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81 Career Opportunities at Howard Center Inc


Provide leadership, supervision, and expertise within the INCLUSION program. The INCLUSION Program provides intensive, individualized support to Chittenden County children in grades K-12 with serious emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges who have not been able to be served with the most intensive public school-based supports. 



Become a teacher, mentor, mediator and life coach to our residents, while developing therapeutic relationships and modeling healthy living skills. This position comes with valuable supervision and training and the opportunity for professional growth within the agency.


Facilitate community integration and independent living skills for clients with intellectual disabilities who are a part of the SUCCEED program. Clients may also have behavioral and/or psychiatric challenges by providing individualized support. Schedule is Tuesday-Saturday 8AM-4PM. 


INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY - Provide education and support to Howard Center staff on issues impacting veteran clients and community members. This position is pivotal in building Howard Center’s ability to service veterans with culture competence.


Join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. Mental Health Urgent Care is a therapeutic alternative to the emergency department. This innovative team brings a new approach to meeting the needs of our community in collaboration with Pathways Vermont and Community Health Centers.


We are seeking a Registered Nurse to provide school nursing services to students and help maintain a healthy and supportive learning environment. This role involves supporting the health and safety of students during the school day, managing health-related incidents, and maintaining up-to-date health records.


Maintain a stable environment for adults with mental health challenges and/or substance use, at multiple, double staffed residential programs. This position includes awake overnights.


Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced professional, we offer rewarding career opportunities that match your skills, experience, and lifestyle. Our positions include full-time, part-time, temporary, and substitute employment, as well as contracted and internship opportunities. Many programs operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so “non-traditional” work schedules are available. In addition to direct service jobs, we offer numerous administrative positions.


The Transition House is a 4-bed residential treatment program in Essex, VT. The goal of the work is to promote and support successful transitions for adolescent males, back into their communities.


Maintain a healthy living environment, providing supervision, modeling healthy interactions, and responding safely to escalated behavior, while working with at-risk children.


In this position you will be a part of an enthusiastic team that will work to get services and provide support to clients while providing the best customer service. Grow your knowledge of services in the Chittenden County area and best practices as you are trained to work across all client populations regardless of age or diagnosis.


Provide both routine and complex maintenance support services to multiple Howard Center sites.


Looking to make an impact on our community? Come join our admin team in a fast-paced medical/outpatient counseling office supporting our community.


Maintain a therapeutic and stable residential group home for adults with severe mental illness and/or substance use issues. This home is State licensed, (Level IV) Therapeutic Community Residence, with the capacity to serve eight adults, and is always staffed by two Residential Counselors.  We have two part time positions available.


The INCLUSION Program Care Manager would serve to support families in accessing needed medical, educational, social, or other services to address a child's needs and coordinate services across multiple community-based services.


Greet and guide guests (clients, patients, visitors, etc.) as they navigate through Howard Center's Chittenden Clinic. The Chittenden Clinic is one of the largest medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder in the country, serving approximately 1000 patients.  This position offers a W-Th-F-Sa schedule, shifts start as early as 5:30am.


Provide high level support to adults with developmental needs who require intensive psychiatric, behavioral and/or medical support both within their residential homes as well as in the community.

Opportunities for schedules include daytime, evening and weekend hours.

One weekend shift per week is required of all part-time or full-time staff hired.
Floaters are required to work at all Developmental Services residential programs depending on program needs.


The Direct Support Professional Coordinator will oversee the substitute staffing for three residential programs overseeing approximately 3-6 clients with developmental diagnoses, mental health challenges and/or medical support needs. The Direct Support Professional Coordinator-Residential will recruit, hire, on-board and provide administrative supervision to substitute staff. This role will be working to create and implement new processes as the program grows and develops. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong communication and organization skills with a desire to think creatively. This Coordinator will provide direct service to clients as needed. ***One weekend shift is required to be considered for this position***


The Career Coach works as part of a team to provide individualized employment support to a caseload of clients receiving developmental services. Project Hire helps adults to find meaningful, competitively-paid employment In Chittenden County. The specific supports and services offered are individualized for each person, based on their interests and employment goals.

*In order to be considered for this position, please ensure you have attached a resume AND cover letter addressing your experience & interest in the Project Hire team*


New Posting Program Manager

Manage and supervise all aspects of service for individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder. Work within a clinical team to develop, plan, and implement case management, therapy, and community/residential assistance.


