Careers

Each position at Communities for People (CFP) offers the opportunity to change someone’s life…perhaps your own! CFP welcomes individuals from all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. At CFP you will work in an enjoyable working environment with a team of dedicated staff. CFP is an equal opportunity employer and offers generous benefits, including:

  1. Cost shared health and dental care
  2. Excellent paid time off benefits, Full Time 3+ weeks and Part Time 1+ weeks in first year, with subsequent increases up to your fifth year
  3. 12 paid holidays
  4. Retirement plans
  5. Training and professional development workshops
  6. Life and disability insurance
  7. Tuition reimbursement for eligible employee

We are committed to creating an environment in which all of our team members feel valued, included, and empowered to fully participate, bring their full selves to their work, and confidently bring great ideas to the table in service of our mission. Communities for People is proud to support our JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) council, a group of staff members who work to ensure the agency policies, practices and service delivery is continually evolving to ensure a supportive, positive, and inclusive environment for all.

My favorite thing about working in foster care utilizing the strengths in the community, learning more about the members in our community, and being a part of a team that helps children to experience safe, supportive, and nurturing environments.

– Jordan, RI staff member

 

Current Openings

Career opportunities are available in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

MASSACHUSETTS

Clinical Director of Congregate Care Programs

Bonus. Qualified candidates can earn up to $2000!!!

  • $500 upon completion of 90 Introductory period
  • $500 on 6-month anniversary
  • $1000 on your 1 Year Anniversary.

Job Summary:

Oversee all treatment aspects of CFP MA Programs as assigned. Provide clinical supervision and consultation to assigned clinical and clinical case management program staff. Ensure the highest quality of care, service, and compliance. EOE.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

A. Clinical Responsibilities

  • Provides consistent clinical group and individual supervision to assigned clinical staff.
  • Review and approve documentation.
  • Train clinical team on agency, accreditation, contractual, and licensing protocols for clinical documentation and required timelines.
  • Oversees and ensures timely notification of referral dispositions
  • Ensures timely intake process in collaboration with appropriate treatment team members.
  • Oversees the development and implementation of Service Planning for each client.
  • Oversees scheduling, case conferences, and discharge conferences for clients in assigned programs.
  • Participates actively in staff meetings and serves as a clinical leader.
  • Assists in the training and professional development of program staff.
  • Participate in the Case Records or Utilization Management committee
  • Oversees quality of case records of assigned programs in accordance with Medicaid, DCF, and EEC standards

B. Quality of Service

  • Demonstrates fitness for team leadership in ethics, boundaries, respect, and role modeling of relationships for youth and staff
  • Promotes a culture of family-centered practices by participating in and developing family-focused events, as well as ensuring consistent communication and partnership with parents.
  • Promotes a culture of mutual accountability and high standards of practice in all programs.
  • Oversees hiring and training of a sufficiently skilled clinical workforce per agency policies and procedures.
  • Provides clear direction and feedback to staff about performance expectations/evaluations.
  • Ensures that staff are educated and skilled practitioners of the program/therapeutic models in which they work.
  • Builds staff morale, rewarding staff for effective quality improvement initiatives, quality work, and ideas that enhance the program’s and agency’s mission.
  • Oversees staff performance evaluation processes
  • Develops supervision plans with goals for all designated supervisees
  • Provide crisis management support as needed

C. Service Environment

  • Ensures programs operate in accordance with all DCF licensing, Area Lead Service Coordinator, and accreditation standards
  • Maintains and modifies program model as needed to improve care or address changes in clients or available resources with vice president’s approval.
  • Stays current regarding evolving best practices and treatment models to enhance program service delivery.
  • Promotes an environment of open communication with all stakeholders, including but not limited to: employees, families, clients, collaterals, and outside stakeholders

D. Administrative

  • Function as a member of the Residential administrative team, attending to program development, all CQI activities, and risk management plans.
  • Work closely with Area Office Service Coordinators/DYS to facilitate all intakes and discharges
  • Manage all referrals and placements, including gathering history and assessing needs of youth referred
  • To ensure programs operate in accordance with CFP’s licensing and accreditation standards
  • Develops and maintains residential on-call rotation schedule for after-hours crisis support to programs. Participates directly in rotation as needed. Establishes and maintains relevant clinical on-call procedures

Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family, Social Work, or relevant field.
  • Independent licensure required.
  • Valid driver’s license and vehicle required.

