School Social Worker

Specialized Education Services, Inc.; East Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a difference in students' lives. As a social worker, you'll provide essential support to students in need, helping them thrive academically and emotionally. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality services, including counseling and behavior management. Enjoy a fulfilling career with diverse pathways for growth and development, competitive salary, and a robust benefits package. This is a unique opportunity to shine in your profession while positively impacting the lives of students and families.

Benefits

Paid Training

Tuition Reimbursement

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401(k) with Employer Match

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health Support

Fertility and Family Building Support

Qualifications

• Professional licensure (LCSW or LMSW) required.
• 2 years of experience in school or behavior health settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide social-emotional services and counseling to students.
• Collaborate on IEPs and conduct behavior assessments.
• Implement behavior management strategies and support learning.

Skills

Social-Emotional Services

Counseling Services

Behavior Management Strategies

Crisis Management

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Job description

Company Overview

Shine on as a social worker.

High Road School of Massachusetts / East Bridgewater, MA / School website

In special education and alternative education settings nationwide, the team members of Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) shine a positive light on students who need academic, emotional, social, and behavioral support and uncover the unique learner within. Have a profound impact, grow, learn, and thrive as part of our team.

Shine on. Apply now.

Bring all of you to what you do. Join our team.

Overview

What you can expect from us.

• Diverse career pathways, mobility up and across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development.
• Paid training, tuition reimbursement, and credentialing support.
• Competitive salary range starting at $60,000 and up, based on experience and credentials
• Data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s own positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE.

• An attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance program, mental health support,fertilityand family building, and more.
• Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.

Responsibilities

What you can expect to do.

Champion possibility and fuel student success by providing social-emotional services for students who need additional support to shine in school. As a vital, integrated member of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate with school teams and families in delivering SESI’s proven, high-quality services—including individual or group counseling services.

• Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Provide individual, group, or push-in counseling services to students in accordance with their individualized education plan (IEP) or behavior intervention plan (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, BIPs, and other transition plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
• Support social-emotional learning skill development through targeted curricula, assessments, and more intensive behavior support as needed.
• 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.

Qualifications

What we expect of you.

• Professional licensure, including LCSW or LMSW.
• Master’s degree in social work.
• 2 years of experience working with children and adolescents in a school, special education, or behavior health setting preferred.

Posted Salary Range

Starting from USD $60,000.00/Yr.
Physical Requirements