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81 Career Opportunities at Howard Center Inc

New Posting Peer Leader - START
The START Peer Leader provides program coordination and supervision in a peer staffed support team for those in crisis or new to services.
New Posting Family Clinician - INCLUSION
Family Clinicians in INCLUSION program provide innoviative supports to children in public schools through leadership, assessment and service provision.
New Posting Clinician - Mental Health/Substance Use
Provide mental health and substance abuse services including outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient counseling, assessment, referral, therapy groups and case management primarily office based. Advancement opportunities available following successful licensure.
New Posting Financial Analyst
Support the Budget & Financial department, with a primary focus on individual client budgets (waivers). This includes re-basing service rates of reimbursement, redistributing dollars from one individual to another based on the outcome of the internal adjustments meeting, and working with leadership to determine whether requesting additional funding from the state is needed.
New Posting Cont - Temp - Child Psychiatrist
Rewarding opportunity currently available for a Psychiatrist to join Howard Center's outpatient team. As a member of this team you will provide psychiatric consultation and clinical leadership. This is a temporary position.
New Posting Cont - Temp - Integrated Recruitment Admin
Provide administrative support to the Integrated Recruitment team. The Integrated Recruitment team is comprised of Talent Consultants and VISTA volunteers, working alongside hiring manager to recruit a diverse workforce.
New Posting Maintenance Technician
Seeking Maintenance Technician to provide both routine and complex maintenance support services to multiple sites throughout the state. This job is accountable for accomplishing tasks in the building trades including but not limited to electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC, equipment servicing, risk management , and relocation.
New Posting Clinician - JOBS, part time
Provide case manager and crisis services to youth with developmental and/or emotional diagnoses navigating employment goals.
New Posting Network Engineer
Maintain a reliable and secure communications network to support Howard Center's 60 locations. The ideal candidate will be able to deploy, configure, maintain, and monitor network and VoIP equipment to ensure continuous operation. This position is responsible for maintaining security and quality standards in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
New Posting Residential Counselor - Next Door
Maintain a therapeutic and stable residential group home for adults with severe mental illness and/or substance use issues. The home is a State licensed (Level IV) Therapeutic Community Residence with the capacity to serve 8 adults and is staffed by two Residential Counselors at all times.
New Posting Residential Counselor - Spruce
Establish and maintain a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing long term mental health challenges including struggles with addiction. This is a single - staffed, transitional housing program. This is a part time position, with 9.5 hours per week.
New Posting Sub - Specialized Service Provider
Provide support services for congenitally deaf-blind adults with significant mental health issues. Work in clients' homes and in the community providing visual and auditory information needed for clients to interact with others. This is a substitute position so hours and schedule will vary.
New Posting Special Education Teacher - Baird School, part time
The Baird School is seeking a licensed Special Educator, interested in working part time with a small multi-disciplinary team of professionals to meet the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students.
New Posting Recruiter - Talent Consultant
Howard Center seeks a dynamic, detail oriented, and customer-oriented individual to fill a full-time Recruiter - Talent Consultant position. In this role you will perform a variety of HR duties and partner with hiring supervisors to support all aspects of the hiring and on-boarding process. **This is a hybrid position that requires remote and in office work**
New Posting Career Coach
Career Coaches support clients who are eligible for developmental services and transitioning into employment in their final year of high school.
New Posting Administrative Assistant
Part time Administrative Assistant position - provide quality clerical and office support including the use of Electronic Health Records system, phone management, visitor flow, maintaining public spaces, and supply ordering. This position covers evening and weekend hours, 5:00-7:00pm Monday -Thursday, and Saturdays 8:00-1:00pm.
New Posting Street Outreach
Provide intervention and delivery of street based outreach services to persons who are experiencing homelessness, mental impairment or substance use concerns.
New Posting Cont-Temp - DBT Group Skills Leader
INTERNAL ONLY -This position is a part of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy consultation team and will co-facilitate weekly DBT skills groups for individuals with intellectual disabilities and ASD. Seeking candidates familiar with DBT and who have skills in teaching/managing group settings.
New Posting Clinical Supervisor
The Clinical Supervisor II is a senior supervisory position combining direct clinical services to individuals/groups/families, supervise clinicians, and oversee VT MOMS®.
New Posting Care Coordinator – ARCh
Care Coordinators are responsible for eligibility determination, assessment of need, plan development to address a child's needs and coordination of multiple services. This position is within the ARCh team which serves children and young adults, with an array of support needs.
Cont-Temp - Administrative Coordinator
This is a temporary role supporting one of the agency's largest programs in communication, data, finance, record keeping, etc. Regular business hours, 37.5 hours per week, through January 2022.
Educator - Life Skills
Community Support Programs has an opening for an Educator - Life Skills. Provide life skills education, social engagement, resource connection, and supportive counseling to individuals with a major mental illness.
Project Hire Assistant Coordinator
The Project Hire Assistant Coordinator's role is to provide supervision and program development support and ensures that best practices are used for employment support services.
Sub - Peer Community Recovery Specialist
Provide direct crisis response/resolution services that are informed and guided by a candidate's personal experience with recovery from mental health and/or substance use conditions. This is a substitute position, and the hours will vary. Ideal candidate will have interest in Social Justice and Disability Rights.
Cont-Temp - Residential Advisor at Avenue 7
The Residential Advisor position is a contracted-temporary position, in which an individual would provide overnight supports (9 pm - 8 am) for 6 residents who are participating in the Avenue 7 program.
Interventionist - INCLUSION/Baird School - $2,000 Sign On Bonus
Provide intensive specialized instructional and behavioral treatment and support services to children with emotional, behavioral, and/or developmental disabilities, in order to promote healthy and adaptive social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.
Living Skills Worker – ARCh- $500 Sign on Bonus
**$500 Sign on Bonus**Provide 1:1 community-based services within the ARCh (Accessing Resources for Children) Program. Clients have a potential range of support needs including intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, or an emotional/behavioral challenge.
Residential Counselor - Safe Haven
Join a team of dynamic professionals working at our homeless shelter. Safe Haven is a single-staffed, transitional housing program for adults with mental health challenges.
Intake Clinician - Access & Intake Program
The Clinician for Access and Intake is embedded in the central intake team for Howard Center. Provide assessments, recommendations and referrals for an array of services and support needs.
Case Manager - Chittenden Clinic Opioid Treatment Program
Be part of the solution and come join Vermont's globally recognized opiate treatment program at the Chittenden Clinic in South Burlington. You will work under Vermont's opiate use disorder expert, Dr. John Brooklyn, who incorporates new and innovative methods of treatment into daily practice. Howard Center was also recipient of the National Council for Behavioral Health's 2019 Excellence in Addictions Treatment Award!
Clinician - Early Childhood Mental Health
This Clinician role provides direct, community-based mental health services to families with young children experiencing severe emotional and behavioral problems.
Case Manager - Family Focused
This Case Manager position will provide in-home support individuals and families who are at risk of out-of-home placement.
Community Support Program Coordinator
Leadership position with excellent professional development opportunities! Provide administrative and clinical supervision and ensure that adequate case management services are provided to persons with major mental illnesses.
Crisis Clinician- First Call for Chittenden County
Provide assessments, screenings, interventions and overall supportive services to children, adults and families within Chittenden County who are in crisis.
SUB - Registered Nurse - MAT
Seeking Registered Nurses to work in the Chittenden Clinic, Howard Center's Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program. Substitute staff cover vacations/vacancies and advance notice is provided.
Respite Provider
Part time Respite Provider role to support children in a theraputic model via a community based setting.
Environmental Services Technician - $1000 Sign On Bonus
$1000 Sign On Bonus Howard Center's Facilities Department is seeking a Full-time Environmental Services Technician. Environmental Services Technicians ensure a safe and clean environment for Howard Center employees and clients. Consider this position if you take pride in your work!
Clinical Supervisor - Chittenden Clinic Opioid Treatment Program
Supervise staff/interns and provide counseling and health home services to people who are dependent on opioids in the context of an outpatient opioid treatment program.
Charge MAT Nurse - Chittenden Clinic Opioid Treatment Program
Ensure a smooth and efficient operation of nursing functions at the Chittenden Clinic. The Charge Nurse is responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all Nursing Dispensary operations.
Cont - Temp - Buprenorphine Provider
This position provides consultation, clinical leadership and direct care to assigned services in the Safe Recovery program. Looking to fill this role as a medical provider for a low-barrier buprenorphine program.
Mental Health Crisis Specialist
The Mental Health Crisis Specialist works in collaboration with the Vermont State Police to provide crisis supports throughout Chittenden County.
CSP - Housing Navigator
Assist clients participating in our Community Support Program in looking for and securing safe and affordable housing. The Community Support Program serves Chittenden County adults 18 and older with severe and/or persistent mental health challenges.
