Part time Social Worker with potential for Full Time.

Rhode Island Alternative Academy; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Rhode Island Alternative Academy in Warwick, Rhode Island, seeks a Master’s level school-based clinician/social worker for a part-time role with potential for full-time. The position supports elementary students in a highly restrictive setting and collaborates with a clinical/educational team to design tailored behavioral plans.

The role requires a master’s degree in social work or counseling, experience with special needs populations, and availability for occasional after-school meetings with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work or School Counselor; RI Ed certification preferred.
• Experience delivering clinical services in programs serving a special needs population.
• Experience collaborating with members of a clinical and educational team.
• Experience consulting on behavioral issues with school staff serving students with special needs.
• Ability to design and utilize Positive Behavioral Supports, Functional Behavior Analysis/Assessment, PBIS, Behavior Improvement Plans, and related strategies.
• Availability during after-school hours to meet with parents occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services, with supervision and support, for elementary students in a highly restrictive school environment.
• Participate in developing individualized behavioral programs for students with unique needs.
• Consult with parents, teachers and staff to determine causes and solutions.
• Provide individual and group counseling as needed.
• Maintain documentation and ongoing collaboration with outside parties.
• Recommend changes in educational/behavioral programs or treatments as needed.
• Participate in evaluation team and IEP meetings when scheduled.
• Serve as a liaison between RIAA and community resources such as family service agencies and doctors.
• Provide consultation in emergency situations for clinical staff.
• Assist families in transition planning for students aged 14 and over.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director and/or School Social Worker.

Skills

Clinical services

Collaboration

Behavioral assessment

Parental engagement

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or School Counselor

Job description

Part time Social Worker with potential for Full Time.

Rhode Island Alternative Academy, Warwick, Rhode Island

Job ID: 5905758

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 27, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Master’s Level School-based Clinician/Social Worker

REPORTS TO: School Social Worker, Clinical Director / Clinical Psychologist

LOCATION: Rhode Island Alternative Academy - Mostly Providence Location

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work or School Counselor; preference given to those able to be certified as a R.I Department of Ed.
• Experience delivering clinical services in programs serving a special needs population.
• Experience collaborating with members of a clinical and educational team.
• Experience providing consultation regarding behavioral issues to school personnel who work with students with special needs across a variety of disability categories and levels, age levels, and levels of restrictiveness of environments.
• Ability to design/utilize Positive Behavioral Supports, Functional Behavior Analysis/Assessment, the School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention of Supports Model, Behavioral Improvement Plan, and other positive and effective behavioral, social-emotional intervention strategies individually tailored to students’ specific needs.
• Availability during after-school hours to meet with parents on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services, with supervision and support, for elementary students in a highly restrictive school environment
• Participate in the development of individualized behavioral programs for students based on their unique special needs.
• Consult with parents, teachers and other RIAA personnel to determine causes of problems and effect solutions.
• Provide individual and group counseling to students who are determined to be in need of such services.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of services and maintain ongoing collaboration with relevant outside parties.
• Recommend changes in educational/behavioral program or other treatments, as needed.
• Participate in evaluation team meeting and IEP meetings when scheduled.
• Serve as a liaison between RIAA and community resources, such as family service agencies, child guidance clinics, protective services such as DCYF and doctors.
• Provide consultation in emergency situations for clinical staff regarding both student and staff issues
• Assist students and families in making appropriate transition plans for students aged 14 and over.
• Perform such other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director and / or School Social Worker.

Position Type: Part-time

Student Services > Social Worker

Job Requirements

• Master degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Erin Medeiros
• 51 Draper Ave
• Warwick, Rhode Island 02889
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]