Ensure a safe and clean environment (commercial and residential) for Howard Center employees and clients adhering to rules regarding health and safety.  This position offers a Monday through Friday schedule, typical start time is 6:30am.


Howard Center provides internships to students in a variety of settings and programs. Apply here if you are seeking a graduate-level internship. At this time, Howard Center has limited capacity to support interns, but we encourage you to apply if your school/program is listed in this post.


The Clinician provides screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, care coordination and discharge planning with adolescent youth and their families to increase support and overall wellbeing, improve functioning, and decrease symptomology. This role develops, implements and coordinates treatment plans as part of a multidisciplinary team. Services may be program-based, provided via telehealth, co-located with another agency and/or in the field including home-visiting. The Clinician provides clinical guidance, support and recommendations to the individual, client's team and or family.


Provide leadership, operational oversight, and direct the coordination and delivery of military and Veteran services across the agency. This role provides direct service and ensures that care coordination, treatment planning and services are provided in alignment with the VHA handbook and are military culturally competent.


EXEMPT/INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY - This position is responsible for co-facilitating the DEI Racial Justice Workshop.


OPEN TO FULL TIME INCLUSION/BAIRD SCHOOL STAFF ONLY -The Contracted -Summer Group Lead is responsible for the overall safety and therapeutic culture of summer camp groups.


OPEN TO FULL TIME INCLUSION/BAIRD SCHOOL STAFF ONLY -The Contracted -Summer Group Lead is responsible for the overall safety and therapeutic culture of summer camp groups.


OPEN TO FULL TIME INCLUSION/BAIRD SCHOOL STAFF ONLY - Plan and facilitate daily theme-based group activities for the summer camp program. Differentiate lesson plans for the groups based on age and ability.


OPEN TO FULL TIME INCLUSION/BAIRD SCHOOL STAFF ONLY -The Contracted Summer Thematic Group Facilitator is responsible for planning and facilitating daily theme-based activities for the summer camp program, differentiating lesson plans for the groups based on age and ability.


Exciting opportunity to be a part of the growing Embedded Mental Health Program with one of our community partners, SASH (Support and Services at Home). This Clinician will provide embedded (on-site) co-occurring support to adults living in a SASH affordable housing site in Winooski, Vermont and work collaboratively with the on-site SASH Team.


Provide services through Chittenden Clinic's outpatient treatment program to patients dependent/recovering from dependence on opioids.  The Chittenden Clinic is one of the largest medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder in the country, serving approximately 1000 patients.


Provide a safe environment for persons with mental health challenges and co-occurring disorders living in an independent permanent housing environment.  Gain experience in a program that utilizes a harm-reduction approach!  This position offers a Monday through Friday schedule, 8am-3:30pm.


Care Coordinators support families and clients by conducting regular meetings, initiating contact, attending home visits and team meetings, and managing a client's team of support.


Provide case management and support services to adults residing in Chittenden County who are living with psychiatric disabilities and some with co-occurring substance use challenges. This position offers a combination of administrative responsibilities and direct service. Great opportunity to support individuals in a community-based setting.


Maintain a stable environment for adults with mental health and/or substance use challenges.


Provide evidence-based supported employment services by assisting individuals with mental health challenges, obtain and maintain meaningful employment. Ideal candidate will have experience in the mental health field and knowledge of community resources, business organizations and agencies relevant to individuals with disabilities.


Howard Center Northwest Spoke and Outpatient Counseling covers the communities of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties and hosts a range of clinical services including co-occurring substance use focused outpatient therapy, case management and a large MOUD (medication for opioid use disorders) spoke program. This position provides substance use screening, assessment, diagnosis, counseling, care coordination and discharge planning with individuals and groups.

Howard Center North also offers mobile SUD outreach and treatment throughout rural Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. This position has options to provide non-traditional clinical activities, including harm reduction counseling on our mobile substance use services unit. Please apply if interested in traditional substance use outpatient counseling, or in our mobile substance use services unit.


We have an opening for an experienced Maintenance Specialist to provide both routine and complex maintenance support services to multiple Howard Center sites throughout the state. To be considered for this position you must have specialized skills required to perform specialty jobs.


Assist in the Community Support Programs serving adults in Chittenden County who live with severe and persistent mental illness. Work directly with clients in both an office and community setting. The RN's focus will be on developing nurse/client relationships to teach, research, provide, and access optimal health care services. This RN will also cross-train with other nurses in the team to support related programs as needed. Part time, 30 hrs/wk (option for a 4-day work week).


