School Social Worker (LICSW or LCSW)
Job Title: School Social Worker
Location: Boston, On-site
Position Type: Full-time, 11-month position
Summary of position:
The Baker Center for Children and Families (also known as Judge Baker Children's Center), promotes the best possible mental health of children and families through the integration of research, intervention, training, and policy.
The School Social Worker at the Manville School will provide high-quality mental health treatments to a culturally diverse population of children from kindergarten through high school, utilizing trauma-informed and evidence-based practice (EBP). The School Social Worker will complete all clinical documentation, conduct diagnostic and biopsychosocial assessments, coordinate care with families, community-based providers, government agencies, and others, as appropriate, and provides consultation services as needed. Additionally, the School Social Worker functions as the internal case manager and team-leader for their assigned caseload of students and actively participates in all Individualized Education Plan (IEP), treatment planning, and caregiver meetings.
What's in it for me?
- Make a lasting difference in students' lives by providing meaningful, relationship-based mental health support to children and adolescents in a school setting.
- Be part of the school community and work alongside teachers, clinicians, behavioral counselors, families, and outside providers to help students thrive both emotionally and academically.
- Grow as a clinical leader through opportunities for training, collaboration, team leadership, and supervision of social work interns.
- Do work that matters with a mission-driven organization committed to improving the mental health and well-being of children and families.
Essential duties:
- Provides weekly therapeutic services to an assigned caseload of students.
- Provides comprehensive case management services to students and their families as assigned by clinical director.
- Co-leads weekly clinical groups that supports identity work and social emotional learning.
- Provides clinical assessments and diagnosis of students and families in a bio-psychosocial format.
- Develops clinical treatment plans and the implementation of structured treatment approaches.
- Chairs and actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings consisting of teachers, behavioral counselors, and school specialists.
- Works collaboratively with outside service providers associated with the student's case.
- Provides consultation, risk assessment, and crisis intervention as necessary and requested.
- Engages and provides clinical treatment to high-risk family systems.
- Participates in the development and implementation of clinical trainings as necessary and requested.
- Provides supervision for social work graduate student interns, as requested by clinical director.
- Completes all required clinical documentation in our EMR, including intakes, progress and contact notes, treatment plans, and meeting notes.
Qualifications
Education:
- Master's degree in Social Work or a related field.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts, interest in transferring out-of-state licensure, or ability to obtain licensure within 6-12 months of hire.
Experience:
- 1 - 3 years of clinical experience working with children and adolescents in a school, educational, behavioral health setting, or similar setting serving a comparable population.
- Demonstrated understanding of the impact of emotional, behavioral and neurological disabilities on student functioning and development.
- Experience in crisis management, verbal de-escalation and risk-assessment.
- Experience in evaluation and assessment to support diagnostic impressions and treatment recommendations.
- Experience in case management, including knowledge of services, resources, levels of care.
- Clinical supervision experience is highly beneficial.
Training:
- Verbal de-escalation and behavior support strategies.
- Evidence-based clinical interventions.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practices and how to adapt EBPs to students with complex presentations, high acuity, and resistance to treatment.
Logistics
License/Certification: Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
Open Date: Open Until Filled
Benefits
We offer Medical (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), Dental and Vision options; 50% discount on monthly MBTA passes, immediate enrollment into retirement, with company contribution (4%) and match up to (4%) after 2 years of employment. We offer opportunities to get involved in various department/organization improvement committees and activities. For a full list of benefits please visit our website at bakercenter.org/benefits
Diverse and multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.