Clinical Social Worker, MSW, Autism Spectrum Center

Position Summary/Department Summary :

Full-time social work position provides a range of clinical social services to children, adolescents, and families in the Autism Spectrum Center. The Center provides comprehensive, family-centered diagnostic and care services for children with autism spectrum disorder, together with strong family support. The Autism Spectrum Center consists of Developmental Pediatricians, Psychologists, Neurologist and Psychiatrists who all specialize in caring for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The social work team offers support to families with complex social situations, behavior support needs, and IEP consultation within a framework of brief solution focused support.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing clinical social work services to assist patients and families with personal, family, medical and environmental difficulties.
• Performing psychosocial and risk assessments, developing, and implementing interventions and treatment plans, and in some cases assigning mental health diagnoses.
• Participating in planning and support through outpatient service plans and collaborating with health care team and community agencies to plan, implement and follow up on treatment and provision of needed services.
• Assessment of capacity and decision-making, specific to guardianship.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Master’s degree in social work

Experience

• Flexibility and ability to work in fast-paced multidisciplinary team environment as well as excellent communication and consultation skills.
• Previous social work experience with patients with autism highly preferred
• Previous medical social work experience preferred

Licensure/Certifications:

LCSW in the state of MA required, LICSW in the state of MA preferred

New Hires are eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus!

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care 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.