Employment Opportunities

Welcome to Waterford Country School, Inc. We are excited you are exploring WCS for career opportunities.

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At our main campus in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, you will find three different residential treatment programs for boys and girls 12-17 years of age, our education program and our farm and experiential education programs. All agency leadership, administration and support staffs are also located at our main campus.

At our site in Norwich, Connecticut, we have our Community Services programs including Therapeutic Foster Care, the Children’s Outpatient Clinic, and our Adoption Services programs.

The most common positions available at WCS are child care workers from beginner to the supervisor level, student aides and one-to-ones, and social workers or clinical staff (licensed or unlicensed). WCS is a 24-hour operation and many positions involving child care require weekend shifts.

Waterford Country School, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. WCS ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, past or present history of physical disability, past or present history of a learning disability), or genetic information, and provides equal access to school facilities and school premises to Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Waterford Country School has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority certified and non-certified employees. An individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact employment@waterfordcs.org

CURRENT VACANCIES

Emergency Shelter Clinician

We are seeking a Clinician to ensure residents’ emotional, medical, social, legal, developmental, and educational needs are being met through direct services and supervisory responsibility for all case management tasks. Provide trauma informed individual, group, and family therapy, as well as discharge planning coordination to the residents of Thomas Bent STAR Homes. The position requires a Master’s Degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field required and experience working with adolescents. Must be licensed or license eligible. Click here to apply!

High School Special Education Teacher

Waterford Country School’s day school program is currently looking for a certified High School Special Education Teacher for the next school year to work collaboratively with an Instructional Aide to provide a supportive, structured and nurturing classroom for up to 8 students. Click here to apply!

School Social Worker

We are currently looking for a School Social Worker who will be directly responsible for all case management tasks and provision of individual and group counseling and therapy to assigned students who call for such services. Click here to apply!

Foster Care Coordinator

Waterford Country School is currently looking for a Foster Care Coordinator to join our team at our Norwich location. The Coordinator will be responsible for developing, delivering and overseeing services in accordance with applicable requirements to foster families, biological families and clients placed by the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF). Click here to apply!

Child Care Worker

Waterford Country School is seeking Child Care Workers for our Emergency Shelter and Residential Treatment Program. Child Care Workers are responsible for interacting with and directly supervising the residents within our programs.

Per Diem Therapists

Waterford Country School’s Children’s Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic has a standing need to interview therapists/clinicians for per diem work. The full time/per diem therapists provide outpatient clinical services to children of our community ages 3-18 addressing trauma, mental and behavioral health issues, and family dynamics. For more information contact the Clinical Director at lcrowley@waterfordcs.org or 860-886-7500 x5310. Click here to apply.

How to Apply

To apply for employment at Waterford Country School, click on the link below. It will lead you to a web based application system. It is imperative you complete the information required and then hit “submit” at the end. If you do not submit your application, it cannot be considered. You will be notified by email of successful submission. If you have used Applitrack for other positions in the past, you can import your existing materials and upgrade as you like.

http://www.applitrack.com/waterfordcs/onlineapp/

Application/Employment Process

Identify available WCS position in Applitrack.
Complete entire application on line. When you are complete, make sure you “submit” the application in the system.
The hiring manager for a specific program will review all the applications and make selections for the interview process.
If selected for an interview, you will be notified when and where to meet the hiring manager.
After the interview, you will be notified either way.
If you are offered a position, you will be contacted by the HR department for required background checks, required pre-employment physical, and to set a date and time for orientation.

Benefits

Waterford Country School has a complete benefits package for full time employees. Some benefits are available to part time staff. The entire benefits package is reviewed annually for adjustments.

Paid Holidays. WCS has eleven paid holidays per year. Holiday work is time and a half.

Benefit Time. WCS has paid sick, vacation and personal time. For a new employee, there are six paid sick days, ten paid vacation days, and three paid personal days. This increases to twelve, twenty and three paid sick, vacation and personal days for employees with more than five years. It is an accrual based system and accruals begin on the first day of employment.

Medical/Dental/Vision Plans. WCS provides a generous agency subsidized group health insurance plan for individuals and families under our health insurance program. Employee contributions are very competitive. Medical, dental and vision coverage are available on the first of the month past 60 days’ employment.

Life Insurance. WCS provides a baseline of term life insurance for all employees equal to the employee’s annual salary, to which employees can add additional insurance at their cost. Life insurance is available on the first of the month past 60 days’ employment.

ADD. Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance is provided by WCS at no cost to the employee. ADD is available on the first of the month past 60 days’ employment.

Long Term Disability. LTD is paid by WCS for employment outages caused by disability lasting more than 90 days. LTD is available on the first of the month past 60 days’ employment.

Retirement Plan. Waterford Country School offers a 403(b) retirement plan for all employees available immediately after employment starts. After two years’ employment, the agency will contribute to your retirement account and will also provide a limited match to an employee’s contribution.

Employee Purchased Options. Additional coverage may be purchased at reasonable group rates for Short Term Disability, Hospitalization, Accident and Cancer policies through our sponsored insurer.

Contact Us

For questions concerning the application process, including submitting applications through Applitrack, contact us at employment@waterfordcs.org.

For questions concerning employee benefits, contact us at benefits@waterfordcs.org.

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