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101 Career Opportunities at Howard Center Inc


New Posting Security Officer

Opportunity to work in an award-winning addiction program, addressing the opioid epidemic in Vermont. Perform security patrols at the Chittenden Clinic to ensure a safe environment for patients, employees and visitors.  The Chittenden Clinic is one of the largest medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder in the country, serving approximately 1000 patients. Ideal candidates can assess/evaluate situations effectively and have solid active listening skills.


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.


Provide 1:1 treatment service to individuals ages 2-21 with an autism spectrum disorder. Services are provided in, home, school, and community settings, targeting teaching essential skills including social communication, adaptive behavior, daily living, and functional learning skills.


Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an evidence-based parent training treatment for young children with emotional and behavioral disorders that places emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-child interaction patterns. Sessions consist of live, in-the-moment coaching for adult caregivers as they interact with their child to decrease stress in the parent-child relationship, learn therapeutic parenting skills to promote positive communication, and set appropriate limits.


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


Lakeview is a long-term recovery-based Howard Center group home for 16 adults with mental health challenges. Many of our residents have lived together for decades, and several of our dedicated team members have worked at Lakeview for decades as well.  Full time, awake overnight.


Maintain a stable environment for adults with mental health challenges and/or substance use, at multiple, double staffed residential programs. This position offers an awake overnight schedule, Sunday to Wednesday, 11pm-8:30am


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 a team of providers making a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth.The Baird School provides an alternative educational environment for children ages 5-14 (grades K-8) whose needs cannot be met in a regular educational environment due to social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges.


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.


The Team Lead role is a blend of leadership and supervisory responsibilities and direct service to clients. This role assists in program coordination including staff supervision, recruitment, training, and scheduling.  


The Military Outreach Clinician serves as the primary military contact at Howard Center and develops and sustains connection with military/veteran organizations to improve care to the military community. This position will provide assessments and case management to an assigned caseload of veteran and military service member’s families with mental health, substance use disorders and/or co-occurring disorders. 



A Technology Support Analyst provides timely front-line technology support to include coordination, diagnoses and troubleshooting incoming employee calls and HelpDesk requests. Performs user administration functions for new hires, staff changes, and terminations.


Provide service in a residential home serving children ages 5-13, who are experiencing an acute mental health emergency.

Join the Crisis Stabilization team at the Jarrett House. The Jarrett House is a staff-secure residential home in Burlington, Vermont for youth.


As a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) team member, implement the Agency's strategic diversity, inclusion and equity objectives, while coordinating DEI programs for all levels of staff. Consider this 20 hour, benefits eligible position, if you are motivated to work on culture changes for a human services agency.


A Senior Crisis Clinician has the full responsibilities as the Crisis Clinician while acting in a leadership role with specific duties and projects determined by the supervisor. This is an excellent professional development opportunity!


Provide quality assistance to clients, community members, the general public and employees of the agency and ensure efficient and smooth day-to-day operations of Howard Center's Crisis Programs. 


New Posting Care Manager - CSP

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.


Provide psychiatric consultation, clinical leadership and direct care to assigned services. This care includes diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.  16 hrs/wk.


Looking to make an impact on our community? Provide quality assistance to clients, community members, the general public and employees of the agency and ensure efficient and smooth day-to-day operations of our programs.  This position supports the Access and Intake Program and the Peer Specialist Program.


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.


Establish and maintain a therapeutic environment for adults with mental health/substance use challenges and a history of homelessness. Implement treatment plans and teach independent living skills. The Community Apartments program offers support for adults living with mental health and substance abuse challenges who have experienced past hospitalizations.  This position offers a 3pm-12am schedule.


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. 

Recent story about this new program:

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




Provide case management and specialized intervention services to clients in the syringe exchange and low barrier buprenorphine program. This includes assessment, service coordination, risk reduction knowledge and skill development, treatment planning, crisis intervention, HIV counseling/testing/referral, HCV counseling/testing/referral, drug overdose prevention, and related services.


Looking to make an impact on our community? Come join our admin team in a fast-paced medical/outpatient counseling office supporting our community. Provide quality assistance to clients, community members, the general public and employees of the agency and ensure efficient and smooth day-to-day operations of our building. Previous outpatient office and electronic health record experience is preferred.


Provide oversight, coordination and documentation of the medical care for clients served in Howard Center's SPOKE programs. Work on a multi-disciplinary team providing substance use and mental health treatment including medication for opioid use disorders.


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. Master's degree and clinical licensure required.


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


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.


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. This is a 32-hr/wk position.


Ensure a safe, healthy, and functional environment while providing direct service to adult clients. This role also provides guidance and assistance in order to help clients meet their individual goals.  Maintain a therapeutic and stable residential group home for adults with a range of intellectual disabilities, mental illness and/or substance use issues.

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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 is a unique position that provides support to children outside of the classroom and in the community. The interventionist can get creative with planning daily sessions that are fun and productive yet tailored to each child's likes and dislikes.


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.


Join the dynamic Access and Intake team as our newest Intake Clinician! You will have the opportunity to hone your clinical assessment and diagnostic skills while supporting diverse clients to connect with appropriate services.


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.


Assist clients participating in our Community Support Program (CSP) in looking for and securing safe and affordable housing. Serve Chittenden County adults 18 and older with severe and/or persistent mental health challenges.


Join the Outpatient team to provide Intensive Outpatient level of care and work in the Federal treatment courts.


Exciting new opportunity: join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care Monday through Friday during the daytime hours.


Exciting new opportunity: join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care during daytime hours from Monday through Friday.


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


The ideal candidate will have sufficient course work in either math or science to facilitate an engaging learning environment with opportunity for hands on, experiential learning that will connect academic skills with practical application in the real world. Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary to help differentiate curriculum and support varied learning styles will be provided.


Join our growing Peer Support Services at Howard Center!  We are expanding roles and opportunities for peer specialists to work within our community-based Mobile Crisis Program. Peer specialists will respond with clinicians to offer support including but not limited to providing appropriate community resources and follow up.  See full post for details.


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.


The School Services Program helps children, ages 5-22 and their families address challenges so that children can experience healthy development and school success. School Services Clinicians act as the link between home, school and community in order to promote and support students' overall school and social success.


Exciting new opportunity: join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care Monday through Friday during the daytime hours.

Recent story about this new program:

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


Exciting new opportunity: join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care during daytime hours from Monday through Friday.

Recent story about this new program:

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


Exciting new opportunity: join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care during daytime hours from Monday through Friday.

Recent story about this new program:

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


Exciting new opportunity: lead a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care during daytime hours from Monday through Friday.

Recent story about this new program:

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




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.


Facilitate client care delivery by supporting nurses, medical providers, and the clinical team in both clinical and administrative capacities. 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.  Part time and full time available.  Scheduled hours between 6am-2pm.  


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Provide intensive clinical support and therapeutic opportunities in both a residential setting and in the community to individuals with cognitive and mental health challenges. The residential programs are modeled off of a home setting serving between 3-6 clients.


The Employment Advisor 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.


Provide clinical leadership to the school, assuring best practices are adhered to within the field of behavioral and mental health treatment for children. This includes staff supervision and training, guidance and oversight of all clinical aspects of treatment services, assuring adherence to best practices and representation of the program within the community.


Seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the team at 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.


This is a co-hire position between Howard Center and the Essex Westford School District.


Initiate constructive activities that address goals on a client's Individual Support Agreement (treatment plan), facilitate community inclusion, daily living, and skill acquisition and provide needed behavioral and/or mental health support.


Join Howard Center in an exciting, community focused position with harm reduction and community SUD team focusing on low barrier treatment and access. This unique position will have a variety of outreach and non-traditional clinical activities for an outpatient clinician. Apply if you are interested in helping members of our community with barriers to traditional treatment, working with community partners and would like to gain experience with substance use treatment.

Howard Center's Outpatient services cover 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.


Provide intensive, specialized instructional and behavioral treatment. Help support services to children with emotional, behavioral, developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. Services are delivered in school and community settings and target the teaching/shaping of essential communication, social, adaptive, daily living and functional learning skills.


Exciting new opportunity: lead a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care.  This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care during daytime hours from Monday through Friday.


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.


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


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


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


The Licensed Clinical Supervisor is a supervisory position in Outpatient Services which provides clinical and administrative supervision, individual and group therapy, assessment, and service coordination. The focus of this newly developed position is to provide short term, solution focused therapy to adults with co-occurring disorders. This position will supervise staff who serve children and families as well as adults with co-occurring disorders.


