School Social Worker: SEL & Student Success

Specialized Education Services, Inc.; Ewing Township (NJ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Education Services, Inc. is seeking a licensed school-based social worker to provide individual and group counseling within school settings, tailored to IEP/IPP/BIP goals.

You will collaborate with teachers, families, and multidisciplinary teams to implement social-emotional learning strategies and behavior supports. The role emphasizes data-driven planning and documentation to ensure student progress.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, human services, or related field required.
• 2 years of experience working with children and adolescents in school, special education, or behavior health setting preferred.
• Professional licensure including LPC or LCPC, LCSW or LMSW, and LMFT or LMHC, LCMHC required.

Responsibilities

• 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 IEP/IPP/BIP.
• Collaborate on creating IEPs and IPPs, including social-emotional goals and meeting participation.
• Complete social-emotional and behavior assessments, analyze data to identify strengths and weaknesses, and develop functional behavior assessments and other plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation, crisis management, and safe handling when necessary.
• Support social-emotional learning through targeted curricula and assessments; provide intensive behavior support as needed.
• Provide in-service training with other teams and collaborate with external partners.
• Maintain documents in student files according to regulatory requirements.

Education

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

Job description

Specialized Education Services, Inc. is seeking a licensed school-based social worker to provide individual and group counseling within school settings, tailored to IEP/IPP/BIP goals.

You will collaborate with teachers, families, and multidisciplinary teams to implement social-emotional learning strategies and behavior supports. The role emphasizes data-driven planning and documentation to ensure student progress.