families by allowing for their voice to be heard, empowering them through psychoeducation and education related to systems, enhancing relationships and family dynamics, advocacy, validation, and breaking negative stereotypes. Serving children and young adults through age 22 who present with mental health diagnoses, our staff support clients in improving their functioning within the home and community to avoid potential hospitalizations. 

JRI provides the training so that:  

  • YOU will work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide strength-based and resiliency focused skill building.
  • YOU will work with Department of Mental Health staff weekly to collaborate for client needs. 
  • YOU will work with a clinician to provide in home and community-based treatment for youth and their families.
  • YOU will support the delivery of interventions are designed to enhance and improve the family’s capacity to improve the youth’s functioning in the home and community and may prevent the need for the youth’s admission to an inpatient hospital, psychiatric residential treatment facility or other treatment setting.

Bilingual a plus!! We offer a bilingual bonus to any candidate who speaks, reads and writes in a different language other than English. 

Why JRI? https://fb.watch/rc7MWy_ZNT/ Top places to work 9 years in a row!

  • Be who you are! JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve.
  • Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
  • Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
  • Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
  • Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups (including multicultural affinity groups, LGBTQ+ advocacy, employee engagement groups, etc.), self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!
  • SIGN ON BONUS!!!

Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Services field, with 1 year experience minimum or an Associate’s degree with two years of experience working with the target population.
  • Applicants must have experience working with children or adolescents.
  • Applicants with familiarity with trauma informed models of treatment are preferred. 
  • Background and driving record checks will be performed.

JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. JRI is an equal opportunity employer.