Social Worker - Colorado Springs School District 11

Young World Physical Education

Colorado Springs (CO)

On-site

USD 51,000 - 77,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Colorado Springs School District 11 is seeking a School Social Worker to provide social-emotional support within the Diagnostic Center. The position focuses on IEP service planning, coordination with families, and linking child-serving agencies to the school to promote student success.

The role involves collaborating with the Principal and Special Education Executive Director, delivering FBA/BIP services, and contributing to PBS implementation and progress data monitoring.

Qualifications

Knowledge of Special Education regulations and process as applied to the needs of the students.
Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and staff.
Strong organization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

Delivers Special Education Services including Functional Behavior Assessments and IEP participation.
Counsels and counsels students individually and in groups to support social-emotional growth.
Coordinates school, home and community services using RtI and PBIS.
Collaborates with administrators, teachers and parents to implement behavior supports.

Skills

Knowledge of Special Education

Communication skills

Organization & time management

Collaboration with families

Education

Graduate degree in Social Work

Job description

Social Worker - Colorado Springs School District 11

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Job Details

Job ID: 5874875
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 06, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Position Profile

Position: Teacher: Social Worker

Department/School: Diagnostic Center

Reports To: Principal and Special Education Executive Director

FTE: 1

Days/Year: 187

Salary Schedule: 2025-2026 Teacher/SSP Salary Schedule, Non-School Based Positions (Group C)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION:

A School Social Worker will provide quality services and expertise on issues ranging from program design to intervention with individual students within the scope of their professional training and licensure. Staff members who fill this position will primarily participate in the development and implementation of IEP service plans to support the social/emotional growth of students. In addition to providing IEP/Special Education services, the Social Worker will link child-serving and community agencies to the schools and families to support the child's academic, emotional, behavioral, and social success. Displays personal qualities which are appropriate for a professional, such as: maintaining professional ethics and confidentiality; openness to learning from others: accepts constructive criticism/feedback. This position can also support the implementation of PBS and other school wide interventions to promote positive student outcomes and can track data to monitor progress of RtI/PBIS interventions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Delivers Special Education Services including, Functional Behavior Assessments, Behavior Intervention Plans, counseling services and participation in IEP process. Ensures compliance with Special Education laws in the area of social/emotional issues.
Counsels/teaches students individually and in groups. Assists with social, emotional and behavioral problems. Uses a variety of techniques to achieve improvement.
Coordinates school, home and community services toward solutions of students' problems through the use of RtI and PBIS. Maintains liaison between school, family and community agencies and assists in better use of services available to students, families and school.
Consults with administrators, teachers, support staff, other colleagues and parents. Assists in developing positive behavior interventions. Suggests strategies for managing conflict and providing behavior supports.
Provides crisis intervention services regarding child abuse, suicide/threat assessments and family emergencies.
Gathers, integrates and interprets information relative to student behavior related to learning.
May serve as the school based Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) coordinator. Coordination of PBS to include teaching school-wide social skills, behavioral expectations, observation of students, reinforcement systems, data collection/analysis and behavioral interventions in all three tiers. Schedules meetings, completes follow up and collaborates with Team members.
May serve as coordinator and/or participant on the RtI/PBIS problem solving team to help identify high risk students. Develops evidence-based prevention/intervention strategies to address social/emotional and behavioral issues. Collaborates with RtI/PBIS Team members through the Problem Solving Process
May meet on a regular basis for clinical supervision/case management review
Performs related record keeping including Medicaid
Participates in required in-service trainings and meetings

OTHER DUTIES

Performs other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

Knowledge of Special Education regulations and process as applied to the needs of the students
Knowledge of RtI/PBIS, including Problem Solving Team Process, progress monitoring and data analysis
Knowledge of child and adolescent social/emotional development
Knowledge of general organization and functions of a public school system
Ability to communicate effectively and resolve conflict with students, parents, and community groups
Good organization and communication skills
Demonstrates accomplishments in keeping professionally current
Knowledge of data collection and the ability to interpret data
Knowledge of research supported interventions related to academic, social and behavioral concerns
Ability to be flexible in order to meet the unique needs of the assignment

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate degree in Social Work
Two years of experience in school setting.
Appropriate State licensure.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to Principal and Special Education Executive Director

Social Workers who work less than full time in a given school shall meet with the school principal to prioritize job functions.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work is performed in schools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is mostly sedentary with periods of light physical activity. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; lift and carry up to 20 pounds; climb stairs, poles or ropes; bend, kneel and crouch; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards; and physically restrain students. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.

BENEFITS

Non-Recurring Pay: 8% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 4% on November paycheck and 4% on May paycheck).
10 Additional Days (District Embedded Coaches Only): 10 additional days are built into the base pay for District Embedded Coaches.

Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Base Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Teacher/Special Service Provider (SSP) will be placed on the appropriate lane for their educational background (BA, MA, etc) according to the official transcripts that are provided. They will be placed at the appropriate step for experience listed on the resume. Teachers will receive credit for a maximum of 14 years for any applicable teaching experience (provided that the experience occurred in the last 15 years).

Base Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question .

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.

NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX – Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599 , Phone: 719-520-2288, FAX: 719-520-2442

The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC, AC-R, GBA, GBAA, JBB, JBB-R

Position Type:

Full-Time

Salary:

$50,500 to $76.766 Per Year

Job Requirements: