Behavioral Health Network 417 Liberty Street SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104 Company Description: Salary Range: Location: Per Year Springfield MA Job Type: Category: Full Time Home Healthcare Education Level: Work Experience: Associate Degree Preference: Required Preference: Nice to have Skills/Certifications/Licences: Description: Join BHN as we help children and youth gain life skills through our local community! Join our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Therapeutic Mentor in the Therapeutic Mentoring program at Behavioral Health Network! Therapeutic Mentors provide structured, one-on-one strength-based support to youth in Western Massachusetts communities, addressing their daily living, social and communication needs. They provide these services in any setting where the youth lives and in other community settings, such as school, child care centers, respite and other settings appropriate for the youth’s needs, functioning and culture. In the Therapeutic Mentoring program at BHN, caring mentors dedicate their time on-on-one with a child or youth to work on building a variety of life skills in the community. Therapeutic Mentoring is a time-limited and targeted service intended to support other services already in place for the children served. Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities. Requirements: Therapeutic Mentors at Behavioral Health Network have the following qualities: • Previous experience working with children with Serious Emotional Disturbance. • Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year experience working with target population. • OR Associates’ degree, high school diploma, or GED and two (2) years experience working with target population. • Good communication skills. • Interest in helping others. • Ability to create and implement strategies to facilitate achievement of agreed-upon goals. If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website at www.bhninc.org and click on “Work Here and Make a Difference” to apply!