Available Positions
Clinical Supervisor-Taunton-New Salary!
About the Program
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForWe’re seeking a dynamic Clinical Supervisor who will mentor and elevate our clinical team’s therapeutic expertise while fostering vital community partnerships. If you’re passionate about nurturing clinical talent and creating systems that heal, we want to connect with you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide weekly clinical supervision, support, and consultation to a team of clinicians, support and stabilization specialists, comprehensive foster care workers, and interns
- Work in partnership with Program Director, Clinical Director and Agency leaders to support staff learning and professional development
- Complete mid-year and annual performance evaluations for supervisees
- Ensure that clinical services are being delivered and documented in accordance with the agency’s clinical philosophy and all licensing and regulatory bodies
- Monitor and review supervisees’ documentation to ensure clinical and compliance standards
- Provide direct clinical services to youth and families as needed
- Develop, review and approve evaluations, treatment plans and safety plans.
- Support and facilitate staff meetings.
- Support and participate in foster parent recruitment opportunities as needed
- Collaborate and maintain collegial relationships with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend trainings as required; maintain necessary certifications and licenses
- Provide on-call support on a rotating basis; this may occasionally include the need for in person response
- License eligible master’s degree in social work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related human services field
- Independently licensed, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT preferred or mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) and); on track to obtain independent license within licensing standards
- Maintain state issued licensure in accordance with Board standards
- Minimum of three years’ experience in providing direct services to children, youth and families
- Minimum of two years’ supervisory experience
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to make sound decisions, direct others and support them clinically
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Empathy and desire to work with youth and families involved in child welfare supporting them towards their goals
- Desire to learn and grow professionally
- Strong communication skills with capacity to effectively give and receive feedback
- Demonstrated capacity for flexibility/adaptability, resourcefulness, and professionalism
- Proven ability to manage complex clinical situations
- Commitment to HopeWell’s organizational vision, mission and values
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- This role involves home and community-based work which could include environmental exposures including pets
- Daily access to an automobile and valid Driver’s license is required
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned by the Program Director
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Clinical Supervisor Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet that needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Education Director, RISE
About HopeWell
At HopeWell, we take on big, messy problems. We strive for a world where every child experiencing foster care has opportunities to live out their hopes and dreams and to learn, grow, and thrive. Academic opportunity gaps for children experiencing foster care are immense, so we are working toward educational equity.
RISE (Readiness, Inquiry, Scholarship, Education) is a first-of-its-kind program specifically designed to meet the distinct literacy and social-emotional needs of young children (kindergarten through 3rd grade) experiencing foster care. We provide personalized, 1:1 tutoring and promote caregiver engagement in their child’s education. We began serving youth in 2022 and are now in an exciting phase of further developing our program.
Who We Are Looking For
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking a bold leader with strong operations skills and a passion for shaping meaningful change. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to innovate, iterate, and lead at the intersection of education, child welfare, and social justice. People with lived experience in the foster care system are encouraged to apply.
The Education Director will bring deep experience in the education and/or child welfare sectors and will approach the work as:
- An innovative leader with sound judgment, excellent communication, and a strengths-based orientation in the face of complex challenges.
- A courageous leader who leans into uncertainty and believes the best designs and solutions arise through collaboration.
- A strategic leader with a proven track record of successfully managing programs and teams through change, who excels at providing structure and systems so that the team has what they need to do their work effectively.
- A creative leader who guides by example and gets involved in all aspects of the work when it will help drive learning and implementation forward.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)
- Oversee the implementation of RISE program model. Implement high quality, youth-centered supports. Apply trauma-informed, evidence-based, and best practice approaches and literacy curriculum. Align with all applicable agency and state regulatory standards, as well as legal and ethical principles that govern practice, in regard to services provided, record keeping, and data collection and management.
- Build rigor and systems into program operations (i.e. training, infrastructure / tools, policies, monitoring) to ensure consistent service delivery with fidelity to the current program model and adapt as needed as program model evolves.
- Lead effective change management by providing ongoing guidance and support to the RISE team, helping them maintain enthusiasm, commitment to, and knowledge needed for the change process.
- Establish and maintain close and productive working relationships with schools, child welfare, and other public and private agency partners. Perform regular outreach to promote referrals, education about services, and utilization of programming and services as intended and represent the agency at all relevant meetings.
- Interview, hire, evaluate, and supervise a multi-disciplinary team of program staff. Provide on-going training, coaching, and performance management.
- Collaborate with VP, Program Impact and Strategy and Chief Finance Officer to develop budget. Monitor and ensure execution of approved budgets and staffing allocations. Ensure that financial paperwork is completed accurately and promptly. Ensure that accurate and prompt billing and payment for services rendered is achieved through monitoring and communication with referring agencies.
- While not responsible for raising funds, collaborate with VP, Program Impact and Strategy and Chief Development Officer to support fundraising activities.
- Other duties as assigned. RISE is an evolving program, and as such, the program model will be subjected to a continuous cycle of analysis and assessment. It will change iteratively as we learn more about how to best support youth needs, and as a result the roles and responsibilities of various team members will likely adapt and change as the program evolves.
The Expertise We Can’t Do Without (Qualifications)
- Masters in education, social work, mental health counseling, or equivalent degree
- 7+ years of experience managing a team as an education or child welfare leader or related role
Additional Skills That Set You Apart
This is a comprehensive list of qualifications. While one candidate may not have deep experience in both the education and child welfare sectors, the ideal candidate will have the knowledge and skills to lead at the intersection of these two sectors.
- Experience with Massachusetts public education system and/or literacy, and knowledge of best practices in tutoring, curriculum, and special education
- Experience with trauma-informed approaches required; clinical training (e.g. social work, mental health counseling) and experience with child welfare system a plus
- Demonstrated ability to organize, plan, and prioritize activities with specific attention to simultaneously attending to higher-level strategies and daily program operations
- Decisive, effective leadership and management skills; strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to drive high levels of performance, engagement, and accountability
- Demonstrated flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit; thoughtful, curious, and open-minded approach to learning, growth, and change; exceptional change management thinking and implementation skills
- Advanced problem-solving skills and judgement; ability to gather and use information and data to monitor program outcomes and manage workloads
- Successful experience in strategic program development and growth
- Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving BIPOC youth
- Highly effective oral and written communication skills
- Must be comfortable working in community settings and supporting a team that is consistently in the field and may encounter a range of complex situations
- Computer skills sufficient to perform essential functions
This role involves some home-based and community-based work, some office-based work, and some remote opportunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets.
- Daily access to an automobile is required.
- Driving is required in and out of the catchment area.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License.
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law.
- Remain current in all required trainings.
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth and caregiver needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change.
- Maintain availability to support the team up until 7 pm on weekdays, as most of the tutoring occurs in the afternoon and early evening.
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care.
The HopeWell Difference – Benefits Beyond the Paycheck
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits, including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Senior Accountant
About the Program
Join Our Mission to Transform Lives
About HopeWell
HopeWell has supported, empowered, and uplifted those in our care for six decades. We are the largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive foster care in Massachusetts. Our programs provide a range of critical social services to children, adults, and families across the state each year.
Who We Are Looking For
Who We Are Looking For
HopeWell is seeking a skilled, adaptable Senior Accountant to join our financial leadership team. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting abilities combined with excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
You thrive in a mission-driven environment and understand how sound financial management directly supports our work with vulnerable families. Your attention to detail, analytical mindset, and ability to manage multiple priorities will ensure excellence in our accounting operations, contract billing processes, and accounts receivable management.
We’re looking for someone who can translate complex financial concepts into practical guidance for program teams, work effectively with state agency funders, and contribute to our contract utilization analysis. If you’re a finance professional who values both precision and flexibility, with a genuine interest in supporting life-changing programs through your expertise, we want to connect with you. Join our team and put your accounting expertise to work making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)
Accounts Receivable and Contract Billing
- Oversee contract billing work and submit monthly billing reports to DDS and DCF. Oversee the Accounts Receivable function, make deposits, record payments, and follow up on past-due items. Record contributions in the accounting system and perform monthly Finance/Development reconciliations.
- Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of Accounts Receivables aging reporting to the general ledger reporting.
Accounts Payable
- Oversee the accounts payable process including processing invoices, collecting vendor and client documentation and information, setting up vendors and clients in BILL, and supporting vendors and clients as needed.
- Review BILL for invoices that need to be approved and/or paid and follow up with the CFO and staff as needed.
- Manage staff, vendor, and client inquiries regarding invoices, payments, coding and allocations, supporting documentation, and reimbursements.
