School Social Worker – Leave Coverage (SY26–27)

Job overview

The School Social Worker – Leave Coverage (SY26–27) is an onsite, long-term substitute role in Dorchester, MA, serving PreK–8th grade students. Pay is $393 per day. UP Education Network is a nonprofit school success organization working to address inequities in public school systems. The social worker provides differentiated socio-emotional support that contributes to students’ academic and behavioral success. The role delivers counseling and crisis response, collaborates with families and school staff, and uses program data to assess counseling services.

What you'll do

• Plan and deliver a school counseling program
• provide classroom, group, individual, and crisis counseling
• collaborate with families, teachers, administrators, and specialists
• advocate to reduce barriers to education
• participate in school activities and staff training
• use data to evaluate program effectiveness.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

school social worker

leave coverage

sy26-27

prek-8

dorchester ma

up education network

$393/day

counseling

crisis response

student support

massachusetts license

lcsw or licsw

school adjustment counselor

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Professional development, staff orientation and training, weekly professional development sessions, and manager check-ins.

Why this role

Long-term substitute coverage for the 2026–2027 school year; start dates are expected between October 2026 and January 2027, with exact dates to be determined.

About the employer

UP Education Network is hiring for this role. Industry: Elementary and Secondary Schools. Sector: 61.