Clinical Specialist - Family After School Program
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Clinical Specialist - Family After School Program
Great opportunity to join our Family After School Program as a Clinical Specialist!
Riverside’s Family After-School Program offers a structured, therapeutic environment for children ages 6-12 in the Cambridge and Somerville areas who have faced challenges including neglect, homelessness, and trauma. With a focus on clinically intensive, trauma-informed services, the program helps children develop coping skills, self-expression, and peer relationships, while supporting family involvement through regular events and collaboration.
As a Clinical Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping a trauma-informed, culturally responsive program that meets the complex needs of children facing multiple stressors — including mental health challenges, trauma, limited community supports & resources, and language barriers.
The Clinical Specialist will:
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Provide trauma-informed, strength-based clinical services to children and families
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Partner closely with the Program Director to develop, coordinate, and implement all clinical aspects of FASP
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Support and coach program staff, ensuring high-quality, clinically driven care and consistency across the team
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Develop assessment and treatment plans
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Lead clinical reviews and case prioritization
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Formulate diagnostic impressions
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Make recommendations to families and providers that truly reflect each family’s needs and strengths
Schedule: Full Time 40 hours per week; Monday through Friday
- Summer Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- School Year Hours: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Pay Rate: $31.89/hour unlicensed/LCSW; $34.77/hour independently licensed (LICSW/LMHC/LMFT)
Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
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:
Required Skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Must be able to establish rapport with a diverse group of challenging clients, provide advocacy to systems on their behalf, handle multiple tasks, be flexible, work independently as well as collaboratively with team members, and show leadership within the team
- Basic computer fluency, including Microsoft Office
- Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle
Required Experience
- Masters in Social Work or other mental health discipline
- 2 years experience providing behavioral health services to children and families, preferably in milieu or community based/school settings preferred
- Independent licensure 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.