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ABOUT BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS, INC.

For more 50 years, Bridge Over Troubled Waters has provided a comprehensive continuum of care for runaway, homeless, and high risk youth in Boston, and has been a national model in providing innovative youth services. Our mission is to transform the lives of youth through safe, supportive and encouraging relationships, counseling, housing, and skill-building, to guide them towards self-sufficiency and achieving their goals.

If you are looking for a career in a fast paced setting that is committed to collaborating with all youth who come through the door and finding creative solutions to difficult problems, we invite you to apply.

THE OPPORTUNITY: 

The Transitional Day Program (TDP) is a drop-in center for homeless youth 18-24 years old in Boston. Youth utilizing the TDP are typically sleeping outside, staying in emergency shelters or couch surfing. The TDP offers survival services (food, showers, laundry, & clothing) as well as intensive case management and support services to help youth move beyond the streets into safe and stable housing. The TDP Counselor is responsible for overseeing the program milieu, building therapeutic rapport with youth and providing case management services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise the program Milieu / Drop-in
• Effective crisis management/intervention skills

• Administer/coordinate YYA basic needs and survival services; including breakfast, lunch, showers, laundry, computer games, field trips, outings, and physical exercise

• Provide /facilitate skills-building group activities and workshops
• Intensive case management; including initiating referrals, as needed
• Connect YYA with opportunities to engage services; including education, employment, housing, mental healthcare, and substance abuse services

Public Relations

• Serve as liaison/advocate between Bridge, YYA, and the community
• Attend/ represent Bridge at community and external events as needed
• Responsible for building and maintaining effective partnerships between Bridge and collateral organizations; with special attention to city and state partnering organizations
• Actively recruit YYA eligible for TDP services

Diversity

• Ensure that all Bridge activities, services and programs are conducted in a manner that is sensitive to and shows respect for the cultural and ethnic diversity for all Bridge clients

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS Degree required (Social Work or a related field), or two years + experience working with youth and young adults (18- 24 yo)

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Bridge Over Troubled Waters is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a paid hourly rate and a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision plans, paid time off and a retirement savings plan. Bridge also provides a bonus of $2500 for all new Full time employees payable in two $1250 installments after 6 months and at one year of service with Bridge.

Salary for this position starts at $19-$21/hour and is commensurate with experience. All Bridge Over Troubled Waters employees are eligible for an annual performance based raise or cost of living adjustment.

This is a full time in person role. Hours are four days per week from 7am to 5pm. The TDP is open Monday through Friday currently and will soon expand to a 7 day per week schedule.

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ duty is to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of recognized hazards. As such we have adopted a MANDATORY COVID 19 VACCINATION POLICY for our employees. This policy is intended to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees as well as their families, our clients, and visitors who spend time in our facilities from COVID 19’s infectious conditions. This policy complies with all State and Local Laws and is based upon guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health and licensing authorities, as applicable. Employees who have underlying medical conditions that contraindicates administration of all available COVID-19 vaccines, are pregnant, or object to receiving any of the COVID-19 vaccines available based on sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance may request a vaccine exemption through Human Resources.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, cultural heritage, ancestry, political belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability or veteran status.