Social Worker

Mary Mcdowell Friends School

292d • $72,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) invites applications for a full-time Social Worker beginning August 2025. The school Social Worker serves as a critical member of the school community. The Social Worker delivers and monitors high-quality, data-driven interventions to support students in meeting and surpassing their individualized goals. The role will include providing core services to students and staff in prevention, consultation, intervention, and assessment. The Social Worker will work as part of the counseling team, school psychologists, speech and language therapists, general education scholars, and staff. The ideal candidate will have school experience and outside-of-school clinical experience.

Requirements

• MA required; special education experience a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and G Suite applications.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, problem-solving, and achieve results.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to a new environment.

Responsibilities

• Consult with students, faculty, and families on an as-needed basis regarding student social and emotional issues.
• Engage with outside providers related to specific student needs and issues.
• Make referrals when necessary to outside providers.
• Provide crisis intervention and behavior management to expedite students' return to classrooms for learning and to build students' ability to meet all social, emotional, and academic expectations.
• Develop and implement curriculum for social and emotional development/intervention with students.
• Administer records, documentation, and other compliance activities.
• Serve as a resource for students, faculty, and families related to social and emotional issues.
• Collaborate with other counseling team members and be a resource to one another.
• Communicate all necessary information to appropriate members of the school community.
• Participate in school-wide or division-based committees and ad hoc committees where necessary.
• Participate in team meetings about students and student needs.
• Attend weekly division meetings and full faculty meetings.

Benefits

• Annual base salary range of $72,000 - $115,000.
• Encouragement to bring their whole selves to work.
• Recognition and celebration of a diverse community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree