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:
- Cost shared health and dental care
- 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
- 12 paid holidays
- Retirement plans
- Training and professional development workshops
- Life and disability insurance
- 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! Apply Now
Looking for an internship? Contact Emily Buckbee Carey at ecarey@c4p.org or 401-241-3121.
Click here to learn more about becoming a foster parent with CFP, or here to learn more about our volunteer opportunities.
MASSACHUSETTS
Residential Clinician
Desire to make a difference in a youth or family’s life!
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 in one of our Community Treatment Residences. 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 a pleasant working environment. EOE
Clinician Responsibilities:
- Provide residents with direct clinical services, including case management, individual treatment, group work or clinically appropriate services
- Complete all required clinical documentation including clinical assessments, Relapse Prevention Plans, and Individual Treatment Plans
- Manage referrals for placement at the program and oversee the intake process
- Determine appropriate transition and discharge plans for all residents
- Assist program staff to develop individualized behavior management plans and support staff to understand and respond to individual youth treatment concerns
- Facilitate case conferences and discharge planning for all residents
- Assist with family engagement, permanency planning and life-skills development for all residents.
- Oversee coordination of community-based psychiatric, psychological, medical and dental services for all clients
- Actively participate in the Program Administrative Team, weekly staff meetings and group supervision
- Participate in agency activities to support the implementation of clinical best practices and improve the clinical skills of agency staff
- Be a part of the clinical on-call rotation
Clinician Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in social work or related field
- At least 3 years of clinical experience
- Prior familiarity with the Massachusetts child welfare systems
- Must have valid driver’s license and vehicle
Clinician Salary: 65,000-72,000 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. 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: $23.75 – $24.25 per hour
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WEEKEND DIFFERENTIAL PAY OF $2.00 at our Emergency Residence, Community Treatment Residence and LIFE Programs.
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EMERGENCY RESIDENCE differential pay of $1.50!
RHODE ISLAND (PROVIDENCE, RI)
Family Support Partner
JOB SUMMARY:
The Family Support Partner (FSP) works as part of the FCCP team. The FSP is responsible for partnering with families involved with the assigned CFP region. The role of the FSP is to empower families toward self-efficacy. EOE.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Regular, consistent attendance and punctuality; ability to work a flexible schedule in order to accommodate the schedules of families; includes some evening and weekend times and may occasionally exceed.
- Familiarity with the principles and process of Wraparound and providing strength-based treatment and family-based services.
- Knowledge of different systems including child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice, schools, health, community resources and ability to engage them.
- Strong interpersonal skills and engages and supports a diverse population of families.
- Knowledge of behavioral disorders of client population, family work, family dynamics, and adult learning techniques.
- Ability to be flexible and work in both an office setting and the client’s homes.
- Actively participates and contributes as a member of the Family Planning Team.
- Facilitates effective child/parent relationships by coaching, education, support and encouraging proper coping skills.
- Ensures that clients and families receive quality services, which comply with the standards set by CFP, DCYF, licensing agencies and other relevant organizations.
- Helps carry out crisis stabilization when necessary.
- Follows policies including Confidentiality and Privacy, HIPAA, Professional Code of Ethics and Dress Code in the delivery of services.
- Completes required documentation, forms and reports in a professional and timely manner.
- Attends, participates and completes all required CFP and DCYF trainings.
QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma or GED. Personal experience receiving services from the RI child welfare or juvenile corrections system required. Experience in raising a child with serious emotional disturbances (SED) or developmental disabilities (DD). Valid Driver’s License and personal vehicle required for transports.
- $750 Bonus at 90 days for Qualified candidates after successful completion of the introductory period.
- Monthly retention bonus of $694.00 for full time employees.
Hourly Rate: $20.00-$20.50
Outreach Worker - Independent Living Program (ILP)
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
Salary: 50,000-52,000 Annually
Per Diem Clinician
Company Overview:
Communities For People, Inc is dedicated to providing a continuum of care for youth and families involved in foster care and child welfare systems. Our mission is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to live with a permanent, loving family while continuously improving our programs to meet their evolving needs. EOE.
Job Summary:
Conduct an initial diagnostic assessment and provide ongoing individual, family, and/or group therapy to identified clients.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conduct an initial diagnostic assessment of each client including a DSM 5 diagnosis
- Provide ongoing individual, family, and/or group therapy for identified clients
- Develop and update treatment plans quarterly, identifying specific treatment goals and target dates of attainment
- Make appropriate referrals for more intensive services as needed
- Seek consultation and coordination from team members and supervisor on difficult to treat issues
- Obtain initial and ongoing authorization from insurance carrier(s)
- Obtain authorization or refusal of authorization to communicate and coordinate with all service providers involved with client, including Primary Care Physicians.
- Maintain case records to highest standards, including all Intake documentation, Releases of Information, Initial and Ongoing Treatment Plans, and Progress Notes.
- Individual/group supervision offered weekly, with the expectation of attendance once a month
- Participate in on-call rotation and provide crisis intervention as needed
- Provide billing information to Office Manager
Experience:
- At least 2 years of supervised practice
Qualifications:
- Licensure in Social Work or Mental Health Related Field
- Approved credentialing with insurance carrier
Pay:
- $45.00/hour for pre-licensure
- $55.00/hour for Independent License
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
Professional Foster Parents
Did you know that being a foster parent can be your full-time job? Like regular foster parents, the most important qualifications are room in your heart and home to welcome children in need, but professional foster parents have the capacity for up to 4 youth at a time, often siblings who we would ideally like to keep under one roof when they are removed from their biological home or a previous placement. One adult in the home must be available as a full-time foster parent in order to qualify.
