HUMAN SERVICES EMPLOYMENT CONNECTION
2007 Edition
Children/Families
The employers below have expressed interest in receiving resumes from Lesley University students and alumni as prospective job candidates. Read the "Examples of Positions" section to determine whether the employer has positions in which you are interested. To apply to any employer, send a cover letter and resume to the contact person listed in the entry. There is additional information on the web sites of most of the employers (click on the employer's name) or in the Human Service Organizations file cabinet located in the CRC Library.
234 Cabot Street, Suite 2
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-232-0192
Fax: 781-944-6535
Email: canderson.academy@verizon.net
Contact person: Dr. Chris Anderson, Camp Director/Licensed Psychologist
Contact by: mail, email, fax, phone
Organization description: Private child service agency providing psychotherapy and summer programming to children with special needs, ages 5-15. Services include school consultation, group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy and summer programming.
Examples of positions: Counselors (B.S.); Head Counselors (M.A.) for summer programs
20 Sacramento Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-349-6287
Fax: 617-497-4388
Email: mquinlan@agassiz.org
Contact person: Ms. Michelle Quinlan, Director of Children’s Programs
Contact by: mail, email, phone
Organization description: A non-profit community and arts-based organization serving over 100 Cambridge families with children grades K-5. It is a choice-based program that offers opportunities in arts/crafts, baking/cooking, physical activities, drama, music, and homework.
Examples of positions: Teacher Assistants (Afterschool); Teachers (Afterschool and Preschool)
27 Winter Street
Natick, MA 01760
Phone: 508-655-6400 extension 252
Fax: 508-653-8579
Email: resume@brandonschool.org
Contact person: Ms. Rebecca Porter, Admissions/Recruiting Specialist
Contact by: mail, email, web site (apply online), phone
Organization description: A private, non-profit school and residential treatment center dedicated to serving latency-age and adolescent boys with emotional and behavioral disorders and emotionally based learning disorders. Clients primarily present with PTSD, depression, ADHD, anxieties, mood disorders, sexual abuse and fire-setting behaviors. Continuum of care includes: hospital diversion, family stabilization, diagnostic assessment, intensive residential care, group home and step-down services. Specializes in comprehensive assessment and intensive treatment for boys with fire-setting and/or sexualized behaviors.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (B.S./M.A.); Clinicians (M.A. pref.); Residential Counselors (B.S); Residential Supervisors (B.S.); Teachers (B.S./M.Ed. in SPED)
2 Brookview Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
Phone: 617-265-2965
Fax: 617-265-7229 or 617-442-6226
Email: vjackson@brookviewhouse.org
Contact person: Ms. Valina Jackson, Director of Clinical and Program Services
Contact by: mail, email, fax
Organization description: Provides supportive housing programs, including transitional and rental housing for homeless families. Offers a full array of services including family support, health and wellness outreach, case management, and a comprehensive youth program.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (B.S.); Program Supervisors (B.S./M.A.); Youth Program Workers (B.S.)
60 Gore Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone: 617-876-4210
Fax: 617-661-9749
Email: jobs@helpfamilies.org
Contact person: Ms. Kristen Gronberg, Human Resources Director
Contact by: email, fax
Organization description: Social service agency offering adoption, foster care, independent living for homeless young women, support services for families of the developmentally disabled, parent support, and mediation and violence prevention for adolescents.
Examples of positions: Case Managers; Counselors; Program Managers; Program Directors
P.O. Box 180019
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-521-0100
Fax: 617-521-0105
Email: hr@casamyrna.org
Contact person: Ms. Chris Liebke, Human Resources Director
Contact by: mail, email, fax, web site (apply online)
Organization description: A dynamic, multicultural organization that is a leader in providing prevention and intervention services to battered women and their children. Provides access to 24-hour emergency services statewide, innovative residential and community programs for battered women and their children and social justice advocacy to raise awareness and impact public policy.
Examples of positions: Assistant Emergency Services Coordinators (B.S.); Children’s Services Advocates (B.S.); Family Transition Specialists; Program Coordinators (B.S.)
1061 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-996-8572
Fax: 508-991-8618
Email: jflores@cfservices.org
Contact person: Ms. Jennifer A. Flores, Human Resources Director
Contact by: mail, email, fax, phone
Organization description: Multi-service child welfare and mental health services. Has a 163 year history of providing quality services to the New Bedford, Fall River and Cape Cod Communities. Programs include adoption services, young parents services, Big Brother/Big Sister Program, coordinated family-focused care, emergency services, and other services. The agency has four mental health clinics and provides school-based counseling services to many area schools.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (B.S.); Clinicians (M.A.); Counselors (B.S.)
