Clinician (School Social Worker)

FLEX Clinician

-possibility of being assigned to multiple schools.

*This is a long-term substitute assignment for School Year 2024-2025. 

Lynn Public Schools is guided by its mission, vision, and core values.

Mission - The Lynn Public Schools commits to providing our students with a safe inclusive learning environment that inspires and promotes individual academic and personal growth.

Vision - Drawing upon the strength of our community, our families, our students, and our partners, Lynn Public Schools commits to supporting the intellectual, vocational, academic and social-emotional success of all of our students. We create equitable conditions for all students to thrive in a global society. With a focus on equity, excellence, and innovation, the district serves 17,193 students across 28 schools. 

Core Values - The Lynn Public Schools community celebrates that we live in a rapidly changing, increasingly diverse and connected world. In our partnered effort to prepare students for this world, we are equally committed to:

• Inclusiveness
• Shared responsibility
• Collaborative relationships
• High expectations
• Inspiring life-long learning

JOB DETAILS:

The School Social Worker/Clinician (SSW/C) supports students’ academic and social and emotional learning and achievement.  Ongoing support and intervention are provided via a multi-tiered system of support model and includes services that strengthen home, school and community partnerships and addresses barriers to learning and achievement. The School Social Worker/Clinician contributes to the school’s development of a healthy, safe, and caring environment for children and adults. The SSW/clinician provides this essential support for academic learning by designing and implementing effective prevention and intervention strategies that are informed by an understanding of the social/emotional development of students and the influences of school, family, community and cultural differences on student success.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Master's degree in Social Work or Master's degree in related counseling field
• LICSW, LCSW or LMHC licensure
• Experience in an urban district preferred

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the Department of Social Emotional Learning and the school principal, the SSW/C assumes a broad range of functions within these core responsibilities:

• Provides assessment and evaluation to identify student, family and school needs that impact learning
• Provides prevention and intervention services to all students referred
• Provides counseling services to address targeted issues impacting school success
• Participates in the school-based Wellness Team to identify and overcome potential barriers impacting regular attendance
• Assists the safety of students by providing crisis intervention and triage support
• Promotes consultation and collaboration with school, family and community providers to support all students
• Advocates for appropriate family support services and family engagement resources
• Supports and provides leadership for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) initiatives
• Participates in professional development activities to strengthen clinical best practices
• Maintains accountability and confidentiality in communication and documentation
• Utilizes a holistic, whole-child approach in working with students and families
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent/Deputy Superintendent, Executive Director of Social Emotional Learning/Assistant Director of Social-Emotional Leaning

BENEFITS:

The City of Lynn offers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits; Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, Life Insurance.  Voluntary benefits including Flexible Spending Plan (FSA), Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability are also available.

An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment physical, including a drug test, National fingerprint-based Criminal Background Check (NCBC) and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI). All MUST be completed PRIOR to the start of employment. 

Non-Discrimination Policy

It is the policy of the Lynn Public Schools not to unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, race, color, national origin, creed/religion, ethnicity, ancestry, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, mental or physical disability, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement or any other consideration made unlawful by any federal, state or local laws or regulations, including Title VI and VII of Civil Rights Act of1964, Title IX of the 1972 Amendments to the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and M.G.L. Ch. 76:5, M.G.L., Ch.151, if and as applicable. Race, when referenced in any policy of the Lynn Public Schools, whether or not specified, shall include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles