School Social Worker - Clear Lake

Central Rivers Area Education Agency

Clear Lake (IA)

On-site

USD 52,896 - 84,868

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

A leading education agency is seeking a School Social Worker to enhance educational programs for students by assessing their social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Responsibilities include providing counseling services and acting as a liaison between home and school. The ideal candidate will hold an M.S.W. degree and possess relevant licenses. This full-time position, based in Clear Lake, offers a competitive salary range of $52,896 to $84,868 per year depending on experience.

Qualifications

  • M.S.W. degree from an accredited school of social work.
  • Iowa Bureau of Educational Examiners School Social Worker License.
  • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).

Responsibilities

  • Assist in identifying students' educational, social, and emotional needs.
  • Provide individual, group, and family counseling.
  • Act as a liaison between home, school, and community.

Skills

Counseling
Assessment
Intervention services
Problem-solving

Education

M.S.W. degree
Iowa Bureau of Educational Examiners B-21 Social Worker Endorsement

Job description

School Social Worker - Clear Lake

Central Rivers Area Education Agency (CRAEA) – Clear Lake – Clear Lake, Iowa.
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Job Details

Job ID: 4950809

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Jan 27, 2025 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 11, 2025

Job Description

Posting id: 124

AEA internal staff interested in learning more about this position should contact their RA.

Location: Based out of the Clear Lake office (click for map) – Services are TBD based on geographical location of applicant.

Beginning: 2025‑26 school year

School Social Worker

To enhance the educational programs of students by assisting in identification and assessment of the student’s educational needs including social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive needs: providing intervention services including brief individual, group, parent and family counseling; providing consultation and planning; and serving as liaison between home, school and community. Serving as a team representative, the school social worker applies these domains of knowledge to the educational community through a problem‑solving perspective for children birth through 21.

Education / Experience
  • M.S.W. degree from an accredited Council of Social Work Education school of social work.
  • Iowa Bureau of Educational Examiners B‑21 School Social Worker Endorsement (initial or Full Professional Service License), or
  • Iowa Department of Public Health License: Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and the Iowa Bureau of Educational Examiners Statement of Professional Recognition.
  • Such additions, alternatives, or deletions as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Salary & Benefits
  • Full‑time 8 hrs/190 days
  • Certified staff salary schedule 2025‑26
  • Certified benefits and information summary

Position Type: Full‑Time

Salary: $52,896 to $84,868 Per Year

Job Categories: Student Services > Social Worker

Job Requirements
Contact Information
  • Mary Beth Wood
  • CRAEA – Cedar Falls
  • Phone: (319) 273‑8245
  • Email: hr@centralriversaea.org
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