48 Bridge Street
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-372-8516 extension 461
Fax: 978-740-9145
Email: akramer@childrensfriend.net
Contact person: Ms. Andrea Kramer, Site Director
Contact by: mail, email, phone
Organization description: For more than 170 years, has been helping Essex County's children, their families, and in turn, their communities through compassionate and innovative counseling, mentoring, parenting and child psychology services. As one of the oldest non-profit children's charities in Massachusetts, our mission, in part, is to “improve the lives of children and promote strong families.”
Examples of positions: Clinicians (M.A.)
520 Dudley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-445-6655
Fax: 617-989-2663
Email: cshropshire@csrox.org
Contact person: Ms. Karen Caple, Human Resources Director
Contact by: mail, email, fax, phone
Organization description: A community-based, multi-service private child welfare agency, providing services to children and their families across Massachusetts through a variety of programs. Every program focuses on the needs of the children and families, and includes strengthening and stabilizing the family, as well as providing resources and supports. CSR's programs work to assure each child a stable and permanent home that respects his or her familial, cultural and community ties.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (B.S.)
44 Sherman Street
Springfield, MA 01109
Phone: 413-739-5626
Fax: 413-732-5457
Email: kbachetti@studyhome.org
Contact person: Ms. Kathleen Bachetti, Human Resources Director
Contact by: mail, email
Organization description: Serves behaviorally and emotionally challenged at-risk children and families through quality educational, residential, and family-based services.
Examples of positions: Child Care Workers (B.S.); Teacher Assistants (B.S.); Teachers
209 River Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
Phone: 617-534-2922
Fax: 617-534-7971
Contact person: Human Resources Director
Contact by: mail
Organization description: Provides a residential treatment program for addiction (drugs) for Latina women and their children, an aftercare and relapse prevention program, counseling, and support services.
Examples of positions: Public Health Advocates; Substance Abuse Counselors (M.A.)
P.O. Box 300670
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-436-2002
Fax: 617-288-1923
Email: finexhouse@yahoo.com
Contact person: Ms. Chris Womendez, Executive Director
Contact by: mail, email, phone
Organization description: A battered women's shelter for women and their children who have disabilities. Provides shelter and services for all battered women including emergency shelter and a comprehensive array of services for the most vulnerable of battered women.
Examples of positions: Art Therapists
88 Broad Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Phone: 781-592-9744
Fax: 781-592-1160
Email: mamanzueta.lynn@girls-inc.org
Contact person: Ms. Maria Manzueta, Program Director
Contact by: mail, email, fax, phone
Organization description: The After School Child Care Program offers girls, six to twelve, fun, hands-on enrichment activities. The program is licensed by the state to serve up to 78 girls at the main site and up to 39 at the Washington Elementary School. Members attend everyday after school.
Examples of positions: Program Coordinators (B.S.); Program Specialists
5 Sacramento Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-354-2275
Fax: 617-547-4356
Email: lmitchell@gcinc.org
Contact person: Ms. Lisa Mitchell, Manager of Human Resources and Administration
Contact by: mail, email, fax
Organization description: A non-profit comprehensive child- and family-centered agency delivering high quality developmental, mental health, and family support services to the families of Cambridge and Somerville. Programs and services address infant-toddler services, early care and education, child and adolescent services and wraparound services. Specializes in weaving the latest scientific knowledge into innovative, community-based practice with community-wide impact.
Examples of positions: Case Coordinators (B.S.); Clinicians (M.A.); Developmental Specialists (B.S.); Expressive Therapists (M.A.); Outreach/Family Support Workers; Program Coordinators (M.A.)
97 Hawley Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: 413-586-4900 extension 106
Fax: 413-584-8217
Email: hr@collaborative.org
Contact person: Ms. Mary F. Knight, Human Resources Director
Contact by: email, fax
Organization description: A non-profit, multi-service agency linking education, schools, families, and communities and resources that advance student learning.
Examples of positions: Educational Consultants (M.Ed.); Teachers
27 Congress Street
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-744-2299 extension 12
Fax: 617-745-6886
Email: candacew@helpabusedwomen.org
Contact person: Ms. Candace Waldron, Executive Director
Contact by: mail, email, web site (apply online)
Organization description: Provides free comprehensive and confidential domestic violence programs for women and their children in the North Shore area to help women make informed, independent decisions about their futures and access alternatives to living in a violent situation.