Benefits Counselor
Educate and advise clients, staff and family members in all benefits questions related to Social Security, Economic Services and Section 8 housing programs. Individuals with personal experience as a beneficiary of Federal and State benefit programs are encouraged to apply.
Clinical Behavior Specialist- $2,000 Sign on Bonus
The Clinical Behavior Specialist conducts behavioral assessments, develops comprehensive behavioral treatment plans, supervises Behavior Interventionists, collaborates with educational teams and families, and provides crisis supports.
Cook - Lakeview Care Home
Plan and prepare meals, order and purchase supplies, and engage in positive interactions with residents of the Lakeview Care Home. This is a part time position, 34 hours per week.
Specialized Community Support Worker- SUCCEED
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.
SUB - Clinician ASSIST
Sub - Clinicians cover open shifts due to vacancies and planned/unplanned time off. A hospital diversion program, ASSIST is staffed 24/7/365 and supports adults as they transition from inpatient to outpatient services or stabilize from personal crises. Staff supervise and monitor clients to ensure structure and safety, provide group intervention and individual support, and offer case management and therapeutic services.
Residential Counselor - Lakeview - Awake Overnight (Part time)
Part Time, Awake Overnight - Establish and maintain a therapeutic and stable permanent residential housing environment for adults living with mental health challenges. Lakeview is a long term recovery based Howard Center group home for 16 adults. Our staff strives to create a safe and supportive home setting.
Clinician – School Services – Essex High School, part time
The School Services Clinician position starts in August 2021. Provide mental health, consultation and case management services to youth, using a Social Work model. Consider this position if you have a Master’s Degree, valid driver's license and are licensed/license-eligible.
Clinical Director- Chittenden Clinic Opioid Treatment Program
Do you want to make a difference in the opioid epidemic? Do you want to be a leader? We are seeking a Clinical Director to work at one of Howard Center’s award-winning addiction programs, Chittenden Clinic.
Direct Support Professional Coordinator
Become a part of a growing and fast paced team hiring, coordinating and supervising direct staff for clients receiving Developmental Services. This position requires development of hiring and supervisory programming for direct staff.
Employment Advisor: Project Hire- $500 Sign On Bonus
The Employment Advisor provides highly individualized employment support to a caseload of clients receiving developmental services. Project Hire helps adults to find meaningful, competitively-paid employment. The specific supports and services offered are individualized for each person, based on their interests and employment goals.
Residential Instructor- Developmental Services- $1000 Sign On Bonus
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.
Special Educator - Fay Honey Knopp School
Provide leadership and oversight for academic portions of school program, including training/guiding teachers in differentiating instruction, and ensuring that student's individual education goals, services, modifications and accommodations are being implemented. The Fay Honey Knopp School is based in Rutland, VT.
Child Psychiatrist
Rewarding opportunity currently available for a Psychiatrist to join Howard Center's outpatient team. As a member of this team you will provide psychiatric consultation and clinical leadership.
SUB - Crisis Clinician - First Call for Chittenden County
The Sub Crisis Clinician provides shift coverage for First Call for Chittenden County, which is Howard Center's emergency services program serving youth and adults in Chittenden County regardless of age or diagnosis.
Interventionist - Enhanced Family Treatment - $2,000 Sign on Bonus
$2,000 Sign On Bonus Provide a broad spectrum of community-based services designed to educate and guide skill development for caregivers and children to re-mediate the effects of trauma, overcome skill deficits and promote healthy normative development.
Residential Counselor - Mypad
Establish and maintain a therapeutic environment for adults with mental health/substance use challenges and a history of homelessness. Develop and implement treatment plans and teach independent living skills.
SUB - Interventionist - Transition House
Provide direct service supports at the Transition House which is a youth residential treatment program in Essex, VT accommodating up to 4 male residents.
Residential Counselor - Floater - Awake Overnight
Full Time and Part Time positions available! Maintain a therapeutic, clean, and stable residential environment for adults with mental health challenges and/or substance use issues during in the overnight hours. Overnight shifts are often double-staffed.
SUB - Residential Counselor - Park Street, Rutland
Cover open shifts (day, evening, weekends, awake overnights) at the Park Street Program in Rutland, VT. Maintain a healthy living environment for adolescent males by providing supervision, modeling healthy interactions, and responding safely to crisis.
Interventionist - Jarrett House- $2,000 Sign on Bonus
$2,000 Sign on Bonus Interventionists maintain a healthy living environment by providing supervision, modeling healthy interactions, and responding safely to crisis.
