Therapeutic Support Specialist (20 Hours) - Family Flexible Supports

Flexible Support Services are designed to assist youth between the ages of 6 and 18 and their families who live in Central MA. The overall goal is to assist children and their family members to develop skills, strategies and supports to sustain the child in the family’s natural environment and to help the child successfully function in the community. This program supports each child’s ongoing development of age-appropriate social, emotional, academic and pre-work skills. Services are highly flexible and individualized to meet the varying needs of children and their families.

The Therapeutic Support Specialist partners with referred youth and their “chosen family” to develop strategies for addressing identified needs, strengthening abilities/skills that enhance their overall well-being, enhancing family cohesion and ensuring that services are choesive, integrated and clinically coherent.

Specifically, the Therapeutic Support Specialist will:

• Provide strengths based and resiliency building activities that support each youth. These activities include but are not limited to the following: social and recreational engagement; development and maintenance of friendships; maintaining personal boundaries; stress management, relaxation and mindfulness; daily living skills (i.e. money management, use of public transportation); secondary education/pre-vocational/career planning and preparations; strategies to prevent and address bullying of others and being bullied.
• To collaborate and ensure the development and achievement of each youth’s treatment goals that lead to improved functioning in identified areas of their life.
• To ensure transportation for youth and their family in a safe manner in matters related to service delivery.
• To be adherent to the principles of Wraparound and its processes.
• Organize, plan, facilitate or co-facilitate flexible support groups as assigned.

• Associate’s degree with two years of experience working with youth with serious emotional disturbance or other emotional and mental challenges or Bachelor’s degree in a human services field and one year experience.

• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record.
• Reliability, willingness to learn, and being open to new opportunities.

At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life.

Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL.

At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond.

As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with. Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives.

Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!

 Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include:

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education!  Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• And more!

Open Sky celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, or disabled Veteran status.