Pay Range: $21 – $22/hour

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same! At 18  Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community. . People of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and multicultural/multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading groups with the LGBTQ+ community
• Oversight of coordination and facilitation for Live Out Loud, A middle school age group and Pride play fun – including starting new youth groups, new partnerships and furthering work with this population
• Liaison to the schools for support, education and engaging youth in our programs
• Parent support and education groups
• Supporting community initiatives and engagement for LGBTQ initiatives and advocacy
• Help to keep our web site and marketing materials up to date for this programming
• Co-lead a new mentoring initiative to support GLBTQ youth
• Assessing for community need and reporting back to the agency/giving feedback on new initiatives as appropriate
• Taking initiative with youth support/ engagement and recruitment
• Facilitating pride events, fun activities for youth, engaging in suicide education and prevention work
• Maintain demographics, service numbers and report data monthly

Qualification Requirements:

• Education: B.A. in related field preferred, but not required. High School Diploma or equivalent with relevant experience is required.
• Experience: Working with youth development programs, Lived experience with LGBTQ strongly preferred.

18 Degrees is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and cultural diversity. People of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and multicultural/multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Submit cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, HR Administrator at pmcdermott@18degreesma.org.   AA/EOE

Salary Range: $47,000 – $48,000

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same! At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community. . People of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and multicultural/multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

• Oversee the general business management of the childcare programs.
• Ensure contracted obligations for using a variety of subsidized slots to assist families to obtain and manage the cost of their care.
• Manage and coordinate intake paperwork, demographic and various other database inputs.
• Remain in contact and up to date with all EEC regulations related to billing and parent fees.
• Coordinate ongoing contacts with external providers related to contracts such as MA 211, DCF, Seven Hills, etc.
• Manage day to day operations of the Cook/Nutritionist.
• Collaborate with finance team on contracts, billing, ordering and reporting for the food program.
• Report regularly on expenses and enrollment as well as reporting requirements for the agency’s grants and contracts as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements:

• Education: A.A. required; B.A. in related Accounting or Finance field preferred, but not required.
• Experience: 3 to 5 years’ experience in operations management. Excellent Excel skills and ability to manage large amounts of information and data; contract management, supervisory experience.

Multicultural/multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.  Send cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 or email pmcdermott@18degreesma.org.  AA/EOE

*This position will be part of the Family Resource Center core team but will be employed by the Brien Center.

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same! At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community. . People of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and multicultural/multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

• Work with a multidisciplinary Family Resource Center team
• Providing consultation services on evidenced based practices for effective outcomes in group programing
• Economic Mobility Pathways
• Trauma Informed Care
• Motivational Interviewing
• Counsel individual and group participants on directional access to future therapeutic needs
• Laying ground work of Cognitive Behavioral Theory and road maps for success to obtaining personal goals.
• Perform Comprehensive Mental Health Assessments,
• Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment and short term treatment

Minimum Requirements: MSW/ LICSW with 3-5 years’ in clinical setting, experience working with children and families and a multigenerational approach; preferred knowledge of local human service support systems. Send cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 or email pmcdermott@18degreesma.org.  AA/EOE

*This position will be part of the Family Resource Center core team but will be employed by the Brien Center.

Pay Range: $55,000-$56,000

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same! At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the
principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community.

• The Family Support Worker (FSW) is responsible for organizing and facilitating educational and support groups for youth and parents, providing community outreach, and assisting people to access community resources.
• Must be able to work with diverse populations, network and build relationships, and work effectively as a team member.
• Knowledge of parenting skills and child development, strong organizational and communication skills a must.
• Experience working with individuals and families and familiarity for community resources required.
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish essential.
• Some Saturdays and evenings required.

Qualification Requirements: Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with families and work independently as well as part of a team. Effective communication, organizational and facilitation skills required. Must be able to utilize computer based information systems and maintain accurate records. Must have the ability to participate in ongoing research of local resources and maintain relationships with local providers.

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred or Associates with 4 years experience

Minimum Required Experience: Experience working with families and networking with professionals. Some knowledge of community resources preferred.