Experience:

  • Work experience with families and youth involved in the Child Welfare system, provider community, and/or related service providers.
  • At least two years in a supervisory role within a child-welfare or MH/BH setting. Knowledge of DCF/DYS practices and policies.

Salary: $90,000-$100,000 annually

 

Clinician-Emergency Residence

Company Overview:

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. We are looking for a Clinician for a residential Program. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families to achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. CFP will provide you with professional experience, great benefits and pleasant working environment. EOE

Bonus. Qualified candidates can earn up to $2000!!!

  • $500 upon completion of 90 Introductory period
  • $500 on 6-month anniversary
  • $1000 on your 1 Year Anniversary.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary based on experience and licensure
  • Trainings and Professional Development
  • Paid Holidays
  • 3+ weeks of time off benefits
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Pathway to a long-term career
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Pay: Salary Range $70,000-$75,000
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Emergency Residence Job Summary:

You will be responsible for coordinating and developing appropriate treatment plans for youth and families referred to our Emergency Residence STARR program (Stabilization, Assessment. Rapid Re-integration).

Emergency Residence Clinician Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate entire intake process for clients
  • Develop and regularly monitor individual treatment plans for each client including required assessments and treatment reviews
  • Provide clinical input to team regarding client’s treatment
  • Provide crisis intervention and conduct meetings with clients in crisis
  • Attend all treatment meetings and crisis meetings for clients
  • Conduct regular case and discharge conferences on all clients
  • Coordinate all dental, medical, psychiatric. psychological, and therapy services for clients as needed
  • Provide vocational guidance and arrange home visits and family contacts for clients
  • Ensure files are up to date and progress reports are written and forwarded to appropriate stakeholders as well as kept up to licensing/accreditation standards
  • Review and submit progress notes to referring agency monthly
  • Work with other community resources, services, courts, state agencies and schools, and act as liaison to state agencies licensing staff
  • Attend all weekly meetings, in-service trainings, and orientation programs
  • Be on-call to staff and provide emergency staffing when necessary

Emergency Residence Clinician Requirements:

  • Master’s in Social Work or related field
  • Knowledge of community resources and service planning
  • Excellent writing skills and time management
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle
  • 1-3 years clinical experience in non-profit environment; preferably experience working directly with youth and families
EFSS CASEWORKER (Homebased Caseworker)
We are excited to announce the launch of our Enhanced Family Support Services Program in Massachusetts! Are you seeking an opportunity to make a difference as a caseworker on the team? Apply now to join our agency and help shape this programs success!

Hiring to serve communities in 2 locations:

  • South Central Massachusetts
  • Greater Boston Area

Company Overview:

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. You will gain professional experience and exposure to the child welfare system. Our Enhanced Family Support Services (EFSS) team is looking for a Case Worker. EOE

Bonus. Qualified candidates can earn up to $2000!!!

  • $500 upon completion of 90 Introductory period
  • $500 on 6-month anniversary
  • $1000 on your 1 Year Anniversary.

Salary: $55,000

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Time off accruals
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Training and professional development
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Pathway to a long-term career
  • Hybrid Work Schedule

Case Worker Responsibilities:

  • Provide intensive community-based services to youth and their families
  • Ensure individual records are maintained to licensing and accreditation standards
  • Monitor and track client’s day to day activities
  • Development and oversight of treatment planning,
  • Ensuring implementation of family centered practice
  • Advocacy role for the families
  • Maintain collateral contacts
  • Facilitates case conferences and discharge conferences for clients
  • Actively participating in staff meeting and group supervision
  • Providing support to program staff
  • Crisis management
  • Provide on-call support.

Case Worker Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s of Social Work or 5 years relevant experience
  • Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
  • Must have valid driver’s license and transportation.
  • Organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Adheres to timelines
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Culturally Responsive
  • Knowledge of community resources
  • Excellent writing skills

 

EFSS CLINICIAN (Homebased Clinician)

We are excited to announce the launch of our Enhanced Family Support Services Program in Massachusetts! Are you seeking an opportunity to make a difference as a clinician on the team? Apply now to join our agency and help shape this programs success!

