Special Education Team Social Worker

Mission: To empower our students to become global leaders who connect, explore, and create through real-world learning experiences.

Vision: To foster a safe environment where integrated learning, strong families, and community partnerships embrace our students while inspiring them to shape the world.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the mission and vision of the school are demonstrated in all actions.

• Help to ensure and foster the highest quality educational experience for all students.

• Collaborate with educators to provide a safe and productive learning environment.

• Work one-on-one or with small groups with students to address their individual behavioral and/or social-emotional needs.

• Work with faculty and staff to understand and implement a school-wide discipline plan.

• Act as a resource for faculty, teachers, and parents regarding student behavior and social-emotional concerns.

• Commuicate with students, parents, and teachers regarding individual student behavioral and/or social-emotional problems.

• Facilitate communication between personnel, students, and/or parents toward solving problems and resolving conflicts.

• Promptly inform parents of escalated behavior and/or social-emotional problems and consistently provide updates to parents regarding student behaviors.

• Respond to parent concerns regarding behavior and/or social-emotional presentation.

• Collaborate with staff, administrators, and parents through the behavioral response to intervention process.

• Provide counseling services for students who receive services under Section 504, via 504 Plans.

• Assist staff and members of the behavioral management team in enforcing all school-wide behavior management and reward systems, and coordinate regularly with Director of Student Support to ensure these systems are in place.

• Assist in the planning, development, and implementation of student behavior plans, as directed.

• Clearly communicate and consistently enforce high standards for student behavior.

• Comply with all school policy and procedure.

• Report evidence of substance abuse, child abuse, bullying, hazing, and potential suicide or self-harming behaviors to appropriate personnel and communicate to outside agencies as necessary.

• Complete documentation regarding behavioral/social-emotional incidents on an individual basis and keep record of these files.

• Assist students in discovering the root cause of their behaviors and help them to develop tools to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

• Assist students in discovering the root cause of their social-emotional presentation and help them to identify and implement replacement behaviors.

• Attend all required professional development.

• Assist with student and parent events as well as extra curricular activity.

• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health and LPC Certification or Master’s degree in School Counseling and School Counselor certification (MSW preferred).

• Minimum of 5 years experience teaching or working with students in a counseling capacity.

• Positive, solution-focused individual with a growth mindset.

• Personal initiative and desire for responsibility.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with teachers and staff.

• Demonstrated organizational, writing, and computer skills.

• Demonstrated ability to relate well to adults and children.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location