- Oversee the annual 1099 process.
Monthly/Yearly Closing
- Assist the Director of Finance in the monthly accounting close process in a timely and consistent, and accurate manner. Specific duties to include general account reviews, journal entries, manage spreadsheets, bank reconciliations, remote deposits and accounts receivables support.
- Assist the Director of Finance the annual accounting close process in a timely and consistent, and accurate manner. Assist with preparing support documentation requested by our auditors for the annual financial and uniform financial reporting audit engagement.
Youth PEX Card Management
- Manage all aspects of HopeWell’s PEX Card accounts, including ordering cards, activating, and deactivating cards, adjusting card balances, etc.
- Prepare and reconcile the monthly Excel PEX Card spending worksheet and summarize for general ledger entry to record the PEX Card accounts monthly program spending.
Client And Foster Parent Accounting
- Process and generate monthly and quarterly Client stipend payments.
- Process quarterly respite payments to foster parents.
- Oversee the monthly charges for care and representative payee arrangements and provide our program leadership with support related to this work.
- Oversee provider payments process and ensure required bi-monthly payments are processed.
Other
- Monitor HopeWell’s abandoned property and prepare state filings as needed.
- Support on special projects and assignments. Other duties as assigned.
The Expertise We Can’t Do Without (Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field preferred
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the accounting field
- Knowledge of automated accounting systems, preferably Intacct.
- Experience in financial management and analysis for not-for-profit accounting.
Additional Skills That Set You Apart
- Proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook-advanced MS Excel user strongly preferred.
- Experience with electronic billing for Commonwealth of Massachusetts state systems a plus.
- Ability to manage sensitive/confidential information appropriately.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to adapt to fast-paced and changing environments.
- Ethical Practice
- Cultural Awareness with a dedication to diversity and inclusion
- High level of personal accountability for the quality and impact of work and demonstrated ability to effectively organize, plan, and prioritize work; desire to learn and grow professionally and comfortable asking questions
- Excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and strong organizational and time management skills; demonstrated ability to be flexible, resourceful, and juggle multiple tasks and priorities
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts; presents to others as organized, informed, reliable, dependable and approachable
- Able to work independently as well as a member of a multidisciplinary team; collaborative and open-minded; welcomes constructive feedback
The HopeWell Difference – Benefits Beyond the Paycheck
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits, including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Licensed Clinician -Andover-New Position!
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell’s Support and Stabilization Program seeks a licensed clinician who combines professional excellence with genuine compassion to transform family outcomes. You’ll bring advanced therapeutic skills directly into homes and communities, creating healing environments for children and families referred by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Your clinical license isn’t just a credential—it’s the foundation for your adaptable, strengths-based approach that helps families navigate complex challenges toward reunification or permanency planning. If you thrive in dynamic settings, find fulfillment in meeting clients where they are, and believe in every family’s capacity for positive change, your expertise could become the catalyst that helps vulnerable families rewrite their stories.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in person community based clinical counseling services for caseload of children, adolescents and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family outlining specific goals, objectives and evidenced based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach; act as the primary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for children to visits, appointments, court, meetings etc. as needed
- Participate in after hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- License Eligible Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family therapy, or related discipline.
- Mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) working towards independent licensure within licensing standards required
- Independent License Preferred (LMHC, LICSW, LMFT)
- Minimum of 1 year in clinical setting working with children, adolescents and families with severe behavioral, social and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Licensed Clinician -Springfield-New Position!
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell’s Support and Stabilization Program seeks a licensed clinician who combines professional excellence with genuine compassion to transform family outcomes. You’ll bring advanced therapeutic skills directly into homes and communities, creating healing environments for children and families referred by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Your clinical license isn’t just a credential—it’s the foundation for your adaptable, strengths-based approach that helps families navigate complex challenges toward reunification or permanency planning. If you thrive in dynamic settings, find fulfillment in meeting clients where they are, and believe in every family’s capacity for positive change, your expertise could become the catalyst that helps vulnerable families rewrite their stories.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in person community based clinical counseling services for caseload of children, adolescents and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family outlining specific goals, objectives and evidenced based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach; act as the primary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for children to visits, appointments, court, meetings etc. as needed
- Participate in after hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- License Eligible Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family therapy, or related discipline.
- Mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) working towards independent licensure within licensing standards required
- Independent License Preferred (LMHC, LICSW, LMFT)
- Minimum of 1 year in clinical setting working with children, adolescents and families with severe behavioral, social and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Comprehensive Foster Care Worker-Andover
Join Our Mission to Transform Lives
Comprehensive Foster Care – We ensure children across Massachusetts have safe, loving foster homes. In a state and a nation where every child is supposed to have a fair shot at success, we seek to lead the charge and deliver on this promise for one of the most systemically marginalized groups of young people — children and youth experiencing foster care.
We are the largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive foster care in Massachusetts. We recruit, train, and support loving foster homes. And we ensure that the children and teens in our care receive the resources, supports and opportunities that they deserve.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell’s acclaimed Comprehensive Foster Care and Support and Stabilization Program is seeking a passionate change-maker to join our dedicated team. We’re looking for an exceptional CFC Worker who brings heart, determination, and a strengths-based approach to supporting families in our community.
The ideal candidate thrives in adaptable environments and possesses a versatile skill set to navigate complex family dynamics, while supporting various treatment goals including permanency planning and safe family reunification. If you’re ready to make a profound impact and help write success stories for the families we support, we want to meet you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Conduct in person community-based visits with children and families at least weekly or more frequently as needed based on policy and/or demands
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop a strengths-based written treatment plan for each child or family outlining specific goals and interventions
- Maintain case files and documentation for children and families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Collaborate with DCF when providing services for youth experiencing foster care to provide support and consultation to the biological families of foster children to enhance the child’s relationship with family members. Encourage regular contact and visitation between children and family members as indicated in the case plan. Seek to involve family members in plans and decisions regarding the child.
- Collaborate and maintain collegial relationships with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for children to visits, appointments, court, meetings etc. as needed
- Participate in after hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include emergency in person response outside of business hours
- Conduct file reviews to monitor compliance with EEC regulations
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in social work, counseling, marriage and family, or related health and human service field required
- Minimum of one-years’ experience providing case management and/or therapeutic services to children, adolescents and families ideally in a community setting
- Eligible for obtaining minimally a Massachusetts Social Work License (LSWA, LSW) required within 1 year of employment or another state issued license (LCSW, LICSW, LSMHC, LMHC, LMFT) is acceptable
- Excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts, presents to others as organized, informed, reliable, dependable and approachable
- Able to work independently as well as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records.
- Ability to work in predominantly home based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets.
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- A valid MA State Driver’s License and access to a vehicle is required
- Remain current in all DCF, DEEC, and agency required trainings
- Maintain state issued licensure in accordance with board standards
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Support & Stabilization Specialist-Worcester
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForWe are seeking a compassionate, resourceful Support and Stabilization Specialist to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate brings creativity, cultural sensitivity, and a strengths-based approach to their work, adapting seamlessly to meet diverse treatment goals—whether facilitating family reunification or establishing permanency plans. Your ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining professional boundaries will empower families to achieve meaningful, sustainable progress toward stability and well-being. If you’re passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable families and thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment, we want to meet you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in-person in home and community-based based clinically supportive services, skills, and guidance for the caseload of children, adolescents, and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress, and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family, outlining specific goals, objectives, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach, act as the secondary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families, and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations, and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings, including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, and intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for persons served to visits, appointments, court, meetings, etc., as needed
- Participate in the after-hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in-person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts, and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- BA degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family, or related discipline.
- Minimum of 1 year in a clinical setting working with children, adolescents, and families with severe behavioral, social, and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents, and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy, and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home-based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures, including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
Other Essential Requirements
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
The HopeWell Difference — Benefits Beyond the Paycheck
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits, including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Support & Stabilization Specialist-Roxbury
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForWe are seeking a compassionate, resourceful Support and Stabilization Specialist to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate brings creativity, cultural sensitivity, and a strengths-based approach to their work, adapting seamlessly to meet diverse treatment goals—whether facilitating family reunification or establishing permanency plans. Your ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining professional boundaries will empower families to achieve meaningful, sustainable progress toward stability and well-being. If you’re passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable families and thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment, we want to meet you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in-person in home and community-based based clinically supportive services, skills, and guidance for the caseload of children, adolescents, and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress, and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family, outlining specific goals, objectives, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach, act as the secondary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families, and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations, and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings, including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, and intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for persons served to visits, appointments, court, meetings, etc., as needed
- Participate in the after-hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in-person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts, and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- BA degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family, or related discipline.