Hiring to serve communities in 2 locations:

  • South Central Massachusetts
  • Greater Boston Area

Company Overview:

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. You will gain professional experience and exposure to the child welfare system. Our Enhanced Family Support Services (EFSS) team is looking for a Clinician. EOE

Bonus. Qualified candidates can earn up to $2000!!!

  • $500 upon completion of 90 Introductory period
  • $500 on 6-month anniversary
  • $1000 on your 1 Year Anniversary.

Salary: $65,000-$70,000

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Time off accruals
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Training and professional development
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Pathway to a long-term career
  • Hybrid Work Schedule

Clinician Responsibilities:

  • Providing in-home therapeutic support services to parents, caretakers, and youth involved with DCF i.e. weekly family meetings, assessments
  • Oversee the treatment planning and assist with the case management of clients
  • Ensuring implementation of family centered practice
  • Advocacy role for the families working with community partners
  • Development and implementation of Individual Service Plans
  • Facilitates case conferences and discharge conferences for clients
  • Oversight of coordinating psychiatric and psychological appointments
  • Provide supervision and parenting supports for families in preparation to reunification
  • Overseeing timely notification of referral dispositions
  • Actively participating in staff meeting and group supervision
  • Providing clinical support to program staff
  • Maintaining client documentation and files
  • Crisis management
  • Providing on-call support

Clinician Qualifications:

  • Masters of Social Work or related field
  • Independently Licensed preferred
  • Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
  • Mush have valid driver’s license and own transportation
  • Excellent writing and organizational skills
  • Culturally Responsive
  • Knowledge of community resources

 

FCT PRACTITIONER (Child and Family Therapist)

We are excited to announce the launch of our Family Centered Treatment Program in Massachusetts! Are you seeking an opportunity to make a difference as a practitioner on the team? Apply now to join our agency and help shape this programs success!

Hiring to serve communities in 2 locations:

  • South Central Massachusetts
  • Greater Boston Area

Company Overview:

By joining the Communities for People team, we will help you gain professional experience and exposure to the Massachusetts child welfare system. Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. EOE

Bonus. Qualified candidates can earn up to $2000!!!

  • $500 upon completion of 90 Introductory period
  • $500 on 6-month anniversary
  • $1000 on your 1 Year Anniversary.

Salary structure: Range is based on qualifications and experience.

Bachelor Level: $55,000

Master’s Level: $65,000-$70,000

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Time off accruals
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Training and professional development
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Pathway to a long-term career
  • Hybrid Work Schedule

Family Centered Treatment Practitioner Responsibilities:

  • Utilize an evidence-based model to engage and facilitate weekly individual/family sessions
  • Provide on-call crisis support for assigned families
  • Provide the services with a variance of days/hours designed to respond to the client/family needs/schedule
  • Caseloads of (4-6) with a minimum of at least 2 multi hour sessions weekly
  • Timely attendance at all team meetings
  • Provide transportation to scheduled appointments, as needed
  • Promptly submit all required reports and documentation

Family Centered Treatment Practitioner Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Human Services or Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
  • Valid driver’s license and vehicle required
  • Strong report writing
  • Ability to interact with a wide range of individuals
  • Culturally Responsive
  • Knowledge of state’s human service network
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

 

Program Director - Community Treatment Residence

Bonus. Qualified candidates can earn up to $2000!!!

  • $500 upon completion of 90 Introductory period
  • $500 on 6-month anniversary
  • $1000 on your 1 Year Anniversary.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary based on qualifications and experience
  • Trainings and Professional Development
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • 3+ weeks of time off benefits
  • Medical, Dental Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Pathway to a long-term career
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company Overview:

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families to achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. CFP will provide you with professional experience, great benefits and pleasant working environment. EOE

Job Summary:

To uphold the CFP philosophy and values of care; to assume responsibility for the daily operation of the site; to provide supervision to direct care staff; and to provide orientation for new client (regarding tasks such as: the routines , limits and house rules in conjunction with the house staff).

