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Riverside Community Care
Therapeutic Support Specialist - DMH Flexible Support Services
Needham, MA
Oct 21, 2024
Full-time
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Riverside Community Care

Love what you do!

Therapeutic Support Specialist

Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Therapeutic Support Specialist! In this vital position, the Therapeutic Support Specialist provide safe, therapeutic, strength based skill development and resiliency building activities for youth and families, within the home and community. 

The focus of these activities support include:

  • social and recreational engagement
  • development and maintenance of friendships
  • maintaining personal boundaries
  • stress management/relaxation/and mindfulness
  • daily living skills (ie: money management/use of public transportation)
  • secondary education/pre-vocational/career planning and preparations
  • strategies to prevent and address bullying of others and being bullied

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours

  • flexible hours between 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. to meet the needs of the families

Pay Rate: $22.28/hourly

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:

Our Benefits

Our Culture

Hear what employees think about working for Riverside!

Required Skills

  • Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle required

Required Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Associates degree in mental health related discipline required
  • Minimum of 2 years experience working with youth and families

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.

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