- Minimum of 1 year in a clinical setting working with children, adolescents, and families with severe behavioral, social, and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents, and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy, and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home-based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures, including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
Other Essential Requirements
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
The HopeWell Difference — Benefits Beyond the Paycheck
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits, including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Support & Stabilization Specialist-Taunton
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForWe are seeking a compassionate, resourceful Support and Stabilization Specialist to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate brings creativity, cultural sensitivity, and a strengths-based approach to their work, adapting seamlessly to meet diverse treatment goals—whether facilitating family reunification or establishing permanency plans. Your ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining professional boundaries will empower families to achieve meaningful, sustainable progress toward stability and well-being. If you’re passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable families and thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment, we want to meet you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in-person in home and community-based based clinically supportive services, skills, and guidance for the caseload of children, adolescents, and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress, and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family, outlining specific goals, objectives, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach, act as the secondary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families, and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations, and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings, including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, and intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for persons served to visits, appointments, court, meetings, etc., as needed
- Participate in the after-hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in-person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts, and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- BA degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family, or related discipline.
- Minimum of 1 year in a clinical setting working with children, adolescents, and families with severe behavioral, social, and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents, and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy, and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home-based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures, including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
Other Essential Requirements
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
The HopeWell Difference — Benefits Beyond the Paycheck
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits, including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Shared Living Supervisor-Dedham, MA
We support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a variety of residential settings as they pursue independence, live with dignity, and engage as full members of their communities. In a world that is not equally optimized for everyone’s success, we believe every person is entitled to receive resources, supports, and opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive.
HopeWell’s Shared Living Program offers high quality placements that support individuals toward leading happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. Staff develop partnerships with individuals and caregivers centered around individuals’ needs and interests that evolve as they age.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell’s growing Shared Living Program is seeking a passionate change-maker to join our dedicated team. We’re looking for an exceptional Shared Living Supervisor who brings heart, determination, and a strengths-based approach to supporting individuals, caregivers, and staff.
The ideal candidate demonstrates sound judgement, has excellent communication, and excels at providing structure and systems so that their team has what they need to do their work. This thoughtful and creative leader possesses a versatile skill set to navigate complex and evolving challenges, and they guide by example, getting involved in all aspects of the work when it will help drive learning, growth, and implementation forward. If you’re ready to make a profound impact and help, write success stories for the individuals we support, we want to meet you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Supervise Transition Coordinators by providing on-going coaching, evaluating and supporting skill development and professional growth, and recognizing good work performance through commendations and other staff appreciation programs.
- Ensure the Shared Living program is delivering high-quality, compliance-driven services, and effectively implementing a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and person-centered approach.
- Ensure Transition Coordinators build strong, positive relationships with individuals and caregivers, treat them with dignity and respect in accordance with HopeWell’s Human Rights policy, and provide comprehensive training that meets all applicable requirements and supports individuals’ development and growth.
- Oversee the evaluation of caregivers and ensure all home and community-based visits are completed as required and all program records and documentation are accurate and up to date.
- Collaborate with the Director to engage in caregiver recruitment, selection, matching, and placement. Work together with the Director and Nurse Manager to manage referrals and intakes, with a focus on ensuring appropriate placements are made.
- Provide on-call coverage and crisis management that ensures individuals’ well-being. Notify and consult with Director, DDS, caregivers, and other stakeholders where appropriate.
- Ensure that the program meets and complies with all applicable DDS regulations, policies, and procedures. Oversee compliance of caregivers specified in the licensure & certification indicator guidelines.
- Actively participate in program and agency internal (e.g., supervision, collaborating with colleagues, caregiver & staff meetings, town halls) and external meetings (e.g. collaborating with other providers, external committee meetings) both in person and virtually as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in human services field required.
- Minimum of five-years’ experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, preferably in a Shared living setting.
- Three-years 3 years of supervisory/management experience.
- Experience with PBS implementation preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and strong organizational and time management skills; demonstrated ability to be flexible, resourceful, and juggle multiple tasks and priorities
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts; presents to others as organized, informed, reliable, dependable and approachable
- Able to work independently as well as a member of a multidisciplinary team; collaborative and open-minded; welcomes constructive feedback
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations
- Computer skills to perform essential functions
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build rapport and trusting relationships with individuals and caregivers and other professionals
- High level of personal accountability for the quality and impact of work and demonstrated ability to effectively organize, plan, and prioritize work; desire to learn and grow professionally and comfortable asking questions
- Must be comfortable working in community settings (e.g. caregiver homes, in the community).
- Empathy and desire to work with adults with developmental disabilities.
This role involves some home-based and community-based work, some office-based work, and some remote opportunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets.
- Daily access to an automobile is required.
- Driving is required in and out of the catchment area.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License.
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law.
- Remain current in all required trainings.
- Staff schedules can shift over time as individual and caregiver needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change.
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required.
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care.
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Comprehensive Foster Care Supervisor-Worcester
Comprehensive Foster Care – We ensure children across Massachusetts have safe, loving foster homes. In a state and a nation where every child is supposed to have a fair shot at success, we seek to lead the charge and deliver on this promise for one of the most systemically marginalized groups of young people — children and youth experiencing foster care.
We are the largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive foster care in Massachusetts. We recruit, train, and support loving foster homes. And we ensure that the children and teens in our care receive the resources, supports, and opportunities that they deserve.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell is seeking a dynamic, compassionate Comprehensive Foster Care (CFC) Supervisor to lead our dedicated team serving children and adolescents in foster care. In this pivotal role, you’ll bring your clinical expertise, leadership skills, and strengths-based approach to guide both our Comprehensive Foster Care and Support & Stabilization services.
The ideal candidate is a relationship-builder who thrives on developing both staff and foster parents while navigating the complexities of the child welfare system with empathy and strategic thinking. Your ability to balance administrative responsibilities with trauma-informed care will ensure our programs deliver exceptional support to vulnerable youth and families involved with the Department of Children and Families.
If you’re passionate about creating meaningful change in the lives of children experiencing foster care and are ready to lead a team committed to this vital mission, we want to connect with you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide weekly focused leadership, supervision and leadership to CFC workers,
- Provides support and consultation to all program staff
- Work in partnership with Program Director, Clinical Director and Agency leaders to support staff learning and professional development
- Support and facilitate staff meetings
- Provide focused leadership, support and supervision for CFC staff within the team
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of assessment, placement, family reunification, foster care and/or adoption services, and the effects of trauma, as appropriate to the services provided
- Provide and document supervision to CFC workers related to specific team specialty, including monthly clinical meetings for staff
- Monitor and review supervisees’ documentation to ensure clinical and compliance standards
- Provide feedback to the Program Director and generate reports as necessary to maintain satisfactory compliance standards
- Develops training programs for foster parents with Family Resource Support Managers, CFC staff, in partnership with the program director
- Complete mid-year and annual performance evaluations for supervisees
- Ensure that services are being delivered and documented in accordance with the agency’s clinical philosophy, DCF, and DEEC licensing and regulatory bodies
- Provide direct services to youth and families as needed
- Develop, review, and approve evaluations, treatment plans, and safety plans
- Support and participate in foster parent recruitment opportunities outside of typical business hours, as needed
- Collaborate and maintain collegial relationships with DCF, community organizations, and service providers as appropriate
- Attend trainings as required; maintain necessary certifications and licenses
- Provide on-call support on a rotating basis; this may occasionally include the need for in-person response on evenings and or weekends
- Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy or related human services field
- Maintains minimally a Massachusetts Social Work License (LSWA, LSW) or another state-issued license (LCSW, LICSW, LSMHC, LMHC, LMFT) is acceptable
- Five years’ experience in providing direct services to youth and families, preferably in a community or placement setting
- 2 years’ experience supervising
- Ability to multi-task efficiently, holds strong organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrates strong decision-making skills,
- Ability to communicate clearly to direct others, and support them
- Empathy and desire to work with diverse youth and families
- Desire to learn and grow professionally and is comfortable asking questions
- Open to receiving and giving feedback, motivated to learn, resourceful, and professional
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts, presents to others as organized, informed, reliable, dependable, and approachable
- Able to work independently as well as be a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records.