Program Director Benefits:

  • 12 Paid holidays
  • Time off benefits
  • Weekly pay checks
  • Trainings and professional development
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Program Director Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To provide a safe and nurturing home-like environment.
  • To supervise and carry out the treatment and educational plans designed for each client.
  • To assign the appropriate level of responsibilities and/or tasks to each client and Direct Care Counselor.
  • To observe and evaluate each client in terms of their compliance with the rules of the program.
  • To develop and monitor activities meeting the educational, recreational, physical and emotional needs of each client.
  • To keep close contact with the client’s families and monitor all family contact.
  • To attend treatment planning conferences.
  • To provide site leadership and encourage teamwork.
  • To supervise and evaluate Direct Care Counselor performance and implement, when necessary, corrective action plans.
  • To coordinate weekly staff meetings.
  • To provide orientation and on site training for staff members.
  • To create and submit weekly staff schedules to the appropriate administrative staff.
  • To represent the program to visitors and outside agencies.
  • To maintain and monitor agency standards for the physical site and to ensure that staff are familiar with the standards.
  • To act as an advocate for the clients and the staff of the house.
  • To provide weekly written records to the program office including logs, incident reports, menus, budget materials, home visit records, staff time sheets.
  • To monitor, pay and control house expenses, primarily telephone bills and purchase of common objects.
  • Participate in the on-call rotation.
  • Utilize Virtual Gateway

Qualifications:

  • BS/BA in human services or related field and one-year prior experience working with either children or youth in a residential care setting
  • Minimum of one-year of experience in a supervisory role.
  • Education may be substituted for five or more years’ experience with two years of supervision/management experience.
  • MAP certification preferred; if not, must be certified within first three months.

Experience:

  • Good writing and documentation skills as well as organizational ability.
  • Ability to manage staff.
  • Must be culturally responsive and possess the ability to relate professionally to a wide range of clients and staff.

Salary: $60,000

Residential Direct Care Counselor

Job Description

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families to achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. You will gain professional experience and exposure to the child welfare system. We are looking for 2nd and 3rd shift (overnight) Direct Care Counselors for our Somerville, Brighton, Newton and Boston locations. EOE

Residential Direct Care Counselor Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Dependability and reliability
  • Ensure that the clients are receiving proper care
  • Providing a safe physical/emotional environment
  • Providing supervision
  • Assist in developing and carrying out goals
  • Excellent at conflict management
  • Provide transportation as necessary
  • Adhere to site policies, routines, and procedures
  • Maintain certifications and trainings
  • Attend weekly meetings, in-service trainings and orientation programs

Residential Direct Care Counselor Qualifications:

  • High School graduate or equivalency
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Own reliable transportation
  • Bilingual (Spanish) a HUGE plus
  • Depending on the program, must complete MAP (Medication Administration Program) certification within 3 months of hire date
  • One year minimum experience working directly with adolescents and/or children OR BA/BS in social services or related field with no direct work experience

Residential Direct Care Counselor Benefits:

  • 12 Paid holidays
  • Time off benefits
  • Weekly pay checks
  • Trainings and professional development
  • Medical and dental benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $21.75 – $22.25 per hour

Bonus. FULL TIME candidates can earn up to $2000!!!

  • $500 upon completion of 90 Introductory period
  • $500 on 6-month anniversary
  • $1000 on your 1 Year Anniversary.

RHODE ISLAND (PROVIDENCE, RI)

Family Service Care Coordinator (FCCP)

Benefits:

  • $750 Bonus at 90 days for Qualified candidates after successful completion of the introductory period.
  • Monthly Retention Bonus of $694.50 per month for full time employment.
  • Paid training and professional development
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Generous time off benefits
  • Medical dental and vision insurance
  • Schedule flexibility
  • Mileage reimbursement

Company Overview:

Communities for People (CFP) serves youth and families through preventative community services (FCCP), community-based residential programs, managed care networks, adoption, foster care, outpatient services and management information systems. CFP strives to achieve permanency, independence and integration with the community for the youth and families we serve. CFP focuses on strengths to foster self, family and community empowerment. EOE