You can earn a tax-free stipend of $1,400+ per week while providing safety, stability, and love right in your own home. Professional foster parents also receive:
- Time to Recharge: 2 weeks of planned paid vacation.
- Hands-On Support: Up to 20 hours a week of in-home assistance from CFP staff.
- Expert Team: Daily guidance from a Behaviorist, Case Worker, and Clinician.
- Rewarding Work: Make a difference for foster youth without leaving your home.
- Step-by-Step Guidance: Comprehensive training and ongoing support provided.
Ready to apply? Click here and fill out the foster care interest form!
Questions? Contact Angela Watson at 401-481-5430 or awatson@c4p.org
Residential Clinician
We are looking for a full-time residential clinician to join our team!!!
Company Overview:
Communities For People (CFP) serves youth and families through community-based residential programs, managed care networks, home based services, adoption, foster care and outpatient services. CFP strives to achieve permanency, independence and integration into the community for the youth and families we serve. CFP focuses on strengths to foster self, family and community empowerment. EOE.
Residential Clinician Responsibilities:
- Oversee the treatment planning and assist with the case management needs of youth between the ages of 13-21
- Ensuring implementation of family centered practice
- Development and implementation of Individual Service Plans
- Facilitates case conferences and discharge conferences for clients
- Oversight of coordinating psychiatric, psychological, medical and dental services
- Overseeing timely notification of referral dispositions
- Assisting in the training program of staff
- Actively participating in staff meeting and group supervision
- Providing clinical support to program staff
- Crisis management
- Participating on-call rotation
Residential Clinician Qualifications:
- Must have a Master of Social Work degree or related degree
- At least 1 year of clinical experience preferred
- Must have valid driver’s license and transportation
- Excellent writing skills / computer literacy
- Excellent organization and time management skills
Treatment Coordinator/ Clinician Benefits:
- Salary range based on experience and licensure
- Clinical Supervision towards licensure
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Time off accruals
- 12 paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
Salary Range: $60,000-$64,000
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 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
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $21.50 – $22.00 per hour
Residential Shift Coordinator
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.
Job Summary:
To uphold the CFP philosophy and values; providing trauma-based care within the ARC framework. To promote health and safety standards while assuming responsibility for the supervision and participation of daily operations of the site; to provide supervision and training to direct care staff.
Set Schedule:
- Saturday 8am-12pm
- Monday 4pm to 12am
- Wednesday 8am 4pm
- Thursday 4pm to 12am
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Service Delivery:
- Interact with clients in ways that are trauma-informed, positive and uplifting, and with sensitivity to their lived experience. This includes when interactions involve disagreements, conflicts, or violations of policy, rules, or expectations.
- Work as part of the clients’ treatment team in the development and carrying out of the client and family’s individualized service plan which include: treatment goals, vocational planning, social/emotional goals, family involvement and educational plans– prioritizing school attendance.
- Assist the House Manager to ensure staff are actively working with youth and their family’s to achieve their goals and implement any established safety plans.
- Assist in communicating to all staff working at the site of any changes to service plans, safety plans, medication, or medical needs.
- To regularly participate in weekly scheduled recreational activities with the clients.
- To observe and evaluate each client in terms of their adherence to the rules of the program – participating in house meetings and clinical sessions
- Act as liaison, advocate and coordinator for client involvement in self-advocacy, vocational/educational programming, integrated community activities, recreation and learning independent living skills
- To actively partner with families by maintaining contact with the client’s families/kin/mentor and monitor and document all weekly family contacts.
- Prompt reporting to the House Manager/Program Director/Administrators/Treatment team any issues or concerns regarding residents, including missing/absent residents, illnesses, or other incidents or emergencies, including those occurring after-hours or on weekends.
- To provide a safe and nurturing home-like environment which includes managing ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the property (inside and outside) and agency vehicles.
- Ensure a culturally sensitive environment to meet the diverse needs of the clients and staff
Personnel:
- To provide initial onsite staff orientation and ongoing onsite training, maintaining documentation for staff members.
- To provide supervision and training to staff through discussion and written feedback regarding direct observation of staff interactions with youth during shift or in video review.
- Attend and assist Weekly Meetings: Staff house meetings and individual staff supervision.
- To act as an advocate for the staff of the house.
- Ensure clear communication of events, training, policy changes and meetings to staff site.
Administrative/Leadership:
- Provide program leadership and effective problem solving to promote effective services and operations.
- Works in conjunction with the House Manager to encourage teamwork and the continuity of care and services 24/7.
- Represents the Program to visitors, outside stakeholders, and neighbors in a professional manner, alerting administrators promptly to any concerns or issues that may arise.
- To maintain & monitor agency standards for the physical site and to ensure that staff are familiar with the standards.
- Provide timely and accurate documentation in accordance with state, accreditation and agency timelines.
- To provide weekly written records to the program office including; logs, incident reports, menus, budget materials, home visit records, and staff time sheets.
- Participate in required agency training, meetings and workshop offerings completing all required sessions within designated timelines
- Provide data as requested in a timely and efficient manner
- Must have flexibility in emergency redeployment to another program and/or rescheduling staff coverage needs during inclement weather, emergency conditions
- Participate in the Residential on-call rotation
Qualifications:
- Valid Driver’s License and personal vehicle transportation required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage household budget.
- Must be culturally competent and able to relate professionally to a wide range of clients and staff.
- Organizational ability- Exceptional ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
- Familiarity and ability to utilize administrative software like Microsoft Office or Google Suite.
- Strong communication, leadership, and crisis management skills are essential.
Experience:
- Prefer BS/BA in human services or related field and one-year prior experience working with either children, youth or residential care OR High School Graduate with two years residential experience working with children and adolescents. Supervisory experience preferred.
Hourly Rate: 25.00-25.50