School Adjustment Counselor - Summer Bartlett School & Assessment Center

Anticipated Opening - Position is contingent on funding and student enrollment

Summer Program:  Bartlett School & Assessment Center - Grades K-12

Dates/Hours:

June 30th - August 7th (19 days total)

Monday - Thursday 

7:45 am - 2:15 pm

Subject to change based on student enrollment; start and stop times

Organizational Relationship

or Line of Authority:                       

Directly responsible to the Summer Coordinator and/or the Executive Director of Student Support Services and/or his/her designee

Statement of Duties:

• Provide counseling and support to designated special needs students and their families.
• Provide individual and group counseling to designated special needs students as stated on their educational plans.
• Conduct home visits as requested.
• Participate in crisis intervention.
• Consult on a regular basis with classroom teachers regarding special needs students.
• Establish lines of communication and a good working relationship with area human service agencies.
• Coordinate with the Supervisor of Attendance in regard to CHINS petitions, 51A’s, etc.
• Responsible for other general duties as indicated by the Director of Special Education, the Building Principal, directives of the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee and policies of the School Committee.

Qualifications:                                 

• Licensed as a School Adjustment Counselor/Social Worker by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education -required
• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling – preferred
• Ability to provide individual and small group counseling to the school-age population.
• Ability to work closely and harmoniously with parents, teachers, and administrators.
• Ability to conduct home visits and to write developmental histories.
• Knowledge of special education programs and laws.
• Knowledge of area mental health services.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Haverhill Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is in compliance with Federal regulations prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability.  

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