- Ability to work in predominantly home-based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Occasional remote work opportunities
- Daily access to an automobile is required due to driving in and out of the catchment area. A valid MA State Driver’s License
- Remain current in all DCF and agency-required trainings
- Commitment to our organizational vision, mission, and program
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in-person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Comprehensive Foster Care Supervisor-Andover
Comprehensive Foster Care – We ensure children across Massachusetts have safe, loving foster homes. In a state and a nation where every child is supposed to have a fair shot at success, we seek to lead the charge and deliver on this promise for one of the most systemically marginalized groups of young people — children and youth experiencing foster care.
We are the largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive foster care in Massachusetts. We recruit, train, and support loving foster homes. And we ensure that the children and teens in our care receive the resources, supports, and opportunities that they deserve.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell is seeking a dynamic, compassionate Comprehensive Foster Care (CFC) Supervisor to lead our dedicated team serving children and adolescents in foster care. In this pivotal role, you’ll bring your clinical expertise, leadership skills, and strengths-based approach to guide both our Comprehensive Foster Care and Support & Stabilization services.
The ideal candidate is a relationship-builder who thrives on developing both staff and foster parents while navigating the complexities of the child welfare system with empathy and strategic thinking. Your ability to balance administrative responsibilities with trauma-informed care will ensure our programs deliver exceptional support to vulnerable youth and families involved with the Department of Children and Families.
If you’re passionate about creating meaningful change in the lives of children experiencing foster care and are ready to lead a team committed to this vital mission, we want to connect with you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide weekly focused leadership, supervision and leadership to CFC workers,
- Provides support and consultation to all program staff
- Work in partnership with Program Director, Clinical Director and Agency leaders to support staff learning and professional development
- Support and facilitate staff meetings
- Provide focused leadership, support and supervision for CFC staff within the team
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of assessment, placement, family reunification, foster care and/or adoption services, and the effects of trauma, as appropriate to the services provided
- Provide and document supervision to CFC workers related to specific team specialty, including monthly clinical meetings for staff
- Monitor and review supervisees’ documentation to ensure clinical and compliance standards
- Provide feedback to the Program Director and generate reports as necessary to maintain satisfactory compliance standards
- Develops training programs for foster parents with Family Resource Support Managers, CFC staff, in partnership with the program director
- Complete mid-year and annual performance evaluations for supervisees
- Ensure that services are being delivered and documented in accordance with the agency’s clinical philosophy, DCF, and DEEC licensing and regulatory bodies
- Provide direct services to youth and families as needed
- Develop, review, and approve evaluations, treatment plans, and safety plans
- Support and participate in foster parent recruitment opportunities outside of typical business hours, as needed
- Collaborate and maintain collegial relationships with DCF, community organizations, and service providers as appropriate
- Attend trainings as required; maintain necessary certifications and licenses
- Provide on-call support on a rotating basis; this may occasionally include the need for in-person response on evenings and or weekends
- Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy or related human services field
- Maintains minimally a Massachusetts Social Work License (LSWA, LSW) or another state-issued license (LCSW, LICSW, LSMHC, LMHC, LMFT) is acceptable
- Five years’ experience in providing direct services to youth and families, preferably in a community or placement setting
- 2 years’ experience supervising
- Ability to multi-task efficiently, holds strong organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrates strong decision-making skills,
- Ability to communicate clearly to direct others, and support them
- Empathy and desire to work with diverse youth and families
- Desire to learn and grow professionally and is comfortable asking questions
- Open to receiving and giving feedback, motivated to learn, resourceful, and professional
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts, presents to others as organized, informed, reliable, dependable, and approachable
- Able to work independently as well as be a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records.
- Ability to work in predominantly home-based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Occasional remote work opportunities
- Daily access to an automobile is required due to driving in and out of the catchment area. A valid MA State Driver’s License
- Remain current in all DCF and agency-required trainings
- Commitment to our organizational vision, mission, and program
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in-person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Comprehensive Foster Care Supervisor-Taunton
Comprehensive Foster Care – We ensure children across Massachusetts have safe, loving foster homes. In a state and a nation where every child is supposed to have a fair shot at success, we seek to lead the charge and deliver on this promise for one of the most systemically marginalized groups of young people — children and youth experiencing foster care.
We are the largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive foster care in Massachusetts. We recruit, train, and support loving foster homes. And we ensure that the children and teens in our care receive the resources, supports, and opportunities that they deserve.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell is seeking a dynamic, compassionate Comprehensive Foster Care (CFC) Supervisor to lead our dedicated team serving children and adolescents in foster care. In this pivotal role, you’ll bring your clinical expertise, leadership skills, and strengths-based approach to guide both our Comprehensive Foster Care and Support & Stabilization services.
The ideal candidate is a relationship-builder who thrives on developing both staff and foster parents while navigating the complexities of the child welfare system with empathy and strategic thinking. Your ability to balance administrative responsibilities with trauma-informed care will ensure our programs deliver exceptional support to vulnerable youth and families involved with the Department of Children and Families.
If you’re passionate about creating meaningful change in the lives of children experiencing foster care and are ready to lead a team committed to this vital mission, we want to connect with you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide weekly focused leadership, supervision and leadership to CFC workers,
- Provides support and consultation to all program staff
- Work in partnership with Program Director, Clinical Director and Agency leaders to support staff learning and professional development
- Support and facilitate staff meetings
- Provide focused leadership, support and supervision for CFC staff within the team
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of assessment, placement, family reunification, foster care and/or adoption services, and the effects of trauma, as appropriate to the services provided
- Provide and document supervision to CFC workers related to specific team specialty, including monthly clinical meetings for staff
- Monitor and review supervisees’ documentation to ensure clinical and compliance standards
- Provide feedback to the Program Director and generate reports as necessary to maintain satisfactory compliance standards
- Develops training programs for foster parents with Family Resource Support Managers, CFC staff, in partnership with the program director
- Complete mid-year and annual performance evaluations for supervisees
- Ensure that services are being delivered and documented in accordance with the agency’s clinical philosophy, DCF, and DEEC licensing and regulatory bodies
- Provide direct services to youth and families as needed
- Develop, review, and approve evaluations, treatment plans, and safety plans
- Support and participate in foster parent recruitment opportunities outside of typical business hours, as needed
- Collaborate and maintain collegial relationships with DCF, community organizations, and service providers as appropriate
- Attend trainings as required; maintain necessary certifications and licenses
- Provide on-call support on a rotating basis; this may occasionally include the need for in-person response on evenings and or weekends
- Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy or related human services field
- Maintains minimally a Massachusetts Social Work License (LSWA, LSW) or another state-issued license (LCSW, LICSW, LSMHC, LMHC, LMFT) is acceptable
- Five years’ experience in providing direct services to youth and families, preferably in a community or placement setting
- 2 years’ experience supervising
- Ability to multi-task efficiently, holds strong organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrates strong decision-making skills,
- Ability to communicate clearly to direct others, and support them
- Empathy and desire to work with diverse youth and families
- Desire to learn and grow professionally and is comfortable asking questions
- Open to receiving and giving feedback, motivated to learn, resourceful, and professional
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts, presents to others as organized, informed, reliable, dependable, and approachable
- Able to work independently as well as be a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records.
- Ability to work in predominantly home-based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Occasional remote work opportunities
- Daily access to an automobile is required due to driving in and out of the catchment area. A valid MA State Driver’s License
- Remain current in all DCF and agency-required trainings
- Commitment to our organizational vision, mission, and program
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in-person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits include access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Clinical Supervisor-Greater Boston-New Salary!
About the Program
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForWe’re seeking a dynamic Clinical Supervisor who will mentor and elevate our clinical team’s therapeutic expertise while fostering vital community partnerships. If you’re passionate about nurturing clinical talent and creating systems that heal, we want to connect with you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide weekly clinical supervision, support, and consultation to a team of clinicians, support and stabilization specialists, comprehensive foster care workers, and interns
- Work in partnership with Program Director, Clinical Director and Agency leaders to support staff learning and professional development
- Complete mid-year and annual performance evaluations for supervisees
- Ensure that clinical services are being delivered and documented in accordance with the agency’s clinical philosophy and all licensing and regulatory bodies
- Monitor and review supervisees’ documentation to ensure clinical and compliance standards
- Provide direct clinical services to youth and families as needed
- Develop, review and approve evaluations, treatment plans and safety plans.
- Support and facilitate staff meetings.