Family Service Care Coordinator Responsibilities:

Creating a child abuse and neglect prevention network in the cities of Central Falls, East Providence and Pawtucket

  • Engage families referred to the FCCP program using the WRAP model principles and philosophy
  • Attend all required WRAP and agency trainings and maintains WRAP certification
  • Completes all required assessments and documentation in designated timeframes
  • Maintains program documentation and family records in accordance with agency and state guidelines
  • Completes data collection as required by CFP and DCYF
  • Provide comprehensive case management as identified in the family plans and meetings
  • Accommodate the cultural, behavioral, medical and any other diverse needs of the families at family team/home meetings
  • Identifies and maintains a working knowledge of available community resources to meet the individual needs of each family and ensures the connection of families to culturally relevant community resources and supports
  • Works with FCCP team to identify funding or other support for all service needs of the families
  • Attend all required meetings
  • Provide on-call support

Qualifications:

  • BS/BA in human service or related field required
  • Bi-Lingual Spanish preferred
  • Minimum 3 years working with families
  • Must have valid driver’s license and transportation
  • Excellent writing, computer and organizational skills

Salary: $40,000-$43,000 annually

 

Foster Care Social Worker

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families to achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. You will gain professional experience and exposure to the child welfare system. EOE

Benefits:

  • $750 Bonus at 90 days for Qualified candidates after successful completion of the introductory period.
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Paid training and professional development
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Generous time off benefits
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To cover all assigned shifts in foster home (nontraditional hours).
  • To provide a safe physical/emotional environment.
  • To provide supervision of activities when needed.
  • To help develop and carry-out treatment goals for individual clients as outlined in treatment plans and/or ISP goals and objectives
  • Develop specific behavioral plan with client, foster parent and social worker to address behaviors within the home and community settings
  • To recognize and confront inappropriate behavior and redirect clients according to treatment goals and house standards.
  • Assist in transitioning youth and families from homes.
  • Maintain cultural competency in working with a variety of families
  • To encourage input and participation in house routines and to encourage integration within the community.
  • Ability to set limits and to form appropriate relationships with clients.
  • Provide transportation for clients as needed.
  • Crisis management
  • To attend weekly meetings, in-service trainings, and orientation programs.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Valid driver’s license and transportation
  • Own reliable transportation
  • Bilingual (Spanish) a HUGE plus

Salary: $50,000-$52,000 annually

 

Residential Direct Care Counselor

Job Description

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families to achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. You will gain professional experience and exposure to the child welfare system. We are looking for 2nd and 3rd shift (overnight) Direct Care Counselors for our Providence locations. EOE

Residential Direct Care Counselor Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Dependability and reliability
  • Ensure that the clients are receiving proper care
  • Providing a safe physical/emotional environment
  • Providing supervision
  • Assist in developing and carrying out goals
  • Excellent at conflict management
  • Provide transportation as necessary
  • Adhere to site policies, routines, and procedures
  • Maintain certifications and trainings
  • Attend weekly meetings, in-service trainings and orientation programs

Residential Direct Care Counselor Qualifications:

  • High School graduate or equivalency
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Own reliable transportation
  • Bilingual (Spanish) a HUGE plus
  • One year minimum experience working directly with adolescents and/or children OR BA/BS in social services or related field with no direct work experience

Residential Direct Care Counselor Benefits:

  • 12 Paid holidays
  • Time off benefits
  • Weekly pay checks
  • Trainings and professional development
  • Medical and dental benefits
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition reimbursement

Sign On Bonus: $750 Bonus at 90 days for Qualified candidates after successful completion of the introductory period. Pro-rated for part time and relief staff.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $21.50 – $22.00 per hour

Outreach Worker - ILP

***$750 Bonus at 90 days for Qualified candidates after successful completion of the introductory period***

Company Overview:

Communities for People (CFP) is a non-profit agency serving youth and families through community-based programs and services. You will be instrumental in helping youth and families achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community. You will gain professional experience and exposure to the child welfare system. EOE

