Social Worker​/Clinician

Join Our Team at Room to Grow

Make an impact and join a team that is dedicated to your growth! We are seeking social workers, mental health professionals, and other early childhood practitioners to join our team to support families during their children's critical first three years of life.

About Room to Grow

At Room to Grow, we believe that strong starts in childhood lead to strong outcomes in life, and that parents and caregivers are best equipped to nurture their children's growth and development when they have the support they need to thrive. We partner with families during the critical early years (ages 0-3) through our unique, strengths-based program, working alongside parents to offer consistent, personalized support and resources to meet their child's needs and goals.

Room to Grow is a non-profit organization operating in New York and Boston with a team of 40+ passionate and dedicated team members.

Position Summary

During visits at our warm, welcoming Family Centers, our team develops long-term, meaningful relationships with parents and caregivers to talk through the challenges and joys of early parenthood and discuss their children's development. Our team's strengths-based approach supports parents raising children in these earliest years, increasing access to essential care and offering the surest opportunity for establishing a strong foundation in life.

This role facilitates the first hour of each family's quarterly visit at our Family Centers, followed by an opportunity for families to access available boutique items and resources with support from the Operations team. This position has established family visit schedules, averaging 4-5 clinical hours per day. This position works closely with other internal Family Support teams at Room to Grow who host the second hour of each visit and who support the case management needs for each family.

Your conversations are guided by a flexible curriculum covering topics like child development and parenting strategies, and shaped by each family's own priorities as individuals, parents, and a family unit. You'll be supported in building your skills through a robust internal structure of mentorship and practice support, as well as occasional external professional development opportunities.

Why You'll Love This Role

• A predictable schedule, with established family visits averaging 4–5 clinical hours per day
• Long-term relationships with families during their children's first three years
• Center-based practice: families come to you at our warm, welcoming Family Centers
• Real investment in your growth through mentorship, reflective practice, team meetings, and professional development
• A collaborative team that shares knowledge and solves problems together

Position Responsibilities

Direct Family Practice - 75% of the role

• Engage parents and caregivers and their children to promote family growth and wellness through conversations about topics like family priorities, child development, child sleep habits, and systems of social support
• Support families at quarterly sessions and communicate between visits as needed
• Connect families with community resources as needed
• Conduct all visits with families in alignment with Room to Grow's practice competencies, which include skills such as welcoming and inviting presentation, interpersonal engagement and relationship development, and offering information and coaching

Documentation and Organizational Support - 15% of the role

• Maintain documentation in electronic family records based on events and conversations in visits
• Conduct visits with alignment to the Room to Grow curriculum and based on each family's priorities
• Log all communication points with families outside of visits in order to facilitate effective case management across internal teams
• Support organizational communications efforts related to family support as needed

Professional Development - 10% of the role

• Participate in team meetings for support and discussion around all aspects of practice and professional growth
• Collaborate with internal Family Support teams to elevate practice issues and events in visits, in order to engage in collective knowledge-sharing and problem-solving
• Continuously seek knowledge and best practices in the early childhood, child development, and parenting fields
• Participate in regular check-ins with manager, quarterly observations, and reflective practice, incorporating feedback to support ongoing professional growth and strengthen family support practices.

Qualifications and…