Social Worker

Kelly Services; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct/indirect time pay

1099 contracting

Mentorship program

School-Based Academy

Lending library

Job summary

Kelly Pediatric Therapy is seeking a temporary Licensed Social Worker (LSW) to provide school-based services for a local school district in Reading, PA. This position begins on Sept.

10 and could run for an undetermined period in a flexible contracting role. As part of our team, you will collaborate with teachers, families, and administrators to remove barriers to education, perform assessments, coordinate resources, and document services with accuracy while maintaining compliance with district

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work required.
• Valid state license in Social Work required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive school social work services to students, parents, and school staff, addressing barriers to full benefit from education.
• Analyze information from record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and resource needs.
• Assist the school in developing and enforcing policies related to absences and truancy; attend student support team meetings.
• Participate in professional development activities on current trends and best practices in school social work.
• Conduct home visits to access families and respond to referrals.
• Maintain liaison with community agencies to meet student needs and refer families as appropriate.
• Perform related work as required.

Skills

Social work

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Kelly Pediatric Therapy is seeking a temporary Licensed Social Worker (LSW) to provide school-based services for a local school district in Reading, PA. This position would begin on Sept. 10th and could run for an undetermined period.

Perks:

• We offer competitive rates with compensation for direct AND indirect time. Such as, treatment sessions, documentation, meeting attendance, and report writing.

• This is a 1099 Independent contracting position, allowing for greater flexibility.

• Kelly Pediatric Therapy provides consistent on-site and off‑site mentorship with Clinical Directors and Team Leaders.

• School‑Based Academy: We provide the support and community that a new School‑Based therapist needs to feel comfortable and to be successful.

• Lending Library: Kelly Pediatric Therapy recognizes the additional expenses in providing evaluation for materials. We have an extensive library of testing tools and assessments for therapist to borrow as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive school social work services to students, parents, and school staff, addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefit from their educational experience. Respond to referrals from school administration, parents, teachers, Special Education team, and others by providing direct services and by assisting families in accessing appropriate community resources.

• Analyze information gained through record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resource needs and report data per district preferred method.

• Assist the school in developing, maintaining, and enforcing policies related to excessive absences and truancy; attend student support team meetings.

• Participate in professional development activities aimed at current trends and best practices for the provision of comprehensive school social work services.

• Conduct home visits as a method to access the family and conduct interviews in response to school referrals.

• Maintain an ongoing liaison with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs; refers parents and students to agencies when appropriate.

• Perform related work as required.

Company Profile:

Backed by the powerhouse of Kelly, we're a nationwide, leading, pediatric therapy and related‑services company, dedicated to quality treatment and provider retention. Each year the number of students receiving related services under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) changes and grows. The need for expert clinicians to serve these students is the catalyst for Kelly Pediatric Therapy’s mission to deliver holistic, comprehensive, education‑based therapy services. We’re proud to partner with providers who share our commitment to helping children thrive (like you). Together we can change the way we help child access their full education and have reach their potential!

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work

• Valid state license in Social Work

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work‑related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short‑term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly Pediatric Therapy?

Looking to impact the future of children’s lives? At Kelly Pediatric Therapy, we endeavor to find the right therapy or related service opportunities for providers who are dedicated to our passion of helping children thrive. Kelly Pediatric Therapy is leading the charge as a provider focused environment, in the areas of Early Intervention, School‑Based Services, and Outpatient care. No need for you to navigate the pediatric therapy world alone. Committed to quality treatment and provider retention, we offer programming, solutions, and resources – Always allowing you to treat with confidence, knowing that mentors, other clinicians, clinical directors, resources, ideas, and experience surround you and are available for you to utilize.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiliation employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.