Social Worker

ServingSchools; Wiscasset (ME); On-site; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiscasset School Department in Maine is seeking a full-time Elementary School Social Worker to join our student support team. This role supports students across pre-K through 5th grade, promoting well-being, equity, and access to learning within a trauma-informed framework, and partners with families and teachers to foster a positive, inclusive school climate.

Responsibilities include providing individual and group mental health services, addressing social-emotional and behavioral needs,

Qualifications

• MSW degree required.
• Current state licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.
• Experience working with children in educational or clinical settings preferred.
• Maine Department of Education CHRC approval to work in a Maine school.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services to students within the school setting (individual and group sessions).
• Address social, emotional, or behavioral concerns as they impact educational progress.
• Collaborate with parents to increase understanding and participation and connect families with resources.
• Conduct home visits per established protocols to support connections between families and the school.

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program

Job description

Wiscasset School Department is seeking a full-time, Elementary based Social Worker to join its student support team.

Wiscasset School Department is a public school serving approximately 366 students in grades pre-K - 12 across two buildings. Wiscasset is located on the Sheepscot River in Maine’s beautiful midcoast region. It boasts a historic town center, a working and recreational waterfront, the Wiscasset Town Woods, and several nonprofit educational institutions that partner with the Wiscasset School Department to provide high-quality educational opportunities for its students. This is an exciting time to live and work in Wiscasset, and we are seeking an experienced and qualified School Social Worker to join our student support team.

Wiscasset Elementary School is committed to supporting growth and change for all learners; we are building a school culture that supports the whole student through engaging learning experiences, positive behavior interventions and supports, restorative practices, and a trauma-informed approach to teaching and learning. We recognize that students have social, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs that impact their readiness and ability to learn. The ideal School Social Worker candidate will be a positive and collaborative professional who works well within a team to create, implement, evaluate, and revise student support plans on an individual or group basis as necessary.

Some of the duties of the Wiscasset School Social Worker are to:

• provide mental health services to students within the school setting in individual and group sessions
• address personal, social, or emotional concerns as they impact students’ educational and social progress
• perform services with parents to increase their understanding and their constructive participation in resolving their child’s problems, and their knowledge and use of available resources
• make home visits per established protocols as part of a collaborative effort to support the connection between families and the school.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program.
• Current state licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.
• Previous experience working with children in an educational or clinical setting.
• Maine Department of Education CHRC approval to work in a Maine school