INTERN (Mobile Crisis Intervention)
COME DEMONSTRATE YOUR PASSION FOR CHILD & FAMILY EMPOWERMENT BY JOINING THE WAYSIDE TEAM!
At Wayside, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity- focused community that approaches client care as a matter of social justice. Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults, and families each year. Wayside thinks of our employees as whole people and invests in benefits to support employee wellness.
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:
Wayside Mobile Crisis serves a variety of people with serious emotional disturbances through community based interventions: Intensive Care Coordination, Mobile Crisis Intervention, In-Home Therapy, Family Support and Stabilization, Therapeutic Mentoring, Youth Support and Outpatient therapy. We utilize Wraparound, Motivational Interviewing and strength-based models of care to see families not only in the office but also in their homes and provide intensive wrap-around, family-centered, solution-focused treatment. As a member of the site team, interns will have the opportunity to work in collaboration with staff as well as independently with multi-stressed families across multiple settings.
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
OTHER DETAILS:
Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!
ADDRESS: 88 Lincoln Street, Framingham, MA 01702 PHONE: 508-620-0010 FAX: 508-875-1439 CONTACT PERSON: Clinician Kim Ward
Please contact for a phone screening and we will discuss any questions you have about this intern position. If, together, we determine that you are a match for our program, you will be asked to forward a resume and cover letter.
Founded in 1977, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is a non-profit, nationally accredited human services agency dedicated to building Strength, Hope and Resiliency through its family-based outreach services, residential treatment programs, and community-based counseling services to thousands of children, youth and families throughout Eastern and Central Massachusetts.
Wayside is committed to an inclusive, diverse, vibrant workforce that reflects the communities we serve, celebrates the rich diversity of our children, youth, families and employees and believes that by harnessing the power of our collective similarities and differences we can better serve our mission. Therefore, we are dedicated through open communication and ongoing education to increase awareness and pledge to seek out and respect diverse voices in all aspects of our work.