School-Based Social Worker & Counselor

Specialized Education Services, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) is seeking a licensed therapist to provide individual or group counseling to K-12 students within in-district classrooms or standalone schools.

You will collaborate with school teams and families in delivering SESI’s social-emotional services, guided by CASE PBIS. The role emphasizes creating IEPs, documenting assessments, and implementing behavior strategies, with a focus on diversity and safety in educational settings.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience working with children and adolescents in a school, special education, or behavior health setting preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaborating with students, families, and school teams.

Responsibilities

• Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Provide individual, group, or family counseling services to students in accordance with IEP or BIP.
• Collaborate on creating IEPs, including social-emotional IEP goal setting and IEP meeting participation.
• Complete social-emotional and behavior assessments, analyze data to identify student strengths and weaknesses, and develop functional behavior assessments and other transition plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and safety measures.
• Support social-emotional learning skill development through targeted curricula and assessments.
• Provide in-service training with other teams, including expressive therapy and clinical teams.
• Collaborate with external partners and providers to support students, families, and staff.
• Maintain documents in student files according to regulatory agency requirements.

Skills

Professional licensure: LPC/LCPC/LCSW,

Education

Master’s degree in social work, human services, or related field

Job description

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) is seeking a licensed therapist to provide individual or group counseling to K-12 students within in-district classrooms or standalone schools.

You will collaborate with school teams and families in delivering SESI’s social-emotional services, guided by CASE PBIS. The role emphasizes creating IEPs, documenting assessments, and implementing behavior strategies, with a focus on diversity and safety in educational settings.