School-Based Social Worker (Long-Term Substitute) (SY26-27)

We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections present: About the role? The posting includes "Background And Overview", "Position Summary and General Responsibilities", "Responsibilities", "Professional Learning", "Direct Service", "Core Competencies", "Qualifications - Required", "Qualifications - Preferred", "Core Values". Also maybe "Reports to". Also "Position Summary and General Responsibilities" is a heading. We need to map to allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to those headings where appropriate. Not required to use exactly those strings, but they gave examples. Likely we should use those exact headings if content matches. We have content about role (Background And Overview, Position Summary). Could be "About the role". Responsibilities: we have Responsibilities section. Requirements: we have Qualifications - Required (maybe also Preferred). Qualifications: we have Qualifications - Required and Preferred. Skills: maybe Core Competencies. Benefits: none given. Pay: none given (just per diem rate but not specific amount). Schedule: we have start/end dates and note about per diem; maybe we can include Schedule section with start/end dates. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state start and end dates, and that substitutes begin at per diem rate of pay (but not amount). So we could include Schedule with dates. Pay: they mention per diem rate but not amount; that's vague; maybe we should not include Pay because not specific. Benefits: none. So we will include sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required and Preferred?), Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. But we must not create thin sections with filler. Ensure each has substantive content. Let's extract content: About the role: Background And Overview + Position Summary and General Responsibilities (maybe combine). We'll write a paragraph summarizing. Responsibilities: list from Responsibilities section (Student Success Team, Professional Learning, Direct Service). Could be bullet list. Requirements: maybe the required qualifications (education, license, experience, etc.) We'll list. Qualifications: maybe preferred qualifications? Could combine but we have both required and preferred. Could put Required under Requirements, Preferred under Qualifications? But they said Qualifications heading for qualifications. Might be better: Requirements for required qualifications, Qualifications for preferred? However they gave both as examples. We'll follow: Requirements = required qualifications. Qualifications = preferred qualifications. Skills: Core Competencies. Schedule: start date 9/7/2026, end 2/8/2027, note per diem subs, etc. We must not repeat job title. No IDs. We must remove boilerplate: navigation, EEO, etc. Not present. We'll output HTML fragment with

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• . Let's craft. About the role: combine background overview and position summary. Paragraph: The Boston Public Schools is committed to providing every child... The Office of Social Work... Position Summary: Boston Public Schools seeks an exceptional School Based Social Worker... etc. We'll keep it concise but preserve all substantive info. Must not invent or summarize away detail. We need to preserve all substantive information; cannot omit details. That's tough: we must keep all details. But we can still keep them in prose or lists. We need to include all details from the posting. That's a lot. We need to include everything except boilerplate. So we need to embed all the details. Thus we need to output a fairly large HTML fragment containing all the details, organized under headings. We must not lose any detail. So we need to include all sentences. We'll create sections: About the role: include Background And Overview and Position Summary and General Responsibilities (maybe up to "Reports to:"). Responsibilities: include the detailed responsibilities bullet points (Student Success Team, Professional Learning, Direct Service). Might be long. Requirements: include Qualifications - Required (education, license, experience, ability to meet standards, interpersonal skills, racial equity, cultural humility, work authorization). Qualifications: include Qualifications - Preferred (prior school-based social worker, knowledge of Special Ed, linguistic diversity, languages, certification as trainer in Safety Cares). Skills: include Core Competencies (list of competencies with sub-bullets). We'll need to preserve each bullet. Schedule: include the start/end dates, note about per diem subs, link to website for further info. We must not include application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's a link to website for further info about becoming a BPS sub; that's not application instruction but maybe okay to keep as part of About the role? It's a reference. We'll keep it. We must not repeat job title. Let's craft. We'll need to escape any HTML special characters? Not needed. We'll produce:

  About the role

  THIS IS A LONG-TERM SUB POSITION that is expected to start on 9/7/2026 and end on 2/8/2027. Please note that all substitute teachers are hired as per diem subs, even when placed in long-term assignments. All substitutes begin at the per diem rate of pay. For further information about becoming a BPS sub, please refer to our website (https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/old-homepage2/careers1/sub-central). 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 providing 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 wherein 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 supporting with: individual and group counseling and assessments, 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 within the school, and working in close collaboration with other school-based teams, Social Workers: Facilitate or collaborate, as needed, with School Leaders, colleagues, and other stakeholders in the collection and monitoring of data to identify trends with a close eye on conditions, policies, and practices that may be creating exacerbating issues that lead to the need for counseling and Tier 2/3 support. Utilize district-wide SST guidance implementation tools and support to actively assess Student Success Team practices. Continuously work to develop their own racial/cultural awareness alongside their colleagues (CLSP Competency 1) and authentic relationships that allow for cultural learning and understanding with students and families (CLSP Competency 2) in order to do this work well. The Social Worker will attend professional development and receive coaching and feedback from the team of District Social Workers, Program Director of Social Work, and Director of Student Support to ensure continuous improvement of service delivery and compliance with district protocols, policies, and professional standards of practice. Reports to: School Leader (with secondary evaluation from the Program Director of Social Work)

  Then Responsibilities:

  Responsibilities

  • Student Success Team: Coordinate and/or actively participate in the Student Success Team. Collaborate with School Leadership to establish sustainable structures, and partnerships and ensure the voice of students and families are elevated in co-constructing solutions to issues. As a valued member of the Student Success team, the social worker will 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 to ensure that intervention, supports and services are leading to the desired outcome(s) for participating students. Model and promote authentic relationship-building and collaboration with students, families, school community, and partnering agencies. In partnership with the Student Success Team, the School-Based Social Worker will establish & monitor a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS): Tier 1, 2 & Tier 3 classroom and student-level interventions in a manner that does not pathologize students. Social Workers will collaborate with the SST members in ensuring students elevated to the student success team have a plan, progress monitoring, and assessment of the interventions. Communicate goals and activities of the student support program to students, staff, and the larger community.
  • Professional Learning: Attend monthly professional development provided by the Office of Social Work. The topics will focus on department policies and practices as well as evidence-based mental health practices, community partners mental health, SEL, Trauma-informed practices, and healing practices. The social worker may be required to attend professional Development for up to 9 of the 18 contractually required PD hours to focus on mental health-specific topics offered by the Office of Social Work. The social worker’s school-based hours shall be determined by their direct supervisor.
  • Direct Service: Provide individual and/or group counseling which may include IEP and non-IEP services. A recommendation of a maximum of 10 individual sessions with students with IEPs per week. As needed/ if applicable, serve as a member of the IEP/504 Team for assigned students. Provide Tier 2/3 interventions such as check-in/check-out, suicide and threat risk assessments. Conduct sociological assessments when requested as part of the Special Education eligibility process, upload to Edplan in a timely manner. This may include home visits. Support individual and whole school crisis intervention in collaboration with the BPS district-wide Crisis Team as needed. This includes supporting Suicide Risk Assessments and Threat Assessments (with the school crisis team). Consult around school and classroom climate strategies that support social-emotional development and promote active student engagement in learning. Match students with appropriate services that align with the students/families expressed need and aspirations, which may include referrals to external agencies; monitor their progress and coordinate follow-up services for each student, serving as a case manager. Track and maintain data related to mental health partners and the services that they provide. Maintain and provide student data and written reports as needed, including timely completion of monthly reports for the Office of Social Work. Performs other related duties as assigned by the School Leader or Program Director of Social work.
  Then Requirements:

  Requirements

  • Education: Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling
  • MA DESE School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor License (All Levels)
  • Licensed Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC); or eligible for a Social Worker license (LCSW or LICSW) or Mental Health Counselor license (LMHC).
  • Minimum of 3 years of effective professional experience in an urban setting similar to Boston Public Schools providing clinical services.
  • Ability to meet the BPS Standards of Effective Practice as outlined above.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work with school, students, parents, and community-based agencies.
  • Demonstrates understanding of racial equity and ability to engage in dialogue about race, intersectionality, and systems of oppression.