Top 65 Youth worker Jobs in West Springfield Ma

Youth Worker
Roca, Inc —Springfield, MA
- $60,000 - $62,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Bilingual
- Computer literacy
- Mid-level
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Youth Worker-Young Mothers Program
Roca, Inc —Springfield, MA
- $60,000 - $62,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Spanish
- Computer literacy
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
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1st Shift Direct Care
Mental Health Association - Western MA —Springfield, MA
- $19 - $21 an hour
- Part-time
- 18 years or older
- Cooking
- Residential
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Therapeutic Training and Support Worker
Center for Human Development —West Springfield, MA
- $27 - $30 an hour
- Computer literacy
- Caregiving
- Driver's License
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Direct Care Worker (Relief/Per Diem)
Mental Health Association - Western MA —Chicopee, MA
- $18 - $19 an hour
- Per diem
- Cooking
- Residential
- High school diploma or GED
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Children Services Worker (Office/On-site)
State of Connecticut - Department of Children & Families —East Windsor, CT
- $30.40 - $42.68 an hour
- Part-time
- Bilingual
- Children
- Travel
- Paid training
- Professional development assistance
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK INC —Springfield, MA
- $22.50 - $24.60 an hour
- Part-time
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Relief Intake Worker
YWCA of Western Massachusetts —Springfield, MA
- $20 an hour
- Per diem
- Spanish
- Criminal background check
- Organizational skills
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Therapeutic Training and Support Worker
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK INC —Springfield, MA
- $22 - $24 an hour
- Multiple hires
- Spanish
- English
- Driver's License
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Assistant Youth Program Director | Adolescent & Family Services
Gandara Mental Health Center, Inc. —Springfield, MA
- $54,000 - $58,000 a year
- Bilingual
- Background check
- Writing skills
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid holidays
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Therapeutic Mentor/Therapeutic Training and Support Staff
Justice Resource Institute —Holyoke, MA
- $20 - $30 an hour
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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YOUTH CENTER ASSISTANT
Town of Enfield CT —Enfield, CT
- $17.50 an hour
- Part-time
- CPR Certification
- High school
- High school diploma or GED
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YWCA of Western Massachusetts —Springfield, MA
- $20 an hour
- Part-time
- Spanish
- Criminal background check
- Conflict management
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2nd Shift Direct Care
Mental Health Association - Western MA —Springfield, MA
- $19 - $21 an hour
- Part-time
- 18 years or older
- Clean driving record
- Residential
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Family Support Worker
18 Degrees —West Springfield, MA
- $22.02 an hour
- Online Application
- Bilingual
- Background check
- Writing skills
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Overnight Awake Shiftworker, Springfield, MA
Key Program, Inc. —Springfield, MA
- $24 an hour
- Overnight shift
- Bilingual
- Background check
- Residential
- Paid holidays
- Dental insurance
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Maintenance
Center for Human Development —Springfield, MA
- $20 an hour
- Background check
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Therapeutic Training & Support Worker
Northeast Center for Youth & Families, Inc. (NCYF) —Easthampton, MA
- $28 an hour
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Residential
- Driver's License
- Paid training
- Paid holidays
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Clinician - Masters
Center for Human Development —Chicopee, MA
- $62,000 a year
- Mid-level
- Residential
- Driver's License
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Case Manager/Family Support Worker, Springfield
Clinical & Support Options Inc —Springfield, MA
- $38,000 - $44,000 a year
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- Adults
- Driver's License
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance

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Youth Worker

Roca, Inc -
Springfield, MA

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Job Details

Full-time
$60,000 - $62,000 a year

Qualifications

Computer operation
Computer literacy
Driver's License
Conflict management
Managing projects
Experience working with individuals from underserved communities

Full Job Description

About Roca

Roca is an internationally recognized violence intervention and behavioral health program that works with the young people most likely to shoot or be shot. Founded in 1988 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Roca now serves nearly 2,000 of the highest-risk young people each year across seven sites in Massachusetts, Baltimore (MD), and Hartford (CT).

Roca’s work is grounded in Rewire CBT, a breakthrough adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy designed for young people living with trauma, disconnected from traditional services, and involved in/impacted by violence. Through relentless outreach, long-term relationships, and skill-building, Roca helps youth move from reacting to choosing, from surviving to living.

Meanwhile, the Roca Impact Institute extends this reach nationally. Launched in 2020, the Institute trains community violence intervention staff, criminal justice agencies, and police officers in Rewire CBT, building trauma-informed practices and systems change across the country. To date, the Institute has trained more than 10,000 staff across 100+ organizations in 24 states and D.C.

Position Overview

The Youth Worker will report to the Assistant Director. The Youth Worker will have the primary responsibility of engaging 25 very high risk young adults through relationships and programming as well as working with community partners (police, probation officers, community members) within the communities Roca is serving.

The successful Youth Worker will work closely with team members, supervisors, and others within the organization to ensure that each young person is driving to outcomes of economic independence and living out of harm’s way. We strive to meet the following outcomes: No Re-Incarcerations and Retained Employment.

General Responsibilities

Facilitate, apply, practice, and demonstrate Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT) using Roca’s Intervention Model.
Consistently exercise and application of Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT) informally, formally and virtually.
Assist and role model in the process of obtaining and sustaining employment through job search and overall workforce professionalism.
Engage with other aspects of work, such as but not limited to, court engagement, work behind the wall, peacemaking circles, work with the community, productive and professional participation in meetings, etc.
Continually learn, demonstrate, practice and improve skills related to Roca’s intervention model.
Ensure accurate and timely entry of case notes into ETO (Efforts to Outcome system) daily.
Act as a Crew Supervisor and manage a work crew, when needed.
Analyze and interpret ETO data as it relates to young people and understanding how data relates to a young person’s progress.
Ability to adapt outreach efforts in accordance of data collected in ETO.
Other duties as assigned.

Specific Job Responsibilities

Maintain a caseload of young people and build transformation relationships in alignment with Roca’s intervention model.
Demonstrate the ability to provide additional types of educational/vocational/life skills programming, in person and virtually, e.g. educational classes, ServSafe, upgraded workforce professional skills, parenting, healthy habits, driver’s education, and/or the ability to help with job placement.
Strategically plan workweek schedules— including outreach lists for contact, programming needs, identifying if YP is in need of additional assistance and CBT coaching and constructive use of Track Books.

Qualifications

The very nature of Roca’s work requires an individual of great commitment and energy to the mission. Roca seeks a highly driven individual who is in alignment with the culture and values of Roca. In addition, the ideal candidate for this position will be a trustworthy decision-maker. He/she will have a sense of humor, feel passionate and committed to direct work with high risk youth, and demonstrate interest in coaching and supporting coworkers.

Roca expects candidates to have the following skills:

BA preferred/Equivalent experience accepted

-Minimum of three years of direct service work with high risk young people.
Understanding and experience working with street involved high risk young people.
Capacity for creative problem-solving, conflict resolution, violence prevention.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Capacity to think and act intentionally and strategically to help young people change behaviors.
Creative problem solving and thinking.
Excellent at organizing, managing and completing multiple complex projects and tasks simultaneously with thoroughness, accuracy, timeliness and good humor.
Self-motivation, initiative, sound judgment, and commitment to ongoing learning are essential.
Ability to work as a part of a team.

Requirements for the position:

Ability to travel around the service area.
Computer Literacy
Valid state issued driver’s license.
Criminal background and current driving record check.
Willingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours, and Holidays and/or weekends as needed.
Ability to work with diverse cultures.
Strong attendance and high energy.
Bilingual preferred but not required

Physical Demands:

The physical demands that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, and talk and hear. - The employee is frequently required to push, pull, stock, and must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Work can be repetitive in nature.- Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.

It may be necessary to wear some protective clothing and/or equipment such as rain and snow gear, boots, goggles, hard hat, full face shield, respirator, ear plugs/muffs and gloves. Work requires physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven surfaces, and recurring bending, climbing, crawling, crouching, stooping, and reaching, and occasional lifting or moderately heavy items. Work requires average physical agility and dexterity.

Work Environment:

The work environment an employee is exposed to while performing the essential functions of this job.

The position can work in outdoor and indoor environments. - The noise level is typically moderate. - The incumbent is frequently exposed to all outdoor weather conditions.

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youth worker jobs in west springfield ma

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