School Social Worker​/Adjustment Counselor; grades 6-8

School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor

Lunenburg Public Schools, Lunenburg Middle School (grades 6-8)

Thank you for considering employment in the Lunenburg Public Schools. The mission of the Lunenburg Public Schools is to provide all students with the skills, confidence, and passion for life-long learning so that they may find their own paths to successful careers, active citizenship, and rewarding lives.

We have an open position for a School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor at Lunenburg Middle School.

TITLE: School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor

REPORTS TO: Principal

LOCATION: 1079 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg, MA 01462

The job of this position is to provide comprehensive, evidence-based school counseling programming to students in grades 6-8 via individual and group services. Responsibilities may vary depending on need and priorities within each school.

• Provide individual counseling utilizing evidence-based clinical interventions to students on caseload.
• Run small therapeutic groups utilizing evidence-based clinical interventions when required.
• Provide crisis intervention and conflict resolution services when requested by school personnel.
• Collaborate and communicate with parents, guardians, teachers, support staff, and outside agencies.
• Assess and screen students’ mental health symptoms and needs per referral from the student support team.
• Serve as a referral agent and case manager for students and families, developing a network of community supports.
• Ensure knowledge of and compliance with state and system-wide regulations on student records and confidentiality.
• Promote equal educational opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, marital status, religion, national origin, homelessness, sexual orientation or disability.

• Flexibility to provide services outside the normal school day, with schedule adjusted accordingly.
• Previous experience in a school setting or other behavioral health environment.
• Highly motivated, self-starter with ability to provide clinical services independently.
• Excellent collaboration skills.
• Master’s degree in Social Work or Psychology preferred.
• Current/valid DESE license as Social Work/Adjustment Counselor and/or state clinical license (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC).

Salary and benefits per Lunenburg Education Association contract. Position type:
Full‑time.

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.
• Background checks: satisfactory CORI and SAFIS Background Checks per 603 CMR 51.

• Timothy Santry
• 1079 Massachusetts Avenue
• Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462
• Phone: 978‑582‑4115
• Email: