Position: Middle School Social Worker (2024-2025)Location: Boston, MA (Jamaica Plain Campus)Start date: August, 2024 ABOUT THE MATCH CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLMatch Charter Public School is a free, high-performing charter public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving 1,250 students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility. Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families bring amazing racial and cultural diversity to the school community - they represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20 different languages spoken at home.
94% of our students are people of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school, and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for special education services. 18% of our student body are English Language Learners.Matchs core values are Equity, Freedom, Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability.
We are working to reframe our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist. At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent - are vital to our goals and mission. OVERVIEW OF ROLEOur middle school has an opening for a full-time social worker to join the faculty for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond. The Social Worker will collaborate closely with teachers, staff and school leadership and will work with some of our highest need students.
The School Counselor needs to be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW/LICSW), a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or be eligible for licensure. This position is based at our 300-student middle school located on 215 Forest Hills St. in Jamaica Plain, MA. The social worker reports to the Director of Social and Emotional Learning.The salary range for full-time counselors new to Match is $67,812-104,889 and is determined by the candidates prior years of full-time counseling experience.
The salary for this position will be prorated for half-time work. Match offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 90% coverage of employee health insurance costs and up to $150/month in loan repayment assistance. The Social Worker will: -Provide individual and group counseling using evidence-based treatment modalities;-Conduct safety and risk assessments and provide appropriate referrals and follow-up during and after student crisis;-Provide case management and care coordination to students and their families;-Collaborate on student cases and identify appropriate levels of care;-Collaborate with teachers on classroom interventions that promote mental health;-Co-create and implement universal preventative mental health and wellness programming;-Contribute collaboratively to school culture as part of the Mental Health Department;-Approach all work with a trauma-sensitive, strengths-based lens that both honors and incorporates the cultural values and beliefs of our students, families and communities;-Uphold high expectations for students, and provide lots of support for getting students there;-Participate actively in Matchs coaching and professional development programming;-Assist with school programming as needed during non-instructional time; and-Serve as a positive and collaborative member of the Match Charter Public School community. QUALIFICATIONSCompetitive applicants will have: -Two or more years experience as a school-based social worker (strongly preferred);-A master's degree in Social Work and license for practice in the state of Massachusetts (LCSW preferred);-Experience working in school-based urban settings (highly preferred);-Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to effectively facilitate groups and classroom interventions;-Extensive case management and clinical assessment skills;-Experience working on teams and the desire to work across multiple settings with behavioral health and non-mental health providers;-A deep understanding of how race, gender and culture informs our work and the relationships we buildbelief that all students can and will succeed; and-A desire to continually improve their practice as a school professional by taking and implementing feedback.
ABOUT MATCH EDUCATIONMatch Education (www.matcheducation.org) is the shared brand name of The Match Charter Public School and The Match School Foundation, Inc. Match Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in education. We operate high-performing urban public charter schools and a unique graduate school of education that trains teachers for high-poverty schools. Out of this applied work, we refine, validate empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on core questions in education reform.
The Match Foundation, Inc. and Match Charter Public School prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.