School-Based Social Worker [Part-Time 0.5FTE], Gr. K-6 (SY26-27) [Repost]

Boston Public Schools • Boston, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Boston Public Schools (BPS) is dedicated to providing an equitable, high-quality education to every child, ensuring they have access to resources to reach their full potential. The Office of Social Work supports school-based Social Workers in delivering culturally responsive direct services, offering consultation, professional development, and crisis response. Through a regional support model, all school-based social workers receive support from a District Social Worker and the Program Director of Social Work, aiming to provide high-quality, culturally and linguistically relevant mental health support in all BPS schools. This position is part-time, 0.5 FTE, for Grades K-6 for the 2026-2027 school year.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling.
• MA DESE School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor License (All Levels).
• Licensed Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC); or eligible for a Social Worker license (LCSW or LICSW) or Mental Health Counselor license (LMHC).
• Minimum of 3 years of effective professional experience in an urban setting similar to Boston Public Schools providing clinical services.
• Ability to meet the BPS Standards of Effective Practice.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with school, students, parents, and community-based agencies.
• Demonstrates understanding of racial equity and ability to engage in dialogue about race, intersectionality, and systems of oppression.
• Demonstrates a deep sense of cultural humility and self-awareness.
• Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work as a school-based social worker.
• Knowledge of Special Education policies and procedures.
• Fluency in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
• Certification as a trainer in Safety Cares de-escalation and restraint program.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and/or actively participate in the Student Success Team (SST).
• Collaborate with School Leadership to establish sustainable structures and partnerships, ensuring student and family voices are central to problem-solving.
• Support the design of tiered interventions aligned with an equitable Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS).
• Support the collection of progress monitoring data within the Panorama platform to ensure intervention effectiveness.
• Model and promote authentic relationship-building and collaboration with students, families, the school community, and partnering agencies.
• Establish and monitor MTSS Tier 1, 2, and 3 classroom and student-level interventions without pathologizing students.
• Ensure students elevated to the SST have a plan, progress monitoring, and assessment of interventions.
• Communicate goals and activities of the student support program to students, staff, and the community.
• Attend monthly professional development provided by the Office of Social Work, focusing on department policies, evidence-based mental health practices, SEL, trauma-informed practices, and healing practices.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling, including IEP and non-IEP services (recommendation of a maximum of 10 individual sessions with students with IEPs per week).
• Serve as a member of the IEP/504 Team for assigned students, as needed/applicable.
• Provide Tier 2/3 interventions such as check-in/check-out, suicide and threat risk assessments.
• Conduct sociological assessments as part of the Special Education eligibility process, including potential home visits.
• Support individual and whole school crisis intervention in collaboration with the BPS district-wide Crisis Team, including Suicide Risk Assessments and Threat Assessments.
• Consult on school and classroom climate strategies that support social-emotional development and student engagement.
• Match students with appropriate services, including referrals to external agencies, and monitor their progress and coordinate follow-up.
• Track and maintain data related to mental health partners and their services.
• Maintain and provide student data and written reports, including timely completion of monthly reports for the Office of Social Work.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the School Leader or Program Director of Social Work.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities.
• Consultation and coaching from District Social Workers and Program Director of Social Work.
• Support from the Director of Student Support.
• Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade/Step (refer to BPS website for more information).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level