Residences

"In the two years since our daughter was enrolled at Walker, our family's life has changed profoundly. We have regained control of all our lives, we enjoy time together, and we now have hope for the future. We know that we still have bridges to cross and challenges yet to meet, but we no longer feel that we are fighting unknowable and unconquerable forces."

Employment Opportunities

Walker is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please send résumés to:

    Walker 
    Department of Human Resources
    1968 Central Avenue 
    Needham, MA 02492 

You may also send résumés by fax to 781-449-5717
or by email to hr@walkerschool.org.


Benefits

Walker offers several friendly and energetic work environments and employs a supportive staff of the most dedicated child care, education, and social work professionals.

Benefits for regular full-time and part-time employees include:

  • Teacher and social worker salaries equivalent with public schools
  • Highest salaries for Child Care Workers
  • Health insurance
  • Optional Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 27 paid days off annually
  • Tuition remission programs
  • 403(b) retirement options (deferred contribution plan after 2 years employment)
  • Two weeks paid orientation/training
  • Optional short-term disability insurance
  • Optional supplemental life insurance


Needham Campus / The Walker School


Child Care Worker - Day Program
Participate as a member of a treatment team in a school program to meet the social, recreational, behavioral, and educational needs of children exhibiting emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Plan, implement, and participate in social and recreational activities for children. Provide a safe and therapeutic milieu that meets the physical and emotional needs of children. Implement treatment protocols established by a multi-disciplinary team.
Attend to the administrative functions of child care, including attending treatment meetings, writing reports, and actively participating in supervision and professional development opportunities offered at Walker. 
Hours are Monday-Friday 8-4 PM.  Compensation is based on education and related experience. compensation is commensurate with related experience and education. High School Diploma or equivalent required. BA degree in human service or related field preferred.  Experience working with children a plus.  Apply Online



Administration and Management

Senior Accountant
Walker a $20MM not for profit human service agency is seeking a motivated, experienced Senior Accountant. The Senior Accountant must have at least five years of supervisory and accounting experience and a demonstrated commitment to continuing a career in the financial field. The Senior Accountant’s responsibilities will include, but not limited to, supervising 2 clerical positions, managing all aspects and key functions of accounts payable and accounts receivable, dealing with contracts, paying agencies and collections, direct monthly closing activity and analysis of budget variances, and maintaining proper internal controls. The Senior Accountant is a key person in the annual audit and budget preparation and will manage special projects as assigned. Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least five years of experience in a supervisory role in a financial setting. The Senior Accountant must be fluent in Microsoft Office and computerized accounting systems, and must be a self starter who can communicate with all levels of staff and external constituencies. The Senior Accountant must be capable of seeing the big picture while being a “hands-on” leader. This position reports directly to the CFO.  Apply Online



Watertown Campus / Beacon High School

Licensed Clinician
Beacon High School in Watertown, Massachusetts is a therapeutic, chapter 766 (special needs) high school for adolescents with significant emotional problems. We seek a full time, licensed clinician with 4+ years of experience working with adolescents to do individual, group and family therapy and crisis intervention. A Masters Degree is required, LICSW is preferred. This clinical position provides excellent supervision by an independently licensed clinician (LICSW). Salaries and beneift packages are competitive with public schools.  Apply Online
 
Or send resume and cover letter to:
Beacon High School
917 Belmont St.
Watertown, MA. 02472



Walker Partnerships

No openings.



Family and Community Services (FCS) 

Milieu Counselor
Anchor Therapeutic After School Program - A Program of Brighton Allston Mental Health Association is seeking a Milieu counselor for adolescent partial day program in Charlestown.  Activity / group counseling experience with adolescent / high school population serving DMH clients and their families in a strength-based model.
Duties include: collaborative community building with teens and their parents, managing safety parameters, designing and implementing therapeutic activities with collegial team for adolescent clients with major mental illness, and providing transportation. Qualifications: BA with interest/experience working with adolescents in a milieu/school/mental health setting. Massachusetts drivers license with three years of driving experience. Hours: 25 hours/week  Salary:  $12.50 per hour with full benefits. Schedule: 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM Monday through Friday. Benefits: fully benefited, i.e., health care, dental, vacation time, sick leave, holidays. Contact information: Dan Julian, Brighton-Allston Mental Health Association 77 B Warren Street Brighton MA 02135 Email: anchor.afterschool@gmail.com Fax: (617) 254-3461:  Attention Dan Julian @ ANCHOR

Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist

Family and Community Solutions is seeking part-time Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist(s) to fill several openings.  We would like to talk with you if you are interested in working any number of hours from 3 a week up to 30 a week.

Brighton (8-16 hours/week):

One position is to join our team at the Brighton-Allston Mental Health Association, our main outpatient mental health clinic which has been providing mental health services to children, families and adults in the Brighton and Allston communities since 1965.  The Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist will be primarily responsible for performing initial psychiatric evaluations and providing ongoing medication management to children and adolescents.  The Psychiatrist participates in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and provides on-call coverage. 

Dorchester (8-12 hours/week): 

Another position is to join our team at our Dorchester outpatient mental health clinic located on the campus of St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center.  This clinic site opened in December 2006 and is focused on serving low income and homeless women and their children served by the St. Mary’s family shelter and educational programs.  The site also serves the larger Dorchester community.  The duties are the same as those listed above for the Brighton clinic.
In addition we are in need of a Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide 3 hours a week of psychiatry services to children and adolescents in St. Mary’s DSS funded, Stabilization, Treatment, Assessment and Rapid Reunification (STARR) program. 

Cambridge (8 hours/month):

We are also in need of a Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide 8 hours a month of psychiatry services to adolescents in a 12 bed therapeutic residential school in Cambridge.
Requirements: Candidates must be Board Eligible in Child Psychiatry and have experience working with children and adolescents with significant trauma histories and mental illness, and their families. 

Contact Information: For more information or to apply, please contact: Stephanie Kilbride, Executive Director Family and Community Solutions 77B Warren Street Brighton, MA 02135
Telephone: 617-787-1901 Fax: 617-254-3461 E-mail: skilbride@bamha.org     

Licensed Clinicians
Immediate opportunities exist to develop a part-time school and clinic based, fee-for-service practices in dynamic, growth oriented community mental health center. Excellent supervision and administrative support. Collegial environment. Strong agency-school partnerships. Applicants must have a MA independent license, child, adolescent, and family training. School based experience preferred. Bilingual Spanish speaking candidates preferred. Please mail your resume to: BAMHA, 77-B Warren Street, Brighton, MA 02135 or you can fax resumes to Dr. James Aronson 617-254-3461 or e-mail to jaronson@bamha.org . No phone calls please. 


Updated 12/31/2008