Career Opportunities

Assistant Thrift Shop Manager

Job Description: For 50 years, the Bureau Drawer Thrift Shop has been an important fundraiser for Interfaith Social Services’ various programs. Our boutique-style shop is staffed by a dedicated team of volunteers. This position reports to the Thrift Shop Manager. The Assistant Manager is responsible for helping to supervise volunteers, sorting incoming donations, greeting donors, assisting with eBay sales, and general shop upkeep.

Type of position: Part-time, per-diem, 18-20 hours per week. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9:30am – 3:30pm.

Benefits include: Sick time, employer contribution to a 401K retirement plan, and wellness reimbursement.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide impeccable customer service for donors and customers
  • Maintain a clean, attractive, and appealing shop
  • Uphold and enforce Interfaith’s ideals of equity and inclusion in all interactions with customers, donors and volunteers
  • Supervise shop volunteers
  • Act as a backup cashier for volunteers
  • Ensure that donors are acknowledged and that they receive a donation receipt
  • Sort donations for quality, cleanliness and working order
  • Utilize Interfaith’s pricing methodology to prepare inventory for sale
  • Manage clothing storage and warehouse inventory
  • Conduct daily team meetings with the volunteers before each shift
  • Train new volunteers
  • You may be asked to assist in researching, posting or processing for online sales via our eBay store

Qualifications: The ideal candidate is a compassionate, creative and self-motivated person. They must be reliable, highly detail-oriented, and a proven team player with excellent interpersonal, customer service and communication skills.

  • Retail sales and or merchandise management experience required.
  • Ability to work with, manage and motivate a diverse group of volunteers.
  • Must be able to lift 25-50 pounds to assist in transporting donations as needed; must be able to go up and down stairs repeatedly.
  • Comfortable using technology. Ex. Facebook/social media, Microsoft Excel and Word. Ebay experience a plus.

Salary: $23 an hour

Application: Interested applicants may send a resume and cover letter to Judy Morris at jmorris@interfaithsocialservices.org. Please include the job title which you are applying for in the subject field of the email.

*Our recruiting data suggests that underrepresented applicants often downplay their skills. Even if your experience doesn't exactly match the qualifications listed, we still want to hear from you. Please apply.

Part Time Therapist

Job Description: Reporting to Interfaith Social Services' Counseling Coordinator, our therapists work as part of a cohesive team. Typically, sessions are conducted with individuals, couples, or family in an office setting as well as via telemedicine.

Type of position: Part time per diem; flexibility to set your own schedule.

Benefits include: Paid sick time, employer contribution to a 401K retirement plan, wellness and fitness reimbursement, conference/CEU allowance

Responsibilities:

  • Provide direct services to clients using the principles of multi modal approach: engagement, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
  • Collect data and summarize services for each session; maintain client files
  • Attend routine team meetings to review client cases and progress

Qualifications:
• Must be licensed in Massachusetts
• Masters Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Counseling Psychology
• Professional Licensure / LicSW, LMHC, or LMFT
• Minimum of 2 years related post-graduate work experience
• Credentialed to accept major commercial insurance plans is preferred but not required

Application: Interested applicants may send a resume and cover letter to chagan@interfaithsocialservices.org. Please include the job title which you are applying for in the subject field of the email.

About Interfaith Social Services:

Interfaith Social Services provides South Shore residents with the resources necessary to support a healthy and fulfilling life. Our team of clinicians, staff and volunteers deliver programs focused on alleviating hunger, providing mental health counseling, preventing homelessness, and bringing joy to children. Interfaith’s food pantry is one of the largest in Greater Boston distributing 800,000+ meals to hungry local residents every year. www.InterfaithSocialServices.org.

Interfaith Social Services’ New Directions Counseling Center has been providing compassionate and skilled counseling services to the South Shore since 1947. All clinicians are professionally trained, licensed independent clinical social workers, licensed mental health therapists and masters level clinicians. Therapists provide an individualized, dynamic, holistic, strength-based, and respectful approach.

*Our recruiting data suggests that underrepresented applicants often downplay their skills. Even if your experience doesn't exactly match the qualifications listed, we still want to hear from you. Please apply.