Multilingual/Multicultural candidates encouraged to apply.  Competitive pay and benefits. Please send cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, Inc., 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA  01201 or email pmcdermott@18degreesma.org.  AA/EOE

Pay Range: $19.50 – $20.50

Salary Range: $55,000-$56,000
18 Degrees, Inc., a dynamic non-profit agency serving Western MA, is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same!   At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community. People of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, People with ‘Lived Experience’ and multicultural/multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested in providing clinical consultation/ coaching to program staff interfacing with youth facing community and interpersonal violence? The ideal candidate is a dynamic, skilled clinician with experience working with adolescents and young adults. STRONGLY PREFERRED:  Knowledge of the community and best practices/ multi-disciplinary approaches to trauma and violence. Ability to provide short term skill-based counseling to a small caseload to help bridge clients to a long-term clinician. Provide upstream interventions to increase resiliency through coordinated programs and services for prevention and intervention with communities, families and individuals.

This clinician will work with our Pittsfield Community Connection and West Main Connection Teams, working in both our Pittsfield, MA and North Adams, MA locations.

Must have at least the following:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field
• LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC or equivalent [or exam eligible prior to hire]

Competitive salary and employee benefits.  Please send cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA  01201 or email pmcdermott@18degreesma.org. Visit our website at www.18degreesma.org.  AA/EOE

*This position will be part of the Youth Development team but will be employed by the Brien Center.

Pay Rate: $17.81

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same!   At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community.

• Family Partner is a staff with lived experience assigned to the Family Resource Centers to provide supportive services to families and parents to advocate, support, educate, coach, and assist families in accomplishing their Care Plan goals and to negotiate and assist families in working with the Wraparound team and to help implement the Family Support Plan.
• Family Partner works closely with the Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) System.
• Knowledge of Pittsfield and surrounding communities required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a caregiver of a youth with special needs, preferably a youth with mental health needs and or youth experiencing issues related to Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited university and one year of experience working with the target population is preferred

Skills

• Excellent oral and presentation skills
• Leadership talent and the ability to delegate effectively
• Working knowledge of computers
• Knowledge of community resources

Multi-cultural and bilingual persons are encouraged to apply. Some evenings and weekends required.

Send resume and cover letter to Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 or email pmcdermott@18degreesma.org. Visit our website at www.18degreesma.org. AA/EOE

*This position will be part of the Family Resource Center core team but will be employed by the Brien Center.

Pay Rate: $20.51

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where
your new career does the same! At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community.  Too many of our youth are facing challenges that put them at risk. Join 18 Degrees in giving our youth the opportunity to live their promise

• Ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Bring your strong interpersonal communication skills to create success.
• Interested candidate will coordinate with counseling and mentoring personnel to facilitate multi- systemic wraparound services for at-risk youth (ages 10-24) within the city of Pittsfield, MA.
• Your experience will be working within the local community agencies and employers in a human services capacity.
• Knowledge & understanding of the systemic, socio-economic, educational & other challenges.
• Informed trauma & knowledge of gang culture.
• Ability to meet individuals where they are.
• Build community connections and work as a member of a supportive team.
• Focuses on preventing, intervening, and suppressing gang involvement and youth violence with program participants.
• Lived experience is a plus.

Outreach and Case management experience, strongly preferred. Data collection experience, a plus. Strong computer and internet skills, including Microsoft Office. Bachelor degree in a human service field preferred. Competitive pay and benefits.  To apply send cover letter and resume to: Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA  01201 or email pmcdermott@18degreesma.org. AA/EOE

Pay Range: $20.51/hour

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new
career does the same!  At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community.

• Full time position at our Pittsfield location as a home visitor for families in Berkshire County that have been referred by the Department of Children and Families.
• This position requires knowledge of strengths-based engagement with at-risk children and families, good skills in collaboration and communication, and a good understanding of community-based resources.
• The successful candidate must have dependable transportation, excellent organizational skills, good writing/computer skills;

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree preferred and two years of relevant experience.
• Must be available to work an occasional evening or Saturday.

Multilingual/Multicultural candidates encouraged to apply.  Competitive pay and benefits. Please send cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, Inc., 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA  01201 or at www.18degreesma.org.  AA/EOE