Inspire Kids, a NYS-approved education program, provides high-quality education for preschool children with developmental delays and special education needs. Serving over 200 students across Orange County, we offer center-based programs in Goshen, Newburgh, and Monroe.

We are currently seeking a School Social Worker to join our dedicated team at our Goshen preschool. Responsibilities include:

Team Collaboration:

• Actively participate as a member of the Preschool Team, reporting social work intake results and contributing to goal setting and problem analysis.
• Attend team meetings to support the needs of each student.

Student & Family Support:

• Collaborate with teachers, therapists, and staff to provide ongoing guidance and support.
• Regularly meet with teachers and team members to establish social, emotional, and behavioral goals for students.
• Offer supportive information for teachers and parents to prepare for CPSE, CSE, and other official meetings.

Documentation & Record-Keeping:

• Prepare and maintain various records and reports, including detailed case notes, therapy documentation, and recommendations.
• Complete quarterly progress notes for each student and ensure compliance with internal and external reporting requirements.
• Qualifications:
• New York State licensure and current registration as an LCSW or LMSW required
• PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) experience preferred
• Experience working with families and/or children

This is a school-year position with an additional six-week summer session.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $57,000.00 - $63,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

• Provide emotional support served to families of students
• Act as a member of the school crisis team and provide intervention to students
• Practice as a school social worker in Indiana
• Provide interventions for students in crisis
• Provide social work services to identified students or other clients through individual or group counseling
• Conduct the social development study for students referred for special education services
• Address social-emotional concerns of students
• Provide individual and/or group counseling in response to school-wide crises
• Evaluate students to determine need for school social work or other services
• Mobilize school and community resources to support the student in the educational setting
• Ensure school staff and support center
• Provide individual and group therapeutic counseling to students
• Provide individual and group therapeutic counseling to students and families
• Provide counseling to students and parents on an individual basis as well as provide counseling for students age K to 6th grade with behavioral and emotional disabilities
• Provide comprehensive school social work services to parents, students and school staff, addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefit from educational experience
• Work as a school social worker collaborating with other staff and community leaders
• Provide consultative services to students' families and school professionals regarding student need and disability
• Providecomprehensive school social work services to parents, students and schoolstaff, addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefitfrom educational experience
• Provide comprehensive school social work services to parents, students and school staff, addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefit from educational experience
• Provide services to students to improve personal, social or emotional skills related to educational and social progress on an individual or group basis