Clinical Social Worker, LICSW Child Protection 30 hours

• Provides high-quality clinical consultation to hospital staff, trainees, and community partners on child protection concerns, including suspected abuse and neglect, mandatory reporting obligations, and safety planning.
• Under general supervision, provides clinical social work services to assist patients and families with personal, family, medical, and environmental difficulties arising from child maltreatment and family violence.
• Performs psychosocial and risk assessments, assigns diagnoses, and develops and implements evidence-informed interventions and treatment plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary Child Protection Team.
• Participates in planning and implementation of discharge and outpatient service plans and collaborates with healthcare team members, DCF, and community agencies to plan, implement, and follow up on treatment and provision of needed services.
• Contributes to the education and training of medical and clinical staff, students, and interdisciplinary team members on child maltreatment identification, trauma-informed practice, and child protection protocols.
• Participates in prevention and community education initiatives, supporting the program's commitment to addressing child maltreatment at both the individual and systems level.
• Functions as an effective member of the interdisciplinary team, contributing to case conferences, collaborative decision-making, and ongoing quality improvement efforts across the CPP.

• Minimum of 5 years of licensed social work experience
• Previous experience in a medical environment and with child protection, trauma, family violence, or forensic social work strongly preferred.
• Familiarity providing clinical consultation and/or education and training to multidisciplinary teams preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience engaging with child welfare and legal systems, and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.Licensure/Certifications:

• LICSW licensure required in the state of Massachusetts.

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.