Examples of positions: Domestic Violence Advocates
349 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-661-3991
Fax: 617-661-7277
Email: humanresources@healthrecovery.org
Contact person: Ms. Lisa McGinnis, Human Resources Manager
Contact by: mail, email, fax
Organization description: A statewide private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving services and fostering a continuum of comprehensive care for individuals and families, especially women and their children, who are affected by the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, co-occurring mental health issues and histories of violence and trauma.
Examples of positions: Family Substance Abuse Specialists (M.A.); Parent/Child Specialists (M.A.)
53 Parker Hill Avenue
Boston, MA 02120
Phone: 617-278-4278
Fax: 617-232-8399
Email: jobs@jbcc.harvard.edu
Contact person: Human Resources Director
Contact by: email
Organization description: Non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children whose emotional and behavioral problems threaten to limit their potential. Strives to provide services of the highest standard, to search for and disseminate new knowledge in order to promote the healthy development of children and families at risk.
Examples of positions: Hotline Screeners; Hotline Supervisors; Teachers (Math, Reading, SPED)
99 Summer Street, 6th floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-587-1542
Fax: 617-587-1586
Email: recruitment@mspcc.org
Contact person: Ms. Kim Wong, Senior Recruiter
Contact by: mail, email, fax
Organization description: A private, non-profit child welfare agency with long-standing commitment to the children of Massachusetts. Since 1878, has served as a leading advocate for children and families, pioneering and providing programs that prevent child abuse, treat victims of abuse and neglect, and strengthen families.
Examples of positions: Clinical Supervisors (M.A.); Clinicians (M.A.); Family Assessment Clinicians (M.A.); Family Support Workers (B.S.); Home Visitors (B.S.); Regional Directors (M.A.)
461 River Road
Andover, MA 01810
Phone: 978-654-4300
Fax: 978-654-4382
Email: newstaff@melmarkne.org
Contact person: Ms. Mary Alleva, Human Resources Coordinator
Contact by: web site (apply online)
Organization description: A school and residential program for children with developmental delays and serious behavior challenges under the frameworks of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Examples of positions: ABA Counselors (B.S.); Classroom ABA Counselors (B.S.); Lead Teachers (M.Ed.); Program Coordinators (M.A.)
33 Turnpike Road
Southborough, MA 01772
Phone: 508-481-1015 extension 3229
Fax: 508-485-3421
Email: ccollela@necc.org
Contact person: Ms. Cathy Colella, Staff Recruiter
Contact by: web site (apply online)
Organization description: Provides comprehensive educational, residential and clinical services for over 200 children, adolescents and young adults. Increases the skills of children, adolescents and young adults with autism and other developmental disorders through the use of applied behavior analysis.
Examples of positions: Teachers (B.S./ M.Ed. in SPED)
411 Waverly Oaks Road, Suite 104
Waltham, MA 02452
Phone: 781-893-6000
Fax: 781-893-1171
Email: hr@protestantguild.org
Contact person: Ms. Janet Moriarty, Human Resources Coordinator
Contact by: mail, email, fax
Organization description: Day/residential program for students ages 6-22 with developmental disabilities and behavior problems. Operates a school in Waltham with seven community residences in the area that is a 766-approved program which operates all year.
Examples of positions: Behavioral Specialists; Teacher Assistants (B.S.); Teachers (M.Ed. in SPED)
P.O. Box 555
Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: 617-625-5996
Fax: 617-623-4377
Email: info@respondinc.org
Contact person: Program Director
Contact by: mail, email
Organization description: Domestic violence agency providing supportive services to women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. Offers an emergency shelter, individual counseling, support groups, many forms of advocacy, community outreach and education.
Examples of positions: Domestic Violence Advocates (B.S.)
