ESY - Clinician or Counselor (Summer 2026)

Boston Public Schools • Boston, MA

6d

About The Position

Extended School Year (ESY) offers specialized services to students with disabilities. The decision to provide ESY is made by the IEP Team, who assesses the necessity to minimize substantial regression and reduce substantial recoupment. The IEP Team evaluates each student’s level of needs and recommends specific IEP services during ESY based on individual student requirements.

Requirements

• Master’s or Specialist’s degree.
• Massachusetts Licensed therapists, such as Independent Clinical Social Workers / Licensed Clinical Social Workers / Master of Social Work / Licensed Educational Psychologist
• Massachusetts DESE School Psychologist license
• Current Safety-Care certification.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Autism, Intellectual Impairment, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Specific Learning Disability, Emotional Impairment, Early Childhood.
• Demonstrated experience in a school setting providing individual and group counseling to school-age students.
• Current authorization to work in the United States.
• Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Current BPS Social Worker or School Psychologist
• BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity.
• BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct individual and/or small group counseling/instruction to address students’ IEP goals/objectives.
• Counseling/instruction will focus on Social/Emotional goals and objectives from the student’s IEP.
• Prepare cognitively demanding group counseling sessions using evidence-based counseling practices.
• Differentiate instruction.
• Assist with building-wide ESY classroom instruction and provide direct intervention during classroom instruction by working with the teacher to offer push-in services or whole group SEL curriculum as appropriate.
• Assist as needed with crisis intervention.
• Assist the teacher in establishing a productive learning environment and classroom culture in which all students are respected.
• Maintain timely general counseling attendance, progress monitoring data, and progress notes.
• Consult with related service providers and teachers to address students' needs.
• Provide students, families, site coordinators, and program staff with relevant and timely data, including monitoring and reporting student's progress to prevent regression as outlined in the program.
• Participate in all scheduled professional development.
• Engage as a partner in planning and problem-solving.
• Assess students referred for summer IEP team meetings, provide written assessment results, and/or attend IEP team meetings if required.
• Provides support during arrival and dismissal, as outlined by the site coordinator.
• Perform other related duties as requested by the Director of Operations & Service Implementation.
• Complete Progress Reports ESY 2026 Progress Report Payment Guidelines
• Adhere to ESY handbook policy and ensure compliance with policy across the site

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level