Clinical Supervisor

Come demonstrate your passion for child & family empowerment by joining the Wayside team!

*****SIGN ON BONUS OF $2000!! ($1000 after 30 days; $1000 after 90 days)*****

At Wayside, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity- focused community that approaches client care as a matter of social justice. Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults, and families each year.

Wayside thinks of our employees as whole people and invests in benefits to support employee wellness.

• Tuition, training & student loan reimbursement 
• PTO Package: 3 Wellness Days (time off), 9 Paid Holidays, Up to 3 weeks of vacation (in your first year)
• A learning environment – free training institute with thought leaders, CEU trainings & program trainings, etc. 
• Financial health supports 
• Equity focused medical benefits 
• Teamwork atmosphere Career development support – a great place to grow your career!!!

Clinical Manager for Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention Services (YMCI)

Framingham

Starting Salary:$75,000.00/year + sign on bonus (half paid after 30 days of employment and half paid after 90 days of employment/pro-rated for part-time). 

 Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for a Clinical Manager to work in our fast-paced Mobile Crisis Team in Framingham. This position includes the responsibility of supporting the Program Director with the management and supervision of the MCI Team whose role is to respond to the needs of a youth and their family during a youth’s psychiatric crisis. YMCI responds to families in “real time,” in the community, assesses youth for immediate safety needs, determines service needs, facilitates connections to other services designed to assist the youth/family, and provides short-term intensive clinical services to stabilize the youth.
We provide a supportive culture that is team-focused and places value on healthy work dynamics and supporting youth and families during a crisis.
 

What You Will Do:

• Support the management and deployment of YMCI staff in the community based upon need.
• Ensure linkage and coordination to community-based treatment options to minimize the need for out of home, more restrictive placements.
• Supervise Master’s Level Clinicians, Bachelor’s Level Counselors and Family Partners.
• Serve as the Administrator on-call to support staff doing triage.
• Travel to client homes and/or a community setting to evaluate youth, up to the age of 21 who are experiencing an emotional/behavioral crisis.
• Support youth and families in creating crisis/safety plans to help them to safely remain in their home environment.
• Identify and access additional services and resources to help support the youth and their family.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars: 

• Dynamic, dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated.
• Committed to Anti- Racism and Social justice. 
• Excellent diagnostic skills needed.
• Strong communication and organizational skills required.
• Previous Crisis team and/or acute care, residential experience helpful.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Empathy and compassion for those experiencing challenges.
• Flexibility and creative thinking with an ability to adapt.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or counseling, with associated independent licensure.
• Expertise providing behavioral health and crisis services to children and families with a strong understanding of the mental health system and services available in the state of Massachusetts.
• Must have the ability to multitask, think quickly, efficiently convey information, establish and maintain strong relationships with community referral sources, and maintain ongoing positive relationships with families, treatment providers and third party payers.
• Driving in the community is a requirement of this position; please ensure you have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.  
• Bilingual/Bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

We Will Train You in: Motivational Interview, Courageous Conversations, Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC); Trauma Informed Practice.

Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!