Clinical Social Worker, MSW, Autism Spectrum Center

Boston Children’s Hospital; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital in Brookline, MA, seeks an experienced social worker to provide clinical social work services for children, adolescents, and families in the Autism Spectrum Center. The role includes psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, and coordination with the care team and community agencies.

The position emphasizes brief solution-focused support, family-centered care, and collaboration with developmental specialists to support complex social needs and IEP consultations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work is required.
• Experience with autism and medical social work is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical social work services to assist patients and families with personal, family, medical and environmental difficulties.
• Perform psychosocial and risk assessments, develop and implement interventions and treatment plans.
• Collaborate with health care team and community agencies to plan and follow up on treatment and services.
• Assess capacity and decision-making specific to guardianship.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Autism experience

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

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

Benefits

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