Title: School Social Worker / Counselor          

Reports To: Program Principal

Qualifications:           

• Master’s degree and Certification as a School Social Worker or School Adjustment Counselor required
• DESE License required
• Previous experience working with students with Emotional/Behavorial disabilities. 

Scope of duties:

• Provides therapeutic direction to staff on an ongoing basis regarding students facing specific challenges in their ability to function safely at school or for students in crisis.
• Has the ability to carefully diagnose student difficulties and share this information in a useful and purposeful way with classroom staff.
• Provides outreach to families and effectively connects the families to the classroom staff and to the educational program for that student.
• Participates in IEP meetings and assists in the development of social-emotional goals for the student to be included on the IEP.
• Prepares students for transitions and changes as needed (e.g. high school, preparation of the Transition Planning Form, moving, changes in family structure etc).
• Provides emergency consultation and/or responds to crisis intervention as necessary.
• Provides individual and small group counseling sessions and social skills groups as deemed appropriate in cooperation with the program principal/executive director.
• Provides emotional support for students by being available for check-ins as needed and by providing social scripts/stories.
• Provides consultation and training for staff to aid carryover of social and play/leisure skills to the classroom.
• Provides training for staff and students in Bullying Prevention Plan and curriculum.
• Provides instruction for students related to Physical Health, Social Emotional Helath and Safety and Prevention Strands of the MA Curriculum Frameworks.
• Supervises the Behavior Support Assistant in implmentation of social skills instruction.
• Functions as the primary liaison to caregivers in many instances.
• Leads family meetings and functions as a resource to families.  Assists families in accessing community supports.
• Functions as the case manager and keeps the team in close communication and coordinates with collateral supports
• Assists in the intake process for new referrals.
• Assists with coordination of school-wide and community events.
• Other duties as assigned by the program principal or executive director.

Employment contigent upon a positive background check including CORI and fingerprinting.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SEEM Collaborative is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.