Social Worker LONG TERM SUB

Oak Hill Middle School; Sabattus (ME); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

Oak Hill Middle School in Sabattus, Maine seeks a Social Worker as a LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE to support students from Sept 1 to Oct 23, 2026. The role reports to the Director of Special Education and focuses on addressing students' academic, social and emotional needs within the school setting.

Requirements include a Master’s degree in Social Work and licensure (LCPC or LCSW). Duties include family assessments, individual and group counseling, and collaboration with teachers, families and community

Qualifications

• MS Degree in Social Work and/or related field
• LCPC or LCSW

Responsibilities

• Family assessments involve meetings with family members and data analysis with recommendations to the pupil evaluation team.
• Individual assessments may involve meetings with the student and classroom observations to assess past/present performance and relationships, with recommendations to the pupil evaluation team.
• Classroom/playground observations of student behavior and adaptation to environment and academic requirements with recommendations to the pupil evaluation team.

Education

MS Degree in Social Work

Job description

Social Worker LONG TERM SUB

Regional School Unit 4 - (ME) Oak Hill Middle School - Sabattus, Maine Open in Google Maps

Job Details

• Job ID: 5854349
• Application Deadline: Posted until filled
• Posted: Jul 27, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026

Job Description

REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT #4

Litchfield, Sabattus, Wales

SOCIAL WORKER: LONG TERM SUB

Oak Hill Middle School

Anticipated 9/1/26 - 10/23/26

JOB DESCRIPTION

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS Degree in Social Work and/or related field
• LCPC or LCSW

REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education

DUTIES:

• To help students whose intellectual, emotional, economic, social, cultural, physical and/or family characteristics have interfered with their ability to adapt to the routine of school.
• To alleviate stress on individual and/or groups of students and to help them use learning opportunities more effectively by bringing about change in the systems surrounding the students, namely school, community, peers and family.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Family assessments involve one to three meetings with family members who directly affect the referred student. A family history is taken as well as a profile of the family’s present strengths and limitations. The data is analyzed and recommendations are made to the family and pupil evaluation team.
• Individual assessments may involve one to three meetings with the student and in some cases, classroom observations are completed. Date regarding the student’s past and present d academic performance; social/familial relationships; emotional and physical development; and strengths and limitations is compiled. Recommendations are made to the pupil evaluation team. Individual assessments also include substance abuse evaluations.
• Classroom/playground observations involve one or more visitations to the classroom and/or playground. Student/teacher and student/peer relationships are observed as well as the student’s ability to adjust to the environmental and academic requirements. Recommendations are made to the pupil evaluation team.

Direct Services (offered on a limited basis)

• Individual counseling is offered. This includes individual sessions with students who have shown an inability to cope with his/her environment.
• Parent(s) counseling is offered on a limited basis to those parents who are experiencing difficulty with their marital and parent/child relationships as well as those parents whose emotional problems are adversely affecting the children. It is hoped that alleviating parental stress will help alleviate the student’s stress.
• Family counseling includes parents, children, and all others directly affecting the functioning of the family system. Family issues are discussed and solutions sought through role playing, sculpting, therapy assignments, and other therapy techniques. It is hoped that refocusing the student’s problems as family problems will alleviate the stress on the student who will then perform more effectively in schools.
• Group counseling involves six to ten students in a small group experience where their social skills are enhanced and solutions to problems sought through sharing of ideas. Students who experience problems with trust, poor social relationships, poor self-concept, poor academic motivation, or various social problems such as separation and loss of a family member, alcoholism within the family, and family violence benefit from the group experience. The group sessions involve various pre-planned activities as well as sharing and discussion time. The groups last for approximately ten weeks.
• From time to time parent support or educational groups are provided. This is based on interest.

Consulting Services

• Teacher consult: Meetings with regular and special education teachers, and guidance personnel regarding individual or groups of students are conducted as requested and as needed.
• Parent consult: Meetings with parents regarding their children are scheduled as needed and as requested.
• Pupil Evaluation Team consult: Attendance at IEP meetings as needed and requested.
• Student consult: Meetings with students regarding minor issues are provided as needed and as requested.
• Agency consult: Liaison between community agencies, needy students and families. This included referrals, advocacy, and follow-up.

Other Responsibilities

• Develop and provide workshops and training to district staff, parents, students and community as needed and as requested.
• Complete required paperwork for administration and client reports.
• Maintain professional growth through workshops, institutes, conferences and graduate course attendance as well as regular clinical supervision.
• Maintain membership in appropriate professional organizations, teams and groups.

Evaluation

• Director of Special Education in Regional School Unit #4 will provide verbal and written evaluation social worker’s performance.
• Regional School Unit #4 staff will evaluate my services on any district-wide special education evaluations conducted.
• Written and/or verbal reports to the School Board will be made as needed and as requested.

Position Type: Substitute

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Tanya Ouellette , Administrative Assistant
• Central Office
• Wales, Maine 04280
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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