Social Work Long-Term Substitute

Easton, Redding, Region 9; Easton (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Easton, Redding & Region 9 School Districts are seeking a certified School Social Worker to support students in educational settings. You will collect and interpret social histories, collaborate with teachers, families, and community resources, and help design service plans to improve academic and behavioral outcomes.

The role involves conducting counseling, participating in IEP/504 planning, leading case management, and acting as a crisis team member to provide timely interventions.

Qualifications

• CT Certification or certifiability as a school social worker is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and facilitate the work responsibilities of school social workers.
• Perform casework services with students and families to resolve behavioral and social skills problems.
• Select and administer age-appropriate assessment methods to determine student needs.
• Consult with teachers and school personnel to obtain information regarding referrals.
• Gather background information on a student's social history via observations, home visits, interviews, and records.
• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary assessment team for placement decisions and intervention plans.
• Communicate case findings and recommendations to teachers and staff as needed.
• Participate in PPT or 504 meetings and contribute to IEP development.
• Conduct specialized individual and group counseling sessions for students.
• Act as liaison between student, home, school, counseling facilities, and community resources.
• Serve as a member of the school crisis team to provide interventions when necessary.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Counseling skills

Behavioral assessment

Education

CT Certification or certifiability

Job description

School social workersperformspecialized social work in an educational setting to enable students to achieve optimal learning. They collect, interpret, and synthesizeinformation about a student's social history, community environment, family dynamics, economic differences, and significant crises that influence academic and behavioral functioning, working cooperatively as an interdisciplinary team member to provide services and to devise an appropriate service plan for referred students and their families.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and facilitatethe work responsibilities ofschool social workers
• Performcasework services with students and families to help resolve students' behavioral and social skills problems
• Selectand administerage-appropriate assessment methods and materials in order to determine the needs of students
• Consultwith teachers and other school personnel to obtain information regarding the reason for referral
• Gatherbackground information on a student's social history by conducting behavioral observations, making home visits, conducting interviews, and reviewing school records
• Serveas a member of the interdisciplinary assessment team assigned to each school and workas a team member in making placement decisions, developing intervention plans, and planning programs to meet the special needs of children
• Communicatecase findings and recommendations to teachers and other school personnel as needed
• Participatein PPT or 504 meetings and contributeto the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Conductspecialized individual and group counseling sessions to address specific emotional, social, and behavioral needs of students
• Serveas a liaison between the student, home, school, private counseling facilities, and community resources such as social services, court services, and family service agencies; providefollow-up support and periodic re-evaluation services as necessary
• Actas a member of the school crisis team to provide intervention to students as necessary.

Qualifications

• CT Certification, or certifiability,as a school social worker (#071) required

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Easton, Redding & Region 9 School Districts are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law.