90 Cushing Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02125
Phone: 617-436-8600 extension 269
Fax: 617-288-8961
Email: adavis@smwcc.org
Contact person: Ms. Angela Davis, Human Resource Director
Contact by: email, fax
Organization description: Serves young families grappling with the most persistent social problems of our time including: teenage pregnancy and parenting, family homelessness, partner and community violence, mental illness, addiction, poverty, and child abuse and neglect. A community-based, multi-health and human services sagency committed to providing residential healthcare, education and support services for women, teens, infants, and children. A member of the Caritas Christi Health Care System, serves the largest population of homeless women and children in the City of Boston.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (B.S.); Parent Educators; Program Directors (M.A.); Residential Counselors; Residential Supervisors
2425 Highland Avenue
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508-679-8511 extension 3321
Fax: 508-672-2558
Email: jobs@stvincentshome.org
Contact person: Ms. Karen Hayes, Human Resources Director
Contact by: email
Organization description: A residential treatment and educational facility serving children and adolescents ages 4-22. Provides counseling, crisis stabilization, emergency shelter, diagnostic services, testing, and aftercare programs to children and adolescents presenting with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (B.S./M.A.); Clinicians (M.A.); Residential Counselors (B.S.); Special Education Assistants (B.S.); Teachers (B.S.)
136 Magazine Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-372-4403
Email: scfg@scienceclubforgirls.org
Contact person: Ms. Connie Chow, Executive Director
Contact by: mail, email
Organization description: A non-profit organization that seeks to reduce gender and racial achievement gaps, and to open minds and doors to higher education and careers in science and technology. The organization specifically targets populations that have historically been underrepresented in these fields. The majority of children served are also economically disadvantaged. Children gain confidence in and facility with science through free, hands-on activities led by scientists who inspire them to achieve. Using a near-peer mentoring model, 8-12th grade girls serve as junior assistants in K-7th grade after school clubs, working closely with volunteer scientists or science students. High school girls can choose to participate in media team or rocket team. All 8-12th graders participate in weekly leadership seminars and monthly chats with female scientists.
Examples of positions: Assistant Program Managers (B.S.); Curriculum Developers (M.Ed. preferred); Site Assistants (B.S.)
P.O. Box 600213
Newtonville, MA 02460
Phone: 617-965-3999
Fax: 617-965-3354
Email: jtaylor@thesecondstep.org
Contact person: Ms. Jacqueline Taylor Badeau, Program Director
Contact by: mail, email, fax
Organization description: Provides services to women and children that enable them to remain free from abusive relationships and lead productive lives through transitional housing and support services.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (M.A. preferred)
418 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-628-0451
Email: lsuggs@communities-for-people.org
Contact person: Ms. Leslie Suggs, Vice President
Contact by: email, phone
Organization description: Provides foster care and adoption services for children and adolescents with emotional and physical disabilities.
Examples of positions: Clinical Coordinators
P.O. Box 381486
Cambridge, MA 02238
Phone: 617-349-6647
Fax: 617-349-6810
Email: summerbridge@cpsd.us
Contact person: Mr. Andy Shin, Program Director
Contact by: mail, email, fax, phone
Organization description: A non-profit, year-round academic enrichment program that matches motivated, diverse middle school students from the Cambridge Public Schools with outstanding high school and college-aged teachers. Our mission is to inspire excitement for learning, create paths to college, and promote careers in education.
Examples of positions: Mentor Teachers; Program Staff
1968 Central Avenue
Needham, MA 02492
Phone: 781-449-4500
Fax: 781-449-5717
Email: hr@walkerschool.org
Contact person: Ms. Carrie Champagne, Human Resources Director
Contact by: mail, email, fax
Organization description: A comprehensive network of special education and mental health services with proven effectiveness helping seriously at-risk children, youth, and families.
Examples of positions: Assistant Teachers (B.S.); Child Care Workers (B.S.); Teachers (M.Ed. in SPED with license)
75 Fountain Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: 508-879-9800
Fax: 508-875-1348
Email: diane_ramirez-riley@waysideyouth.org
Contact person: Ms. Diane Ramirez-Riley, Human Resources Director
Contact by: mail, email, web site (apply online), phone
Organization description: Multi-service human services agency providing prevention, art-based after-school services for youth, counseling services in schools, and outreach with families.
Examples of positions: Case Managers (B.S.); Clinicians (M.A.); Counselors (B.S.)
73 High Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
Phone: 617-726-0060
Fax: 617-726-0064
Email: mghyouthcare@partners.org
Contact person: Ms. Jennifer Harber, Director of Programs
Contact by: mail, email, fax, web site (apply online), phone
Organization description: A therapeutically-based program that helps children ages 5-14 develop social skills. Typical diagnoses include Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities. Offers therapeutic support through group participation in recreational, social, and educational activities. Programs and services include social skills groups, therapeutically-based summer camps, the after-school program as well as school-based trainings and consultations.
Examples of positions: Recreation Program Specialists (Summer); Site Directors (Summer);
Subject Specialists (Art, Music/Summer)
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