Child and Family Counselor - Family After School Program - Part Time Somerville, MA

Riverside Community Care

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Amazing opportunity to join Riverside’s Family After-School Program as a Child & Family Counselor!

Riverside’s Family After-School Program provides a structured, therapeutic after-school environment for children ages 6–12 in the Cambridge and Somerville communities who have experienced challenges such as neglect, homelessness, and trauma. The program offers clinically intensive, trauma-informed services that help children build coping skills, self-expression, and healthy peer relationships, while actively engaging families through regular events and collaboration.

As a Child & Family Counselor, you will work closely with program staff, family members, and collateral providers to support the emotional and behavioral well-being of the youth served in the program.

• Plan, organize, and lead therapeutic groups and daily activities that promote social-emotional growth and skill-building.
• Ensure children are safe, supported, and appropriately supervised at all times.
• Implement behavior management strategies and participate in crisis intervention when needed.
• Partner with clinical case managers on individual treatment plans and goal implementation.
• Assist with transportation by driving and/or monitoring children as they arrive at and depart from the program using your personal vehicle or our program's transportation vehicle.

Part Time, 16 hours/week

• Summer:
  Monday through Friday 10 a.m.
  
  -6 p.m.
• School Year:
  Monday through Friday 11 a.m.
  
  - 7 p.m.

$20.60/hourly

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.

• 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

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