Mental Health Intensive Care Coordinator - Master's Level; Eligible

Mental Health Intensive Care Coordinator - Master's Level (Bonus Eligible)

Job Category: Community Based

Requisition Number: MENTA
006967

Posted: December 3, 2025

Employment Type: Full-Time

Hourly Range: $23.32 USD to $31.49 USD

Chelsea
95 Fourth Street
Chelsea, MA 02150, USA

Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance available! This position is bonus eligible!

When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.

For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future.

To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, :

The Cambridge/Somerville Community Service Agency (CSAs) serves youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and this program is part of the Massachusetts Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI).

Our primary goal is to help families strengthen their skills and knowledge in order to move towards their envisioned future.

Under the direction of Program Director and Senior Intensive Care Coordinator; facilitates the development and implementation of an Individual Care Plan and risk management/safety plan for Mass Health youth with serious emotional disturbance.

• Acts as a liaison with collateral agencies and programs; establish and maintain relationships/services that support children and family growth. Act as an advocate for families; educate parents on advocating for themselves and their children.
• Identifies and actively assist youth and families to obtain and monitor the delivery of available services including medical, educational, social, therapeutic, or other necessary services including formal and natural supports and community-based agencies, services, and organizations.
• Perform initial assessments and evaluations of new clients and families. Develops, implements, and monitors Individual Care Plans and Transition Plans.
• Maintains working relationship with local providers of all services in order to facilitate referrals from these providers, including ESP/Mobile Crisis Intervention providers, to ensure care is properly coordinated.
• Continuously communicate with client, collaterals, and providers of supportive services. This may include extensive telephone contact and scheduling and attending case conference meetings. Facilitate communication between and among various providers.
• Administer written assessments, summary reports, documentation, treatment planning, and safety planning to appropriate parties in a timely, well written manner. Submit reports, documentation and billing in a timely manner. Ensure that documentation meets utilization review and quality assurance standards.
• Attend staff meetings. Present client material; consult with supervisor and team members on challenging and difficult client issues. Participate in regular individual and group supervision. Attend clinical training and safety practice training.
• May be required to provide behavioral support.
• Participates in program activities, including but not limited to, staff and team meetings, training and development needs of the program, and primary on-call rotation.
• Depending on the program, may be required to meet certain billing requirements on a weekly basis.

• Master’s degree in a mental health field (including, but not restricted to, counseling, family therapy, social work, psychology, etc.) from an accredited college or university.
• Experience navigating any of the child/family-serving systems and experience advocating for family members who are involved with behavioral health systems.
• Must maintain certification in the Massachusetts CANS.
• Preferably…