Social Worker - Alternative Education Program

Social Worker - Alternative Education Program (3152)

Natick Public Schools – Natick High School, Natick, Massachusetts.

Job : 5686156
Final date to receive applications: Jun 26, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: May 01, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools. The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre‑K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high‑performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated.

We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post‑secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.

We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths‑based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

Job Title: Social Worker

Location: NHS

Reports To: Principal, Director of Alternative Education, Director of SEL & Equity, Director of Student Services

Work days/FTE: Full time

Salary/Benefits: Salary and Benefits per Unit A contract

The Alternative Education Program Social Worker coordinates and provides support services for students enrolled in alternative education programs who require a therapeutic learning environment throughout the school day. This role promotes students’ social‑emotional well‑being, facilitates collaboration among school, family, and community partners, and helps ensure students can access their educational program successfully.

• Support students with therapeutic interventions as group and 1:1
• Pick‑up general ed/special ed students referrals, as needed
• Attend IEP meetings for all students on caseload
• Facilitate community engagement for the alternative education program students
• Collaborate with school‑based Team members as well as home‑based Team and outside providers
• Write IEP goals and implement IEP services
• Teach therapeutic skills development classes

Master of Social Work or equivalent from an accredited institution

• MA DESE LCSW
• LICSW preferred

• Outstanding oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• An unrelenting focus on student success, safety and accountability.
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as they relate to student engagement and success.

• Two years post graduate experience working with emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth and their families

• Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed
• Bilingual skills, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, are highly desirable
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Candidates should have a passion for working with students, families, and colleagues.
• Candidates must be flexible and collaborative.
• Candidates must be able to multitask in a fast‑paced, supportive environment that nurtures student growth.
• Candidates must be organized and able to meet ongoing, time‑sensitive deadlines for work production.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and in conformity with state certification requirements.

• Phone, intercom, personal computer and software applications,…