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School Social Worker

First Children Services
place Plainfield, 07061
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
School Issues
Groups
Individuals
Intellectual Disabilities/Dev. Disabilities
Racial Justice Allied

About Job

Position: School Social Worker
Status: Part Time

Schedule: 2 days per week, 8:30a-3:30p

Position Summary:

The School Social Worker delivers clinical services to students with severe disabilities at our First Children School, collaborating with youth and families to achieve treatment goals. Responsibilities include developing and implementing service plans, offering individual and group therapy, providing clinical consultation, and ensuring timely documentation. The clinician must possess knowledge of community-based resources and adhere to relevant policies and procedures.

Reports To: School Principal

Essential Job Functions:
  1. Provide intensive clinical services to youth and adolescents in the school setting.
  2. Develop and implement individualized, strengths-based service plans.
  3. Offer various modalities of individual therapy.
  4. Facilitate group counseling sessions.
  5. Provide clinical consultation, evaluations, and make referrals to other services.
  6. Complete and submit records and reports in a timely manner.
  7. Ensure care aligns with policies, procedures, and regulations.
  8. Participate in supervision and professional development.
  9. Maintain regular attendance, submit accurate timesheets, and adhere to company policies.
  10. Perform other assigned duties.

Environment and Demands:
  1. Environment:
  • Work in a school-based setting, including classrooms, offices, and occasional home visits.
  • Essential Physical Demands:
    • Requires walking, sitting, standing, bending, running, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
    • Involves physical interaction with students exhibiting difficulty controlling behavior.

    Requirements

    Education and Experience:
    1. Master's degree in Social Work, counseling, or related field.
    2. Clinical License required (LPC or LCSW)
    3. Minimum 1 year of experience with youth and adolescents (ages 4-21).
    4. Preferred: 1 year of experience with developmental disabilities and in a school setting.
    5. Must be able to physically assist with evacuating children during emergencies.

    Benefits

    What we have to offer you:
    • Competitive salary
    • PTO and paid holidays.
    • Advancement Opportunities
    • Benefits include Medical/Dental/Vision, 401K for our Benefits eligible staff and much more!
    • Company provided tools


    Come discover endless opportunities with us!

    Recommended Skills

    • Clinical Works
    • Consulting
    • Developmental Disabilities
    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Lcsw)
    • Licensed Professional Counselor (Lpc)
    • Professional Development

    Professional Field

    professional badgeCounseling
    professional badgeSocial Work
    professional badgeOther Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare Field

    Patient Focus

    Diagnoses

    Avoidant Personality Disorder

    Issues

    School Issues

    Age Groups

    Children (5-10)
    Adolescents/Teenagers (14-19)

    Therapeutic Approach

    Modalities

    Groups
    Individuals

    Practice Specifics

    Populations

    Intellectual Disabilities/Dev. Disabilities
    Racial Justice Allied
    School

    Settings

    Intense Out-patient (IOP)
    Milieu
    Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
    Residential Treatment Facilities (RTC)
    Schools
    Home Health/In-home