Boston Children’s Hospital Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is recruiting for a licensed LICSW clinical social worker to work both within our community primary care clinic at Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC) @ Jamaica Plain, as well as within Outpatient Psychiatry Services at Boston Children’s Hospital Longwood. This is an opportunity to provide brief mental health treatment to children and adolescents in a busy community health center serving a culturally diverse population.
This Bridges Social Worker will be responsible for:- Working with youth ages 5 to 17 years old within Outpatient Psychiatry for ongoing therapy in a multidisciplinary clinical setting with an emphasis on evidenced based practice interventions.
- Offering psychosocial support and resources to families, reducing caregiver stress and improving overall family well-being
- Performing diagnostic evaluations and provide ongoing individual and group psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families
- Providing comprehensive case management services, including coordination of care among various healthcare providers
- Assisting with a walk-in clinic providing crisis assessments, referrals, access, and brief treatment interventions.
- Working well within a multidisciplinary team and working in close collaboration with primary care in an integrated care model.
- Facilitating access to community resources, educational supports
- Enhancing the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary team by ensuring that social determinants of health are addressed as part of the treatment plan
- Supporting training and education initiatives related to management of high risk behavioral health concerns, specifically in historically marginalized populations
- Leadership role within an inter-disciplinary team on program development initiatives at MEHC.
To qualify, you must have:- Master’s degree in Social Work, and LICSW licensure in MA
- Strong clinical skills and experience with various therapeutic modalities is required as well as the ability to provide trauma informed care.
- Excellent communication skills, flexibility, team-oriented attitude, and ability to work in fast-paced environment is essential.
- Persons from diverse background encouraged to apply, Spanish language skills highly preferred
New hires are eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus!
This position is based @ Boston Longwood and Martha Eliot Health Center in Jamaica Plain. (Free parking @ MEHC!)Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, childcare and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
Clinical Social Worker, MSW LICSW - Bridges Clinic at Boston Children's Hospital summary:
The Clinical Social Worker at Bridges Clinic provides mental health treatment to children and adolescents in a community health setting, emphasizing evidenced-based practices. Responsibilities include conducting diagnostic evaluations, offering psychotherapy, and facilitating access to community resources for families. This role requires strong clinical skills, collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, and a focus on supporting historically marginalized populations.
Keywords:
clinical social worker, mental health, psychotherapy, children and adolescents, community health, case management, trauma informed care, behavioral health, multidisciplinary team, culturally diverse