- Support and participate in foster parent recruitment opportunities as needed
- Collaborate and maintain collegial relationships with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend trainings as required; maintain necessary certifications and licenses
- Provide on-call support on a rotating basis; this may occasionally include the need for in person response
- License eligible master’s degree in social work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related human services field
- Independently licensed, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT preferred or mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) and); on track to obtain independent license within licensing standards
- Maintain state issued licensure in accordance with Board standards
- Minimum of three years’ experience in providing direct services to children, youth and families
- Minimum of two years’ supervisory experience
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to make sound decisions, direct others and support them clinically
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Empathy and desire to work with youth and families involved in child welfare supporting them towards their goals
- Desire to learn and grow professionally
- Strong communication skills with capacity to effectively give and receive feedback
- Demonstrated capacity for flexibility/adaptability, resourcefulness, and professionalism
- Proven ability to manage complex clinical situations
- Commitment to HopeWell’s organizational vision, mission and values
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- This role involves home and community-based work which could include environmental exposures including pets
- Daily access to an automobile and valid Driver’s license is required
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned by the Program Director
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Clinical Supervisor Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet that needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Clinical Supervisor-Springfield-New Salary!
About the Program
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForWe’re seeking a dynamic Clinical Supervisor who will mentor and elevate our clinical team’s therapeutic expertise while fostering vital community partnerships. If you’re passionate about nurturing clinical talent and creating systems that heal, we want to connect with you.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide weekly clinical supervision, support, and consultation to a team of clinicians, support and stabilization specialists, comprehensive foster care workers, and interns
- Work in partnership with Program Director, Clinical Director and Agency leaders to support staff learning and professional development
- Complete mid-year and annual performance evaluations for supervisees
- Ensure that clinical services are being delivered and documented in accordance with the agency’s clinical philosophy and all licensing and regulatory bodies
- Monitor and review supervisees’ documentation to ensure clinical and compliance standards
- Provide direct clinical services to youth and families as needed
- Develop, review and approve evaluations, treatment plans and safety plans.
- Support and facilitate staff meetings.
- Support and participate in foster parent recruitment opportunities as needed
- Collaborate and maintain collegial relationships with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend trainings as required; maintain necessary certifications and licenses
- Provide on-call support on a rotating basis; this may occasionally include the need for in person response
- License eligible master’s degree in social work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related human services field
- Independently licensed, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT preferred or mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) and); on track to obtain independent license within licensing standards
- Maintain state issued licensure in accordance with Board standards
- Minimum of three years’ experience in providing direct services to children, youth and families
- Minimum of two years’ supervisory experience
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to make sound decisions, direct others and support them clinically
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Empathy and desire to work with youth and families involved in child welfare supporting them towards their goals
- Desire to learn and grow professionally
- Strong communication skills with capacity to effectively give and receive feedback
- Demonstrated capacity for flexibility/adaptability, resourcefulness, and professionalism
- Proven ability to manage complex clinical situations
- Commitment to HopeWell’s organizational vision, mission and values
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- This role involves home and community-based work which could include environmental exposures including pets
- Daily access to an automobile and valid Driver’s license is required
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned by the Program Director
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Clinical Supervisor Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet that needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Licensed Clinician -Roxbury-New Position!
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell’s Support and Stabilization Program seeks a licensed clinician who combines professional excellence with genuine compassion to transform family outcomes. You’ll bring advanced therapeutic skills directly into homes and communities, creating healing environments for children and families referred by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Your clinical license isn’t just a credential—it’s the foundation for your adaptable, strengths-based approach that helps families navigate complex challenges toward reunification or permanency planning. If you thrive in dynamic settings, find fulfillment in meeting clients where they are, and believe in every family’s capacity for positive change, your expertise could become the catalyst that helps vulnerable families rewrite their stories.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in person community based clinical counseling services for caseload of children, adolescents and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family outlining specific goals, objectives and evidenced based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach; act as the primary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for children to visits, appointments, court, meetings etc. as needed
- Participate in after hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- License Eligible Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family therapy, or related discipline.
- Mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) working towards independent licensure within licensing standards required
- Independent License Preferred (LMHC, LICSW, LMFT)
- Minimum of 1 year in clinical setting working with children, adolescents and families with severe behavioral, social and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Licensed Clinician -Worcester-New Position!
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell’s Support and Stabilization Program seeks a licensed clinician who combines professional excellence with genuine compassion to transform family outcomes. You’ll bring advanced therapeutic skills directly into homes and communities, creating healing environments for children and families referred by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Your clinical license isn’t just a credential—it’s the foundation for your adaptable, strengths-based approach that helps families navigate complex challenges toward reunification or permanency planning. If you thrive in dynamic settings, find fulfillment in meeting clients where they are, and believe in every family’s capacity for positive change, your expertise could become the catalyst that helps vulnerable families rewrite their stories.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in person community based clinical counseling services for caseload of children, adolescents and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family outlining specific goals, objectives and evidenced based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach; act as the primary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for children to visits, appointments, court, meetings etc. as needed
- Participate in after hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- License Eligible Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family therapy, or related discipline.
- Mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) working towards independent licensure within licensing standards required
- Independent License Preferred (LMHC, LICSW, LMFT)
- Minimum of 1 year in clinical setting working with children, adolescents and families with severe behavioral, social and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Licensed Clinician -Taunton-New Position!
We intervene upstream by teaming up with families to stay together. Families in crisis are often facing real-world stressors, such as poverty. But the right combination of supports when they need it most can help build bridges to brighter days.
Through our Support & Stabilization program, we provide intensive in-home supports to families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) who are working to maintain or regain custody of their children. We provide services to alleviate the crises that brought them there, so that more families can stay intact and fewer children are placed into foster care.
Who We Are Looking ForHopeWell’s Support and Stabilization Program seeks a licensed clinician who combines professional excellence with genuine compassion to transform family outcomes. You’ll bring advanced therapeutic skills directly into homes and communities, creating healing environments for children and families referred by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Your clinical license isn’t just a credential—it’s the foundation for your adaptable, strengths-based approach that helps families navigate complex challenges toward reunification or permanency planning. If you thrive in dynamic settings, find fulfillment in meeting clients where they are, and believe in every family’s capacity for positive change, your expertise could become the catalyst that helps vulnerable families rewrite their stories.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Provide in person community based clinical counseling services for caseload of children, adolescents and families
- Conduct ongoing assessments and evaluations of children’s and families’ strengths, progress and needs
- In conjunction with the treatment team, develop strength-based treatment plans and safety plans as needed for each child or family outlining specific goals, objectives and evidenced based therapeutic interventions
- In cases where the service delivery calls for a team approach; act as the primary HopeWell team lead to ensure a safe, affirming environment is established and maintained for all youth served
- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make referrals and connections on behalf of those served
- Assist caregivers in navigating systems, to promote their awareness of resources and access to supports
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate
- Attend all necessary meetings including but not limited to Foster Care Reviews, treatment planning meetings, intake and discharge planning meetings
- Provide transportation for children to visits, appointments, court, meetings etc. as needed
- Participate in after hours on-call system on a rotating basis. This may occasionally include an emergency in person response outside of business hours
- Provide all pertinent paperwork, receipts and necessary information to ensure timely and accurate processing of billing, reimbursements, client support expenses, purchases, etc.
- Participate in weekly supervision, staff meetings, and required trainings
- License Eligible Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family therapy, or related discipline.
- Mid-tier license (LCSW, LSMHC) working towards independent licensure within licensing standards required
- Independent License Preferred (LMHC, LICSW, LMFT)
- Minimum of 1 year in clinical setting working with children, adolescents and families with severe behavioral, social and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community
- Knowledge of and training in child development, children’s mental health, family systems, and therapeutic interventions
- Capacity to be nonjudgmental in interacting with families involved in child welfare
- Ability to support families in developing their strengths to problem-solve and develop practical skills
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy and insight
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records
- Ability to work in predominantly home based and community-based settings where there may be possible environmental exposures including pets
- Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
- Must remain current in all required trainings and licensure requirements
- Access to an automobile is required as is a valid Driver’s License
- Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change
- Some evening and weekend work as well as occasional in person emergency response outside of business hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care
- Generous Hiring Bonus
- Independent License Differential offered for Licensed Clinician Role
- We offer a generous bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language that meet the needs of our families (other than English) – up to $3,500
- Access to our excellent BCBS medical benefits
- Retirement benefits including 401K match up to 6%
- Generous paid time off up; up to 5 weeks off; 2 floating holidays, 2 personal days, 14 paid holidays, up to 15 sick days
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! Additional funds for training and development.
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work! As well as bonuses for licensure attainment
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups, discounted gym memberships, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Student Loan Pay-Down Program – Let us help you pay down your student loans!
- Licensure supervision and on-call stipend
- And more…Click this link to find out more about our benefits beyond the paycheck! https://hopewellinc.org/careers/benefits/
Transition Coordinator – Boston, MA-New Salary!
The transition coordinator manages and oversees high quality placements, with the goal of supporting individuals in HopeWell’s Shared Living and In-Home Support programs to live a happy, healthy, and productive life. We achieve our goals by implementing industry best practices, creating innovative solutions to complex problems and employing staff who care deeply about individuals, our mission, and our values.
This position is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with the Director, Home & Community-Based Adult Services in supporting, developing, and growing the Shared Living program.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Assure high quality support & comprehensive training is provided to the individuals through a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) approach, which increases individuals’ independence.
- Collaborate with the Director to engage in recruitment, selection, matching, transition, retention, and evaluation of caregivers. Maintain & train current and new caregivers in all aspects of their responsibilities.
- Collaborate with the Director to complete referrals and intakes with a focus on ensuring appropriate placements are made.
- Provide on-call coverage and crisis management that ensures individuals’ well-being. Notify and consult with Director, DDS, caregivers, and other stakeholders where appropriate.
- Ensure that the program meets and complies with all applicable DDS regulations, policies, and procedures. Oversee compliance of caregivers specified in the licensure & certification indicator guidelines.
- Develop positive relationships with individuals and caregivers. Ensure that individuals we support are treated with dignity and respect in accordance with Hopewell’s Human Rights policy. Support the development and growth of all individuals served in the program and provide all annual and other relevant training to individuals.
- Conduct home and community-based visits as required.
- Complete all required internal assessments, HCSIS ISP assessments and participate in the ISP meeting.
- Collaborate closely with local DDS Area Offices, Survey & Certification, and other Department personnel as delineated by the Director.
- Keep accurate and up to date program records and documentation.
- Actively participate in program and agency internal (e.g., supervision, collaborating with colleagues, caregiver & staff meetings, town halls) and external meetings (e.g. collaborating with other providers, external committee meetings) both in person and virtually as assigned.
- Perform all duties in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- BS/BA in human services field preferred with 2 years’ experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, preferably in a Shared living setting; involvement with PBS implementation preferred.
- This role involves meetings in individuals’ homes and in the community, office-based work, and some remote opportunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and able to use good judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible, resourceful, and juggle multiple tasks and priorities.
- Computer skills to perform essential functions.
- Strong organizational skills and time management skills
- Empathy and desire to work with adults with developmental disabilities.
- Desire to learn and grow professionally and is comfortable asking questions.
- Open-minded, self-initiate and open to receiving constructive feedback.
- The ability to work well with a diverse team.
- Demonstrates flexibility/adaptability, resourcefulness, and professionalism.
- Passion, enthusiasm, excitement for the human services field
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a culturally diverse population of individuals, co-workers, caregivers, families, community members and other stakeholders.
- Daily access to an automobile is required.
- Driving is required in and out of the catchment area.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License.
- Remain current in all required trainings.
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law.
HopeWell offers a comprehensive total rewards package that values employee wellness, work-life balance, and continuous learning. Benefits include student loan pay-down assistance, tuition reimbursement, funding for professional development, as well as a full suite of healthcare benefits, and generous paid-time-off.
Human Resources Administrator
Join HopeWell as our HR Administrator – Be the heartbeat of our Human Resources team! This dynamic role puts you at the center of our organization as the first point of contact for both employees and external partners. We’re seeking a dynamic problem-solver with exceptional communication skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment. If you’re a quick learner who can masterfully juggle priorities while delivering outstanding service, this is your opportunity to make an impact! Bring your organizational talents and people skills to a team where your contributions will be valued.
What Makes This Role Exciting
As the friendly face and responsive voice of our HR department, you’ll build meaningful connections while masterfully orchestrating the behind-the-scenes systems that keep our organization thriving. Every day brings fresh challenges and opportunities to make a difference in people’s work lives! At HopeWell, our HR Administrator isn’t just filling a position—they’re powering our mission from the inside out! This dynamic role puts you at the center of our organization where your creativity, people skills and vibrant approach create ripple effects throughout our entire team.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Support Talent Acquisition Success: Partner with the recruitment specialist. Post jobs, identify promising candidates, conduct thorough reference verifications, and represent HopeWell’s mission at job fairs and recruiting events
- Advance Technology, Data Integrity & Compliance: Maintain personnel records via HRIS. Conduct regular audits and updates. Support data management and reporting. Maintain and update the HR Connector with timely accurate information for employees.
- Craft Exceptional First Impressions: Orchestrate seamless onboarding experiences by creating personalized welcome materials, conducting engaging orientation sessions, and ensuring perfect compliance with employment verification requirements while maintaining impeccable I-9 documentation.
- Bridge Communication Across Teams: Build strong relationships with department leaders to effectively share critical updates, gather insights, and ensure information flows smoothly throughout the organization.
- Support Employee Leave Programs: Administer comprehensive leave tracking systems for medical, parental ensuring compliance with policies while supporting employees through important life transitions.
- Serve as HR Concierge: Provide prompt, knowledgeable responses to employee inquiries about benefits, policies, and workplace concerns, offering resourceful solutions and connecting team members with appropriate internal resources
- Support HR Programming: Coordinate our bonus, training assistance, employee experience, performance management programs and all other programming, ensuring seamless administration.
- Orchestrate HR Operations Excellence: Seamlessly manage essential administrative functions including managing HRIS software, coordinating complex meeting schedules across departments, creating presentations and data management, monitoring budget allocations and expenditures, and proactively handling time-sensitive administrative tasks to keep HR initiatives running smoothly.
- Keep up to date on current issues and matters related to the HR department.
- 5+ years of HR experience where you’ve developed both technical expertise and people skills
- A talent for bringing order to complexity with your exceptional organizational abilities
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written) that make complex information clear and accessible
- Takes initiative, consistently identify needs before they become challenges, take ownership of solutions without waiting for direction, and actively pursue innovations that elevate team performance and organizational effectiveness
- A detective’s eye for detail combined with a problem-solver’s mindset
- Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills that allow you to establish authentic connections, earn credibility, and cultivate meaningful relationships across all levels of the organization, becoming a trusted resource for employees at every stage of their journey
- Exhibit unwavering discretion and ethical judgment when handling sensitive information, maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism while balancing transparency with privacy protection
- Bring a genuine commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture
- Proficiency with ADP and MS Office applications, specifically SharePoint
- Solid understanding of HR regulations and best practices
- Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field (preferred)
- Recruitment experience (preferred)
HopeWell offers a comprehensive total rewards package that values employee wellness, work-life balance, and continuous learning. Benefits include student loan pay-down assistance, tuition reimbursement, continuing education units and supervision towards licensure, funding for professional development, as well as a full suite of healthcare benefits, and generous paid-time-off.
Family Resource Worker
Family Resource Workers apply a child-centered, family-focused, trauma-informed approach to working with foster parents and children. They do this by providing building and maintaining strong relationship with Foster Parents and youth, advocacy, guidance, and community connections. Family Resource Workers carry caseloads of foster parents based on the needs of the program. Individuals and families served include children, foster families, birth families, kinship caregivers. They are responsible for ensuring child safety and well-being, as well as quality foster care in accordance with out-of-home placement practices, DCF policies and EEC regulations.
Family Resource Workers are responsible for the recruitment, assessment, evaluation, training and support for prospective and existing foster parents. This position is responsible for ensuring that state licensing and out of home care practices and policies are implemented in a manner that promotes child safety and well-being, adheres to state law, administrative rules, and DCF Policies, and that is consistent across the state. The incumbent in this position must have specialized knowledge of principles and practices of Child Welfare, Social Work, Case Management, and Child Development.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies.
- Audits foster parents’ files monthly to ensure compliance with all regulatory, contractual, corporate, and legal requirements.
- Visit with foster parents monthly to provide support, one-on-one education and oversight within the home and as needed based on policy and/or clinical needs.
- Connects with youth in the home and their social worker to ensure that they are receiving optimal care and support
- In conjunction with the DCF, provide support and consultation to the foster parents to enhance the child’s relationship with family members. Encourage regular contact and visitation between children and family members as indicated in the case plan. Seek to involve family members in plans and decisions regarding the child.
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate.
- Recruit, screen, study, approve and monitor foster homes to ensure safe, quality care and compliance with policies.
- Conducts foster parent home study evaluations inclusive of training support plans. Completes monthly report making recommendations to management for follow-up, licensing or de-certification of a foster home.
- Participate in the coordination and implementation of a training schedule for youths, foster parents, and caregivers.
- Assist with recruitment events, appreciation celebrations, group activities, and any other HopeWell events.
- Participate in after hours on-call system to include routine 48-hour visits, emergency response, hospital coverage, and unexpected needs that arise.
- Conduct children’s and foster parents’ file reviews to monitor compliance with EEC/DCF HopeWell regulations.
- Maintain and submit required reporting logs as requested by Central Office.
- Facilitate support group and training for foster parents as needed. Maintains appropriate records in compliance with funding source requirements.
- Supports foster parent retention programs. Records and maintains the statistics necessary to measure the effectiveness of various foster parent retention efforts.
- In conjunction with FRSM, coordinates foster parent appreciation efforts and continuing education meetings to ensure compliance with required education hours.
- In conjunction with FRSM, responsible for the coordination of training for all currently certified foster parents, including MAPP training and on-going training.
- Compiles and distributes monthly listing of local community activities and resources to foster parents inclusive of newsletter.
- Supports training efforts and participates in the training of foster parents on issues and topics specific to short/term emergency placements and transitions.
- Knowledge of best practices in child welfare.
- Can be assigned to work with youth as a Comprehensive Foster Care social worker based on program needs which can include supporting transportation efforts
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in social work or related field required. Master’s Degree preferred
- Social work experience with children and families required.
- A minimum of one-years’ experience preferred providing case management and/or counseling services to children, adolescents, and families
- Eligibility for Massachusetts Social Work License required (Not Applicable in the state of Connecticut)
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds.
- Reliable and dependable with strong time management skills
- High level accuracy and personal accountability for the quality and impact of work
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills
- Ability to be proactive, identify problems and offer solutions
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts, presents to others as organized, informed, and approachable
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License and daily access to an automobile is required
- This role involves predominately home based and community-based work with occasional remote opportunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets
- Remain current in all HopeWell, DCF, DEEC required trainings
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
HopeWell offers a comprehensive total rewards package that values employee wellness, work-life balance, and continuous learning. Benefits include student loan pay-down assistance, tuition reimbursement, continuing education units and supervision towards licensure, funding for professional development, as well as a full suite of healthcare benefits, and generous paid-time-off.
Family Resource Worker
Family Resource Workers apply a child-centered, family-focused, trauma-informed approach to working with foster parents and children. They do this by providing building and maintaining strong relationship with Foster Parents and youth, advocacy, guidance, and community connections. Family Resource Workers carry caseloads of foster parents based on the needs of the program. Individuals and families served include children, foster families, birth families, kinship caregivers. They are responsible for ensuring child safety and well-being, as well as quality foster care in accordance with out-of-home placement practices, DCF policies and EEC regulations.
Family Resource Workers are responsible for the recruitment, assessment, evaluation, training and support for prospective and existing foster parents. This position is responsible for ensuring that state licensing and out of home care practices and policies are implemented in a manner that promotes child safety and well-being, adheres to state law, administrative rules, and DCF Policies, and that is consistent across the state. The incumbent in this position must have specialized knowledge of principles and practices of Child Welfare, Social Work, Case Management, and Child Development.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Maintain case files and documentation for children, foster families and biological families in accordance with state regulations and agency policies.
- Audits foster parents’ files monthly to ensure compliance with all regulatory, contractual, corporate, and legal requirements.
- Visit with foster parents monthly to provide support, one-on-one education and oversight within the home and as needed based on policy and/or clinical needs.
- Connects with youth in the home and their social worker to ensure that they are receiving optimal care and support
- In conjunction with the DCF, provide support and consultation to the foster parents to enhance the child’s relationship with family members. Encourage regular contact and visitation between children and family members as indicated in the case plan. Seek to involve family members in plans and decisions regarding the child.
- Collaborate with DCF, community organizations and service providers as appropriate.
- Recruit, screen, study, approve and monitor foster homes to ensure safe, quality care and compliance with policies.
- Conducts foster parent home study evaluations inclusive of training support plans. Completes monthly report making recommendations to management for follow-up, licensing or de-certification of a foster home.
- Participate in the coordination and implementation of a training schedule for youths, foster parents, and caregivers.
- Assist with recruitment events, appreciation celebrations, group activities, and any other HopeWell events.
- Participate in after hours on-call system to include routine 48-hour visits, emergency response, hospital coverage, and unexpected needs that arise.
- Conduct children’s and foster parents’ file reviews to monitor compliance with EEC/DCF HopeWell regulations.
- Maintain and submit required reporting logs as requested by Central Office.
- Facilitate support group and training for foster parents as needed. Maintains appropriate records in compliance with funding source requirements.
- Supports foster parent retention programs. Records and maintains the statistics necessary to measure the effectiveness of various foster parent retention efforts.
- In conjunction with FRSM, coordinates foster parent appreciation efforts and continuing education meetings to ensure compliance with required education hours.
- In conjunction with FRSM, responsible for the coordination of training for all currently certified foster parents, including MAPP training and on-going training.
- Compiles and distributes monthly listing of local community activities and resources to foster parents inclusive of newsletter.
- Supports training efforts and participates in the training of foster parents on issues and topics specific to short/term emergency placements and transitions.
- Knowledge of best practices in child welfare.
- Can be assigned to work with youth as a Comprehensive Foster Care social worker based on program needs which can include supporting transportation efforts
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in social work or related field required. Master’s Degree preferred
- Social work experience with children and families required.
- A minimum of one-years’ experience preferred providing case management and/or counseling services to children, adolescents, and families
- Eligibility for Massachusetts Social Work License required (Not Applicable in the state of Connecticut)
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds.
- Reliable and dependable with strong time management skills
- High level accuracy and personal accountability for the quality and impact of work
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills
- Ability to be proactive, identify problems and offer solutions
- A high level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts, presents to others as organized, informed, and approachable
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Proficient in basic computer skills and Microsoft Office. Ability to navigate and document in clinical computerized patient care records.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License and daily access to an automobile is required
- This role involves predominately home based and community-based work with occasional remote opportunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets
- Remain current in all HopeWell, DCF, DEEC required trainings
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law
HopeWell offers a comprehensive total rewards package that values employee wellness, work-life balance, and continuous learning. Benefits include student loan pay-down assistance, tuition reimbursement, continuing education units and supervision towards licensure, funding for professional development, as well as a full suite of healthcare benefits, and generous paid-time-off.
Literacy Tutor, RISE
RISE (Readiness, Inquiry, Scholarship, Education) is HopeWell’s newest innovative solution to advance equity in education and improve educational opportunities for children experiencing foster care. The program aims to build students’ early literacy skills through a culturally responsive, evidence-informed curriculum designed to meet the unique needs of children in foster care by integrating literacy learning, social and emotional skill development, and a trauma-informed approach.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and engaged team to work toward closing the opportunity gap for foster care-involved youth. RISE offers an innovative solution, turning the typical model on its head. With tutoring and other educational supports specifically designed around the unique challenges faced by foster care-involved children, RISE is a home-based service that follows children as they move and incorporates supports for any caregivers involved in a child’s life (e.g. foster parents, biological parents, kinship caregivers). This provides children with continuous academic support, even as they experience changes in their placement and permanency goals. RISE launched during the 2021-22 school year and is currently supporting students who join RISE in kindergarten through 3rd grade in the Greater Boston area, and will be growing in size and scope in the coming years.
The Tutor is a dynamic, collaborative, and results-oriented service provider who will partner with foster care-involved youth and their caregiver(s) to support them as youth build literacy, social, and emotional skills. We are seeking someone who is passionate about education, child welfare, and social justice and is enthusiastic about the idea of piloting, strengthening, and growing a brand new education program that delivers real results. This individual will believe that all children can learn and have the strong ability and desire to work well with BIPOC youth.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)The Tutor will:
- Implement assessment and intervention tools with an in person tutoring caseload of K-3 youth and their caregiver(s).
- Use standardized assessment tools (literacy, social and emotional learning) to continuously measure youth skills and learning gaps.
- Observe and assess youth’s home environment to identify and engage in opportunities for improving learning (e.g. creating a cozy and relatively quiet nook to read for fun).
- Collaborate with RISE Education Support staff to assess and develop a plan to address any needs for additional learning supports (e.g. an IEP that would benefit a youth and is not yet being provided).
- Collaborate with RISE leadership to individualize RISE curriculum learning routines and approaches to best meet each youth’s educational needs based on assessment and observation data, as well as information and feedback from caregivers, school staff, and other providers.
- Implement individualized version of core tutoring curricula through frequent, in person, one-on-one tutoring sessions with youth, typically in their home.
