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Substance Use Prevention Clinician - 18 Degrees - Pittsfield

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18 Degrees
480 West Street
PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
Phone:(413)448-8281
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Company Description:

18 Degrees is where the sun stands just below the horizon at daybreak. It’s more dark than light in that moment, and hard to see the way forward. At 18 Degrees – formerly Berkshire Children and Families – it’s our mission and privilege to meet people at that point, with the promise that for them, for all of us, the light will grow from the start of each new day.

18 Degrees promotes the well-being and strengths of children, youth, and families to build better communities in Western Massachusetts. We provide education, parenting skills and support, prevention and intervention, advocacy, and life skills across a spectrum of programs serving children, young people, individuals and families in four areas: early education and care; foster care and adoption; child and family well-being; youth and community development.

Our approach with folks is to start with questions about their goals – their dreams. Our work is to guide them to the resources, skills, and support that will help them reach their goals. This is not a typical conversation for social service agencies, but it is one that is central to our mission of Every child in a family. Every family in a community. Focusing on hopes and dreams helps those we serve to see that new beginnings are possible.

Substance Use Prevention Clinician
$50.00 Per Hour
Pittsfield
Part Time
Human Services
Master's Degree
Required
2+

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same!  At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community. 

  • The Substance Use Prevention Clinician provides clinical consultation to program staff and the Youth Services Manager.
  • Consultation primarily consists of embedding skills development into groups, activities and field trips; working from an upstream clinical perspective, recommending referrals for services, working with families as needed and brief intervention with youth to bolster positive coping skills.
  • Support group co-facilitation, working from a harm reduction framework.

·       Collaborating with Youth Services Manager to develop programming designed to develop resiliency in the LGBTQIA+ community. ·       Work from a harm reduction philosophy for positive physical and behavioral health outcomes. ·       Sexual health education, STI prevention and positive relationship development. ·       Collaboration with families when needed.

Qualification Requirements: Education: Master's level clinician; License preferred Experience:  Work with youth, children and families, understanding of harm reduction, LGBTQIA+ work highly preferred, working with teenagers preferred.  Experience running groups or activities is helpful.

Other Required Knowledge: solid skills in MS Office, ability to administer and analyze data from evaluation tools, solid report writing skills.

Schedule: 8-10 hours as scheduled. After school hours primarily with some evening hours, possible weekend hours.

 Multicultural/multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.  Send cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA  01201 or email pmcdermott@18 degreesma.org.  Visit our website at www.18degreesma.org.  AA/EOE