School-Based Social Worker Pool; SY

School-Based Social Worker [Candidate Pool Posting] (SY26-27)

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The Boston Public Schools is committed to providing every child in every classroom an equitable, world-class, high-quality education with the same unfettered access to every conceivable resource to unlock the greatness within them. As part of an equitable Multi-tiered System Of Supports that advances students’ learning and outcomes, The Office of Social Work serves BPS students and families by supporting school-based Social Workers across the district with high-quality, culturally responsive direct services.

The Office of Social Work supports social workers with consultation, professional development, and crisis response. Through a regional support model, all school-based social workers receive support from a District Social Worker in addition to the Program Director of Social Work. The Office of Social Work aims to provide high-quality culturally and linguistically relevant mental health support in all BPS schools.

Boston Public Schools seeks an exceptional School Based Social Worker who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to support the implementation of a variety of behavioral health supports that include trauma response and recovery, healing, and resiliency-focused school social work services that support students and educators to create conditions where students may achieve their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.

The Social Worker, in partnership with the other BPS providers and outside mental health partners, will support school communities by:

• providing individual and group counseling and assessments
• conducting crisis intervention and response
• managing a caseload, coordinating referrals to external agencies and programs in partnership with students and families

Through a lead role in the Student Success Team (SST) and other leadership bodies, Social Workers:

• facilitate or collaborate, as needed, with School Leaders, colleagues, and other stakeholders in the collection and monitoring of data to identify trends and conditions that may require counseling and Tier 2/3 support
• utilize district-wide SST guidance implementation tools and support to actively assess SST practices
• continuously work to develop racial/cultural awareness and authentic relationships that allow for cultural learning and understanding with students and families

Reports to:

School Leader (secondary evaluation from the Program Director of Social Work)

• Coordinate and actively participate in the Student Success Team
• Collaborate with School Leadership to establish sustainable structures and partnerships, ensuring the voice of students and families is elevated in co-constructing solutions
• Support the design of tiered interventions that support the implementation of an equitable Multi-Tiered System of Support
• Support the collection of progress monitoring data within the Panorama platform in collaboration with other staff
• Model and promote authentic relationship-building and collaboration with students, families, school community, and partnering agencies
• Establish & monitor a Multi-tiered System Of Support, ensuring students elevated to the student success team have a plan, progress monitoring, and assessment of interventions
• Communicate goals and activities of the student support program to students, staff, and the broader community

• Attend monthly professional development provided by the Office of Social Work covering department policies and evidence-based mental health practices, community partnership, SEL, trauma-informed practices, and healing practices
• Required to attend professional development for up to 9 of the 18 contractually required PD hours focusing on mental health-specific topics delivered by the Office of Social Work

• Provide individual and/or group counseling including IEP and non-IEP services, with a maximum of 10 individual sessions with students with IEPs per week
• Provide Tier 2/3 interventions…