Internship - Howard Center
Howard Center provides Internships to undergrads and master's level students in a wide array of settings and programs.
Residential Instructor- Developmental Services, Long Term Care ($1000 sign on bonus)
**$1000 Sign on Bonus** 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 Residential Instructor implements the support and crisis plans (utilizing Therapeutic Options training), in collaboration with the greater treatment team. Client needs are complex and range in intensity of supports provided, as well as number of weekly hours and schedule. This direct service role exhibits commitment to the philosophy of community inclusion, self-determination, and individualized growth for people with intellectual disabilities.
Teaching Interventionist - Jean Garvin School
Support individual and small group instruction at the Jean Garvin School. Provide class coverage when the Classroom Teachers are absent and teach academic and social skills curriculum to students. Consider this position if you have a Bachelors Degree and have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving history. An EducLevel_1 Teaching License is required.
SUB - Residential Counselor - Lakeview
Cover shifts at the Lakeview Home due to vacancies and planned/unplanned time off. Lakeview is a long term recovery based Howard Center group home for 16 adults with mental health challenges. Our staff strives to create a safe and supportive home setting. Many of our residents have lived together for decades, and several of our dedicated team members have worked at Lakeview for decades as well.
Bi-Lingual Clinician - Mental Health/Substance Use
Seeking bi-lingual clinician to provide direct office based and community based clinical services to individuals, groups and/or families in the community including mental health and/or substance abuse counseling/therapy, risk assessment, clinical care coordination and case management services.
Registered Nurse - Safe Recovery and Pine Street SPOKE
Seeking RN to provide advanced professional nursing care to patients receiving Medication Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorder. This is a full time, benefit eligible position.
SUB - Residential Counselor - Residential Homes
Provide support and guidance to individuals with mental health and substances abuse challenges, living in our residential homes. In this position, you could train to work in up to 10 residential/group homes, each one unique in population, structure and shifts.
Living Skills Specialist for Developmental Services- $500 Sign on Bonus
**$500 Sign on Bonus for full time positions** Developmental Services is eager to hire new members to our team! Provide 1:1 support to clients receiving Developmental Services in the community, residential and/or job setting. This position works with a variety of clients with specialized supports and clinical needs. Full time (40 hours) and part time (20 hours) positions available.
Intensive Community Support Worker- Floater
Provide community-based, specialized, one on one support to clients who possess a range of intellectual disabilities. This position requires strong crisis de-escalation skills and flexibility. Work with a large variety of teams, clients and community partners. Full time and part time positions available (40 hrs/wk and 30 hrs/wk)
SUB - Clinician Act 1/Bridge
Provide essential services to adults living with substance use disorders at this fast-paced, 24/7, short term social detox and crisis stabilization program. This is a great learning opportunity for someone interested in the field of substance use. Sub - Clinicians cover open shifts due to vacancies and planned/unplanned time off.
Sub- Residential Instructor
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.
Cont-Temp - Public Inebriate Screener, St. Albans
Seeking candidate to provide screening for incapacitation due to alcohol or other drug use, and supervise those who are housed as they become legally sober. The St. Albans Public Inebriate Program (PIP) provides a safe and supervised environment for individuals who are incapacitated due to alcohol or other drugs.
SUB - Intensive Community Support Worker
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.
SUB- Living Skills Specialist
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.
SUB - Interventionist - Jarrett House
The Jarrett House is a staff-secure residential home in Burlington serving children ages 5-13, who are experiencing an acute mental health emergency. Sub - Interventionists cover open shifts (day, evening, weekends, awake overnights).
SUB - Registered Nurse- Client Services
Substitute position providing nursing care and oversight to individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental health needs.
Specialized Community Support Worker - Avenue 7
Facilitate community integration and independent living skills for clients with intellectual disabilities who are a part of the Avenue 7 program. Clients may also have behavioral and/or psychiatric challenges by providing individualized support.
SUB - Interventionist - Fay Honey Knopp School
Provide intensive, specialized behavioral treatment and support services 1:1 to a client at the Park Street Program in Rutland, Vt. Consider this position if you have a Bachelor's degree or are working towards a degree and have a valid driver's license with use of a personal vehicle.
Cont-Temp - Community Outreach Specialist
Serve adults, children and families and work closely with local law enforcement to provide the best services to residents at the lowest level of intervention possible. In this position, individuals will be a designated liaison to a specific community but also provide a regional response.