Social Worker
Listed compensation
$56K - $65K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
This position offers a salary range of $56,000 to $65,000. Actual pay will be based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.
Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with the pediatric population (children birth to 3 years)? Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of families? Thom Child & Family Services located in Norwood, MA is seeking a Social Worker or a Mental Health Clinician - LCSW, LICSW, LMHC to join their team.
As an Early Intervention Social Worker/ Clinician, you will be responsible for providing home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers who have or are at risk for developmental delays and their families in both their homes and community settings.
You will partner with parents/caregivers to ensure service delivery is individualized, meaningful for the family, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Through this collaborative process, you ensure families’ priorities, needs, culture, and values are prioritized.
This position may offer opportunities to receive clinical supervision hours toward LICSW licensure for eligible LCSWs, depending on program needs and supervisor availability.
Thom Child & Family Services offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:
- Flexible Schedules: FT, PT, Per Diem, and flexible hours
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program
- Generous vacation and personal time
- Sick time (96 hours every year)
- Professional Development/Conference time
- Paid holiday (12 paid holidays)
- 403(b) with employer matching
- Section 125 flexible benefits plan (Medical and dependent care)
- Thom Sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
- Employer-sponsored Long-term disability insurance
- Employer-sponsored Life Insurance
- Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Productivity Bonus Plan
- Opportunity for scholarship through Fazzio scholarship and Thom Academy
- Paid professional license renewal fees.
- Clinical supervision, orientation program, mentoring and team support.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mileage reimbursement
- Employer issued laptop and cell phone
Other Optional Benefits
1. Short-term Disability Insurance
2. Accident Insurance
3. Cancer Insurance
Position Responsibilities
4. Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the client’s developmental status.
5. Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and progress.
6. Provide child and family centered services and activities developmentally appropriate for children birth to three and their families using parent coaching model.
7. Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the intervention plan for each family, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
8. Partner with families in the development of Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) to identify goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
9. Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child's development; assist families to act as advocates for their child.
10. Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence as appropriate using the Thom electronic documentation system.
11. Provide individual and group intervention for infants and toddlers from birth to three years old who have developmental delays or who are at risk for delays in the areas of cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.
Position Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work AND Certified or Licensed Social Worker (LCSW, LICSW, LHMC) required
- Experience with infants, toddlers and families is preferred
- Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
- Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
- Commitment to delivering individualized and culturally humble services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
- Abide by all confidentiality and professional boundaries standards.
- Good computer skills as well as strong documentation skills.
- Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Bilingual/Bicultural a plus.
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Thom Child and Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, or any other status protected by law.
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker provides home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or risks. They collaborate with families to develop and implement Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) while providing ongoing assessment and support.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess a valid LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC license. Experience working with infants, toddlers, and families is preferred, along with strong documentation and communication skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Douglas-A-Thom Clinic a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Social Work — ranked against 6,492 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
Douglas-A-Thom Clinic ranks #19 of 21 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$61k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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