- Ensure high fidelity of the RISE curriculum model and employ a trauma-informed approach.
- Partner with RISE Education Support staff (where appropriate) to communicate and collaborate with caregiver(s) about youth’s progress and about how they can best promote youth’s educational progress.
- Communicate regularly and collaborate effectively with community providers, including but not limited to school staff, Department of Children and Families staff, and mental health providers.
- When appropriate, partner with RISE Education Support staff to participate in meetings related to a youth’s educational goals (e.g. IEP meetings, informal school conferences). Communicate about youth’s needs and goals and uphold youth’s rights before, during, and after the meeting.
- Complete documentation including, but not limited to, intake paperwork and consents, needs assessments, service plans, case notes.
- Actively participate in program and agency internal (e.g. collaborating with colleagues, staff meetings, town halls) and external meetings (e.g. collaborating with other providers, schools) both in person and virtually as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned. RISE is a brand new program, and as such, the program model will be subjected to a continuous cycle of analysis and assessment as it launches. It will change iteratively as we learn more about how to best support youth needs, and as a result the roles and responsibilities of various team members will likely adapt and change as the program is launched and evolves.
This is a comprehensive list of qualifications that we believe will lead to success in the role. We strongly encourage candidates with lived experience with the foster care system to apply.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- One year experience serving youth who have experienced trauma and implementing support strategies that use student-centered and trauma-informed approaches preferred.
- Prior experience with child welfare involved youth a plus.
- Prior experience in public education system a plus.
- Must be comfortable working in community settings.
- Strong reading and writing skills and a high degree of effective oral and written communications skills.
- High level of personal accountability for the quality and impact of work and demonstrated ability to effectively organize, plan, and prioritize work.
- Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving BIPOC youth.
- Demonstrated flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit; thoughtful, curious, and open-minded approach to learning, growth, and change.
- High level of professionalism in work and interpersonal interactions with both internal and external contacts.
- Computer skills sufficient to perform essential functions.
- This role involves some home-based and community-based work, some office-based work, and some remote opportunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets.
- Daily access to an automobile is required.
- Driving is required in and out of the catchment area.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License.
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law.
- Remain current in all required trainings.
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care.
- Maintain availability to work up until 7 pm on weekdays, as most of the tutoring occurs in the afternoon and early evening. Staff schedules are centered around both the needs of youth enrolled in RISE and required program staff meeting. Staff schedules can shift over time as youth needs, staff caseloads, and program needs change. Please note that when scheduled into the early evening, staff coordinate with program leadership to flex other hours to align with HopeWell’s 35 hour work week while meeting all job expectations.
HopeWell offers a comprehensive total rewards package that values employee wellness, work-life balance, and continuous learning. Benefits include student loan pay-down assistance, tuition reimbursement, continuing education units and supervision towards licensure, funding for professional development, as well as a full suite of healthcare benefits, and generous paid-time-off.
Master’s Level Clinician
MA Level Clinician will be responsible for maintaining a caseload of 7-8 children/adolescents/families. The MA Clinician will provide individual and family counseling and advocacy services to each client. In addition, clinician will make referrals to community services for each child/adolescent/family.
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Report to Clinical Supervisor
- Provide clinical counseling services for 7-8 children/ adolescents/families.
- Provide a minimum of two weekly individual/family counseling sessions for each child/adolescent/family.
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make appropriate referrals.
- Advocate on behalf of child/adolescent/family with other community programs.
- Participate in co-leading time-limited groups, as needed.
- Make referrals to other community agencies such as clinics, employment/vocational centers, etc.
- Provide ongoing support for family members when a referral has been made to an outside agency.
- Submit weekly case notes and monthly reports to supervisor.
- Provide on-call services during the week and weekend
- Other duties as required by director and immediate supervisor
- Master’s required In Human Services field; License preferred (LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, LMFT); license eligible
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in clinical setting working with children, adolescents and families with severe behavioral, social and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community.
- Knowledge of and training in child development and children’s mental health experience.
- Nonjudgmental ability to foster self-sufficiency in families using problem-solving and practical skills.
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy and insight.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds.
- Computer proficiency including ability to work with email and word processing software
- Effective teamwork skills
- Scheduling flexibility
- Good listening skills
(Bilingual in Spanish/Bicultural candidates are encouraged to apply)
Other Essential Requirements- Daily access to an automobile is required.
- Driving is required in and out of the catchement area.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License.
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law.
- Remain current in all DCF required trainings.
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care.
- Commitment to our organizational vision, missions, and program
- This role involves predominately home based and community based work with occassional remote oppurtunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets.
HopeWell offers a comprehensive total rewards package that values employee wellness, work-life balance, and continuous learning. Benefits include student loan pay-down assistance, tuition reimbursement, funding for professional development, as well as a full suite of healthcare benefits, and generous paid-time-off.
Master’s Level Clinician
MA Level Clinician will be responsible for maintaining a caseload of 7-8 children/adolescents/families. The MA Clinician will provide individual and family counseling and advocacy services to each client. In addition, clinician will make referrals to community services for each child/adolescent/family
Your Impact Will Include (Job Responsibilities)- Report to Clinical Supervisor
- Provide clinical counseling services for 7-8 children/ adolescents/families.
- Provide a minimum of two weekly individual/family counseling sessions for each child/adolescent/family.
- Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make appropriate referrals.
- Advocate on behalf of child/adolescent/family with other community programs.
- Participate in co-leading time-limited groups, as needed.
- Make referrals to other community agencies such as clinics, employment/vocational centers, etc.
- Provide ongoing support for family members when a referral has been made to an outside agency.
- Submit weekly case notes and monthly reports to supervisor.
- Provide on-call services during the week and weekend
- Other duties as required by director and immediate supervisor
- Master’s required In Human Services field; License preferred (LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, LMFT); license eligible
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in clinical setting working with children, adolescents and families with severe behavioral, social and emotional difficulties
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents and families, including experience navigating children’s systems and supports within the community.
- Knowledge of and training in child development and children’s mental health experience.
- Nonjudgmental ability to foster self-sufficiency in families using problem-solving and practical skills.
- Ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, empathy and insight.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of families from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds.
- Computer proficiency including ability to work with email and word processing software
- Effective teamwork skills
- Scheduling flexibility
- Good listening skills
(Bilingual in Spanish/Bicultural candidates are encouraged to apply)
Other Essential Requirements- This role involves predominately home based and community based work with occassional remote oppurtunities. During home and community visits there are possible environmental exposures including pets.
- Daily access to an automobile is required.
- Driving is required in and out of the catchement area.
- A valid MA State Driver’s License.
- Clearing of background checks as required by state and federal law.
- Remain current in all DCF required trainings.
- Other duties as assigned to support quality care.
- Commitment to our organizational vision, missions, and program
HopeWell offers a comprehensive total rewards package that values employee wellness, work-life balance, and continuous learning. Benefits include student loan pay-down assistance, tuition reimbursement, continuing education units and supervision towards licensure, funding for professional development, as well as a full suite of healthcare benefits, and generous paid-time-off.
Shared Living Caregivers
Shared Living Caregiver
Caregivers will become an essential part of the individuals’ life and through modeling and teaching will empower them to maximize their independence. They will assist the individual to maintain optimal health, which could include the oversight and assistance with their medications, medical and psychiatric appointments. Caregivers need to be strong advocates for individual’s and when a crisis occurs, evaluate and report this to the Shared Living team, as well as assist the individual to work through their crises.
Caregivers, depending on the individual’s ability and training needs, could be supporting the individual in the management of their funds and/or following a financial teaching plan. They will attend and provide input at the individual’s planning meetings with the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and assist them in setting goals based on their life desires.
The Expertise We Can’t Do Without (Qualifications)Caregivers must be 18 years or older, have a valid driver’s license and go through a background check (CORI & fingerprinted). Additional requirements for mandatory trainings apply.
Other Essential RequirementsCaregivers will need to participate in mandatory and elected trainings as deemed necessary by DDS and the Shared Living team. The mandatory trainings are as follows, but are not limited to:
- First Aid (2 Years)
- CPR (2 Years)
- Infection Control
- COVID-19
- DDS Mandated Reporter
- Fire Safety & Safety Plan
- Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS)
- Health Observation Guidelines – Signs & Symptoms of Illness
- 509 Healthy Eating Habits
- Unique Support needs of the individual
- Individual Service Plans (ISP) Goals & Objectives
If Applicable:
- Medication Treatment Plan (MTP)
- Guidelines/Behavior Plan
- Supported & Protective Devises