Exciting new opportunity: join a multi-disciplinary team in the new Mental Health Urgent Care. This will provide a welcome alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals seeking Mental Health Care Monday through Friday during the daytime hours.

Recent story about this new program:

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




Provide support services to adults in psychiatric crisis through connection and relationship building. A Peer Specialist's approach is guided by personal experience and recovery from mental health and/or substance misuse.  Part time, 30 hrs/wk.


The Clinician collaborates with colleagues and Program Leadership to shape the therapeutic direction of the program. Responsibilities include direct support, consultation, therapeutic group work and crisis intervention. This role directs therapeutic interventions and supports for students, and provides training to school support staff.


Perinatal Support Services (PSS) provides therapy to individuals and their partners who are seeking support during pregnancy through the first year following birth. Individuals may be experiencing symptoms of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs). Services include screenings, consultation, education, and in-home, office-based or telehealth therapy. Additional training will be provided through Postpartum Support International.


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 direct support at residential program serving clients receiving Developmental Services. Provide high level support to adults requiring intensive psychiatric, behavioral and/or medical support both within their residential homes as well as in the community. Opportunities for schedules include daytime, evening, overnight and weekend hours.


Develop and apply Flexible Pathways to teach adolescents with learning challenges, ASD, Complex Trauma and other mental health challenges. Support classrooms with differentiated instruction. Capable of being compassionately assertive, utilizing Relational and Trauma Informed instructional strategies.


Offer leadership, supervision, expertise and risk assessment in the areas of training for residential, day supports, crisis/clinical and family respite to program management and direct service staff that provide a broad array of services to clients with Developmental Disabilities.


Awake Overnights. Maintain a stable environment for adults with mental health and/or substance use challenges. This is a part-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.


Seeking a Registered Nurse 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. We use evidence-based interventions and strive to reduce the adverse consequences of substance use, through a harm reduction approach, to support the health and wellbeing of all patients.  Daytime hours only.  


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.


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 Licensed Clinical Supervisor is a supervisory position in Outpatient Services which provides clinical and administrative supervision, individual therapy, assessment, and service coordination. This position will supervise staff connected to the Vermont MOMS and Reach Up partnerships who provide individual and group therapy to adults with co-occurring disorders as well as staff who serve children, youth, and families. This position will also provide therapy to adults who are receiving Reach Up services with co-occurring disorders.


Jean Garvin School is expanding their current structure to include supports for a more intensive educational program and wants YOU to be a part of it! This is a great opportunity to help grow a unique, new program for youth in our community.


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


Howard Center provides internships to students in a variety of settings and programs. Apply here if you are seeking an undergraduate-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.


Exciting Opportunity to join the Outpatient team!  

The focus of this newly developed position is to provide short term, solution focused therapy to clients in pediatric practice offices as well as provide therapy one day a week in an elementary school. The right candidate is trauma informed, flexible, able to move between a short-term solution focused therapy model and longer-term therapy model, a competent clinical writer, able to navigate technology, and work between systems while exhibiting professionalism in a team environment.


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 Licensed Practical Nurses to cover vacations/vacancies at the Chittenden Clinic. The Chittenden Clinic is a medication treatment programs for opioid use disorder. Advance notice is provided.


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


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.


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.


he Transition House is a residential treatment program in Essex, VT, accommodating up to 4 residents. Ability to take weekend, evening, and overnight shifts is preferred.


A sub provides intensive, specialized instructional and behavioral treatment and support services to children with emotional, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities. Services are delivered in school and community settings and target the teaching/shaping of essential communication, social, adaptive, daily living, and functional learning skills. The substitute provides coverage when full-time vacancies or regular staff are on leave.


Provide intensive, specialized instructional and behavioral treatment to children with autism spectrum disorder. Services are delivered in school and community settings and target the teaching/shaping of essential communication, social, adaptive, daily living and functional learning skills. This is a leadership position that provides guidance to new and less experienced staff as well as assisting in training interventionists in formal program trainings and on the job.


Provide support services to adults who have intensive needs that live in Howard Center short term or long-term residences. Ensure a safe, healthy, and functional environment while providing direct service to adult clients. In this position you could train to work in up to 5 acute-level residential/group homes, each one unique in population, structure and shifts.


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!