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure individual records are maintained to licensing and accreditation standards.
  • Development and oversight of treatment planning
  • Ensuring implementation of family centered practice
  • Providing regular visits and supervision of youth
  • Attaining housing and working with Landlords
  • Providing life skill instructions
  • Advocacy role for the clients
  • Maintain collateral contacts
  • Facilitates case conferences and discharge conferences for clients
  • Coordinating psychiatric, psychological, medical and dental appointments
  • Actively participating in staff meeting and group supervision
  • Providing support to program staff
  • Crisis management
  • Provide on-call support.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s of Social Work or related field required
  • At least 1 year child welfare experience preferred
  • Must have valid driver’s license and transportation.
  • Organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Adheres to timelines
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of community resources
  • Excellent writing skills

Benefits :

  • Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
  • Generous time off accruals
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Weekly Pay

Pay: $50,000-$52,000 annually

 

Professional Foster Parents Needed

 

To learn more about the licensing process, contact:

Kathryn Botelho
Phone: 401-481-5430
Email: FosterHopeRI@c4p.org

Or visit CFPFosterCare.org

Youth Development Services - Program Director

JOB SUMMARY:

The program director is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation of the Youth Development Services program. The YDS program is a collaboration with DCYF to help ensure that all youth, ages 16+ who experience the foster care system receive a strong array of support services and enhancement opportunities. This is a great opportunity for a child welfare professional committed to ensuring youth leave the foster care system as capable young adults ready to succeed in their transition to adulthood. The program director supervises all members of the program team. EOE.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s Degree in relevant filed. Seasoned human services professionals with at least 3 years of experience working with similar client populations in human service or treatment settings and 2 years in management. Masters level education may be waived to Bachelor level in certain cases at the discretion of the agency with the approval of funding sources.

EXPERIENCE:

Work experience with DCYF involved families, provider community and/or related service providers. Proficiency in report writing and computer skills. Knowledge of DCYF practices and policies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Direct the day-day performance of the YDS program
  • Ensure youth ages 16+ receive high-quality life skills and vocational assessments
  • Ensure youth ages 16+ are offered opportunities for vocational training and financial literacy instruction through public sector and community partners
  • Directs and recruits for Youth Advisory board
  • Ensures youth voice in program operations and development
  • Oversees Mentoring program
  • Oversees matched savings and Teen Grant programs
  • Builds partnerships with community organizations
  • Collaborates with DCYF leadership to coordinate supports for youth and young adults
  • Chairs partnership meetings
  • Develops enhancement opportunities and events, including statewide events.
  • Provides consistent supervision to program staff
  • Builds staff morale, rewarding staff for effective quality improvement initiatives, quality work, and ideas that enhance the program’s and agency’s mission
  • Develops quality assurance measures and tracks performance
  • Stays current regarding evolving best practice and treatment models.
  • Markets the program and handles public relations with diplomacy and prudence
  • Maintains all license, accreditation, client and program records
  • Assures compliance with funding source reporting requirements
  • Available for after hours consultation as needed

BENEFITS :

  • Monthly Retention Bonus
  • Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
  • Time off Accruals
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Weekly Pay
  • Generous Paid Time Off

***$750 Bonus at 90 days for Qualified candidates after successful completion of the introductory period***

SALARY: $60,000-$63,000

 

Communities for People, Inc., and its affiliated agencies are equal opportunity employers. Persons of color, women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

Foster Parents We are always accepting applications for Foster Parenting.
There is always a child or adolescent waiting for dedicated foster parents. If you can provide a safe and loving home you can be the difference in the life of a child or adolescent in need. You don’t have to own a home, be married, or even have previous experience fostering children. CFP will provide you with specialized training and ongoing support. You will be working as part of a treatment team and providing the nurturing of a parent. We provide you with and a strong support network of experienced foster care workers and fellow foster parents and you will also be compensated. EOE

To learn more:

RI:
Kathryn Botelho
Phone: 401-481-5430
Email: FosterHopeRI@c4p.org

MA:
Kristopher Harrison
Phone: 617-708-4510
Email: kharrison@c4p.org

 

Internships
To learn more possible internship opportunities and their availability please contact Sarah Sadooghi at (617) 801-4614.

 

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