Full time Registered Nurse position supporting our crisis stabilization program in Burlington. Adult Crisis Stabilization is a licensed therapeutic residence which serves community members experiencing a psychiatric crisis.  This offers a Monday through Friday schedule, daytime hours.  


Mental Health Urgent Care is a new collaboration with Howard Center, Community Health Center, Pathways Vermont and UVM Medical Center, open Monday-Friday as a walk in crisis clinic. The Licensed Clinical Supervisor is a supervisory position which provides clinical and administrative oversight within this exciting new crisis program. This position supervises Crisis Clinicians and participates in the program's multidisciplinary leadership team. Considering applicants seeking full time or part time (25-30 hrs).

Recent story about this new program:

https://www.wcax.com/2024/08/0...


The Enhanced Family Treatment Interventionist has the ability to work with a sense of autonomy and structure the workday however they'd like. Work independently or with other interventionists to provide group sessions with the children. Enhanced Family Treatment offers a high level of individualized, trauma-informed, and family-friendly mental health care. Interventionists on the Enhanced Family Treatment team receive comprehensive training in community mental health.


Offer support, structure and therapeutic activities to children and families with complex mental health presentations.

Providers receive comprehensive training in community mental health and high quality supervision.


Promote and support successful transitions for adolescent males back into their communities.

The Transition House is a residential treatment program in Essex, VT, accommodating up to 4 residents.


Work with clients and community partners as part of a Howard Center team serving individuals receiving medication for opioid use disorders through the Chittenden Clinic/HUB. Carry a full case load and deliver comprehensive case management and health home services based on individual client needs.


Develop and manage individualized assessment, treatment and behavioral support services for children, youth and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), mental health and other developmental disabilities and guides all care providers in prescribed interventions. Also, supervise and assure staff provides specialized, effective interventions. Provide ASD consultation to schools, families/caregivers or other team members as directed.


Provide clinical services to youth and adults who are experiencing mental health emergencies, emotional distress, or are in a self-defined crisis.


Help promote healthy social, emotional, and behavioral functioning with adolescent males with trauma histories. The Park Street program is a family centered, trauma informed residential treatment program located in Rutland, VT.


We have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor to join our Outpatient team. The focus of this position is to provide supervision, program oversight and co-occurring individual and group therapy to clients seeking Outpatient therapy. This position will also provide care coordination and therapy to clients receiving suboxone through our office based opioid treatment program (Spoke). This is an ideal position for an applicant that wishes to work within a team of outpatient clinicians and medical providers providing leadership and an array of different services to a diverse population.


This is a full-time position at the Adult Crisis Stabilization Program in Burlington. This 24/7 program helps prevent emergency room visits and assists people as they step down from inpatient hospitalizations. Last year we served 141 people who otherwise would have had to visit the ER for mental health reasons.


Howard Center provides internships to students in a variety of settings and programs. Apply here if you are seeking a graduate-level internship. At this time, Howard Center has limited capacity to support interns, but we encourage you to apply if your school/program is listed in this post.


We want you! Visit our weekly hiring event for this specific position. On-site screenings available.

When: Every Wednesday from 1-3pm

Where: 102 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vermont


Join a team of providers making a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth. Provide instructional and behavioral treatment for children with emotional, behavioral, and/or developmental disabilities. We currently have Interventionist positions open in both the INCLUSION program and The Baird School.


The Jarrett House is a crisis stabilization program specializing in trauma treatment and psychiatric care of children. The Jarrett House is a staff-secure residential home in Burlington serving Vermont children ages 5-13, who are experiencing an acute mental health emergency.


Provide 1:1 treatment service to individuals ages 3-21 with an autism spectrum disorder. Services are provided in school and community settings, targeting teaching essential skills including social communication, adaptive behavior, daily living, and functional learning skills.


The Medical Assistant in this position will provide support with medication management for patients who use automated medication dispensers, coordinate with external medical providers and pharmacies, obtain vital signs and verify medication lists, and assist RN's with training caregivers on safe medication administration practices and patient care. Full time. Scheduled hours between 6am-2pm, Monday through Friday.


Join the leadership team at the Chittenden Clinic, Vermont's largest and first hub. Provide on-site supervision, patient care and nursing leadership.  The Chittenden Clinic is one of the largest medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder in the country, serving approximately 1000 patients.


