Transitional Day Program Counselor

ABOUT BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INC.

For more than 50 years Bridge Over Troubled Waters has provided a comprehensive continuum of care for runaway homeless and high risk youth in Boston and has been a national model in providing innovative youth services.If you are looking for a career in a fast paced setting that is committed to collaborating with all youth who come through the door and finding creative solutions to difficult problems we invite you to apply.

Please note: The TDP is open Monday through Friday 7a 5p currently and will soon expand to a 7 day per week schedule.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

The Transitional Day Program (TDP) is a dropin center for homeless youth 1824 years old in Boston. Youth utilizing the TDP are typically sleeping outside staying in emergency shelters or couch surfing. The TDP offers survival services (food showers laundry & clothing) as well as intensive case management and support services to help youth move beyond the streets into safe and stable housing. The TDP Counselor is responsible for overseeing the program milieu building therapeutic rapport with youth and providing case management services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise the program Milieu / Dropin
• Effective crisis management/intervention skills

• Administer/coordinate YYA basic needs and survival services; including breakfast lunch showers laundry computer games field trips outings and physical exercise

• Provide /facilitate skillsbuilding group activities and workshops
• Intensive case management; including initiating referrals as needed
• Connect YYA with opportunities to engage services; including education employment housing mental healthcare and substance abuse services
• Required to stand walk and sit.Routinely lifts carries and moves materials weighing 25 pounds.

Public Relations

• Serve as liaison/advocate between Bridge YYA and the community
• Attend/ represent Bridge at community and external events as needed
• Responsible for building and maintaining effective partnerships between Bridge and collateral organizations; with special attention to city and state partnering organizations
• Actively recruit YYA eligible for TDP services

Diversity

• Ensure that all Bridge activities services and programs are conducted in a manner that is sensitive to and shows respect for the cultural and ethnic diversity for all Bridge clients.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicants with their Bachelors in Social Work or a related field required.
• 2 years or more of experience working with youth and young adults (1824 years) please apply.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

$20/hr

Bridge Over Troubled Waters is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off medical and pharmacy medical deductible covered by the organization at 50% a year 401K and matching dental vision flexible spending accounts life insurance commuter pretax benefit and a birthday benefit.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex race color religion sexual orientation national origin cultural heritage ancestry political belief age marital status pregnancy physical or mental disability or veteran status.