Anticipated Social Worker

Teaneck Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaneck Public Schools seeks a Social Worker to serve on the CST case management team, addressing personal, social, or emotional factors impacting student progress. You will collaborate with parents and school staff to plan modifications, observe students, and coordinate services with external agencies.

The role involves developing IEPs, conducting counseling and crisis intervention, and evaluating social-emotional function and placement outcomes across settings.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Valid New Jersey Educational Services Certificate with Social Worker endorsement.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations governing special education.
• Strong collaborative, planning and performance assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as CST case manager addressing personal, social, or emotional issues affecting educational progress.
• Collaborate with school personnel to gather information and plan for behavioral modification.
• Liaise with child study teams and external agencies for student placement and services.
• Provide counseling and crisis intervention to pupils.
• Develop and implement IEPs and behavioral plans; monitor placements.
• Evaluate pupils' adaptive social functioning and emotional development and prepare comprehensive reports.

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

New Jersey Educational Services Certificate with Social Worker endorsement

Job description

• Position Type:
  Educational Support Services/ Social Worker
  
• Date Available:
  12/04/2026
  

Social Worker Job Summary:

• Serve as CST case manager addressing those personal, social, or emotional related to educational and social progress. Perform case management service with parents as an integral part of the task of assisting students, including meeting with parents.
• Consult and collaborate with other school personnel in gathering and furnishing information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of the student behavior; observe referred students in the classroom and other school settings.
• Serve as liaison between the school district and child and/or family agencies in terms of school placements for students outside the district. Provide parent training services and counsel parents toward improving home situations whereby more favorable conditions will be attained with regard to school work, behavior, attendance and interest.
• Provide counseling and crisis intervention to pupils.
• Assume case management responsibilities including pupil placement and evaluation of such placements and for identifying out of district placements, and monitor and provide case management responsibilities for these students.
• Serve as a member of the building Child Study Team in case conferences and develop I.E.P.s and behavioral plans.
• Evaluate the pupils adaptive social functioning and emotional development, observe students in the classroom and other settings and develop comprehensive reports.
• Responsible for the development and implementation Special Education students' IEP.

Qualifications:

• Valid New Jersey Educational Services Certificate with Social Worker endorsement.
• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of laws and regulations governing special education.

Qualified candidates must have strong collaborative, planning and performance assessment skills; be knowledgeable in a variety of teaching strategies and a demonstrated ability to work harmoniously in a multicultural, diverse community.

NJ First Act effective 9/1/2011

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer