LTS School Adjustment Counselor

Shrewsbury Public SchoolsPosted: November 26 2025 Closed: December 10 2025Employment Opportunity: Major Howard W. Beal SchoolPOSITION: LTS School Adjustment Counselor2025-2026 School YearShrewsbury Public Schools is currently accepting applications for a Long Term Substitute School Adjustment Counselor at Major Howard W. Beal Elementary School beginning in February 2026 and lasting through May Adjustment Counselor will inspire students by demonstrating belief in their abilities and by providing the support needed to meet challenging academic and social/emotional demands. This position is accountable for the delivery of casework services to students: to identify a students needs and to make use of internal (school) and community resources to help bring about positive changes so the student can function at his/her fullest potential in the school and are interested in candidates who are invested in the achievement equity and access of all learners in and beyond the classroom. Candidates with diverse racial ethnic cultural religious class and/or gender background and experiences are strongly encouraged to Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Provides social/emotional support to students through a multi-tiered system of support model. Ability to provide direct service to students with mental health behavioral/social needs via small therapeutic groups and 1:1 to provide direct counseling services for students transferred by Early Intervening Teams Individualized Education Plans (IEP) or 504 in data collection via progress monitoring social emotional and behavioral health concerns. Ability to teach social emotional learning curriculum via whole classroom instruction as as a liaison between classroom teachers counselors administration outside agencies parents and and coordinates with administrators and staff to develop and modify individualized behavior programming as student education on self-awareness self-management social awareness relationship skills and responsible effectively with the district BCBAs School Psychologists and Consulting on the Early Intervening Team and Crisis out and implements evidence-based counseling techniques to deliver short term counseling interventions to resolve immediate conflicts/problems; intervene in student-specific situations that disrupt learning in order for re-entry to the classroom re-entry from hospitalization due to social/emotional difficulties medically fragile (i.e. concussion) long-term medical communication with families about student performance and responds promptly and carefully to communication from reflects on practice individually and with support to school personnel regarding student engagement cultural diversity and the delivery of educational supports to students who have multiple risk seeks outs and applies ideas for improving practice from supervisors colleagues and professional developmental activities to gain a college and career ready culture within group counseling or individual sessions that promote equity and access by supporting all students to prepare for participate in and succeed in rigorous academic for cooperating and consulting as a team member with teachers administrators and other school personnel for purposes of diagnosing evaluating and recommending interventions for the adjustment of for providing outreach and follow up for students including home visits as needed due to attendance problems/ duties as assigned by building administration or :Actively demonstrates the values of Shrewsbury Public Schools: respect for others responsibility collaboration communication commitment to high standards and expectations and licensure from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor All licensure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a LCSW LICSW or obtained a Masters degree in Counseling Social Work Psychology or Special of mastery of clinical skills including ability to implement evidence-based interventions for group work individual counseling case management and crisis flexibly in a changing Process:Interested candidates should submit a cover letter resume official or unofficial copies of undergraduate/graduate transcripts license # or unofficial copy of license if applicable and three current professional letters of reference including one from a direct supervisor or apply via The Shrewsbury Public Schools is an affirmative action employer ensuring that its programs and facilities are accessible to the public. We do not discriminate on the basis of age race gender religion disability gender identity sex pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions national origin homelessness marital status sexual orientation or any other status or class protected by state or federal law.