Wide variety of shifts available to work as a substitute staff supporting individuals with developmental disabilities. Commit to shifts based on your availability while actively helping clients with high need for personal care, special care, or particular behavioral or mental health supports.


Provide clinical direction and oversight of the Chittenden Clinic, one of the largest medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder in the country, serving approximately 1000 patients.


Offer 1:1 community-based support and guidance to individuals ages 4-22. Develop programs focused on goals directed towards emotional regulation and independent living skills.

The ARCh program exhibits a commitment to community inclusion, self-determination, and individualized growth for people with developmental disabilities and/or emotional disturbance.


The Early Childhood Program offers home-based parenting education and training to caregivers, and young children and family providers, as well as supportive counseling for children.


Provide support to 3-6 clients with cognitive and mental health challenges in a residential setting and in the community. Client needs are complex and range in intensity of supports provided. Sub - Residential Instructors cover open shifts (day, evening, weekends, overnights) due to vacancies and planned/unplanned time as they have availability.


Become a member of the Project Hire team as a job coach, providing personalized support to individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder as they strive to develop skills at their current place of employment.

*In order to be considered for this position, please ensure you have attached a resume AND cover letter addressing your experience & interest in the Project Hire team*


Provide therapy to children with mental health needs in both school and clinic settings to improve functioning, decrease symptomology, and increase overall wellbeing.  Successful candidates are trauma-informed, flexible, competent clinical writers, and able to navigate technology. Position offers high quality supervision, continuing education, and membership on a mature and dynamic outpatient team.


Fay Honey Knopp Memorial School is seeking a math and science teacher that is passionate about embracing each student's individuality and strengths, while developing and implementing academic instruction in a small group setting to support student academic success in a friendly, therapeutic, and encouraging environment.


Provide specialized support to clients who possess a range of intellectual disabilities with full and part time options, varied schedules


Seeking Registered Nurses to work in the Chittenden Clinic. Daytime hours only.  The Chittenden Clinic is one of the largest medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder in the country, serving approximately 1000 patients.  Full time.


A sub position that allows you to pick up shifts that work for you schedule. Facilitate community integration for clients with intellectual disabilities who may also have behavioral and/or psychiatric challenges by providing individualized support.


Become a member of the Project Hire team as a sub job coach with a flexible schedule, providing personalized support to individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder as they strive to develop skills at their current place of employment.


Maintain a stable environment for adults with mental health and/or substance use challenges. This is a full-time position that works at Assist, a hospital diversion program that supports adults having a mental health crisis. This is a unique opportunity to gain a broad level of experience in the fields of substance use and mental health.


The Cook provides for the planning and preparing of nutritionally balanced meals for residents. The cook also interacts with residents during meal times, talking with them about better eating habits and their activities of daily living.


Join an innovative team that offers specialized clinical support and therapeutic opportunities to help promote healthy social, emotional, and behavioral functioning with adolescent males with trauma histories. The Park Street program is a family centered, trauma informed residential treatment program located in Rutland, VT.


Seeking Registered Nurses to work in the Chittenden Clinic.  The Chittenden Clinic is one of the largest medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder in the country, serving approximately 1000 patients.


Exciting New Opportunity: join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. Mental Health Urgent Care is a therapeutic alternative to the emergency department. Join this innovative team and bring a new approach to meeting the needs of our community in collaboration with Pathways Vermont and Community Health Centers.  A Substitute Crisis Clinician covers shifts due to vacancies and planned/unplanned time off and has the full responsibilities of a Crisis Clinician.


Provide specialized support to clients who possess a range of intellectual disabilities in community and residential settings.

Schedule options below:

Sunday 7am-11pm, Mon-Wed 3pm-11pm

Thursday 3pm-11pm, Friday and Saturday 7am-11pm

Friday 3pm-11pm, Saturday and Sunday 7am-11pm


Responsible for collaborating with the operator to support the program participant using person-centered communication skills. Independent decision-making is used by the Safety Connection Responder to create and maintain trusted relationships with program participants using effective communication skills.


Manage and supervise all aspects of service for individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder. Work within a clinical team to develop, plan, and implement case management, therapy, and community/residential assistance.


This remote/home-based position is responsible for providing overnight coordination and implementation of residential independent living supports between the hour of 8 pm and 7am to individuals with a developmental disability, a mental health diagnosis, or desire to age in place.


Do you like to provide students with varied community based learning opportunities? If you do, then the Fay Honey Knopp Memorial School is the school for you!