Social Worker - Part-time - Long-Term Sub - KHS

Job Description

SOCIAL WORKER Kennebunk High School [Part-time/Long-term Substitute] As a part-time, long-term substitute Social Worker, you will deliver measurable results in assisting in the development of student's personal, emotional and social growth to enable them to benefit from their educational program. Qualifications: Love what you do, assisting students each day to assist them in their educational needs. Must hold a Maine certification and/or license as LMSW, LCSW or masters degree, preferred, from CSWC accredited school of social work. Successful experience working with school-aged children and parents. Experience working with outside agencies and professionals. Have the ability to work on a collaborative team. Understand the structure of an educational setting. Must have the ability to work independently. Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal and diagnostic skills. Reports To: Special Services Director and School Principal Responsibilities: Student Centered Schedules and provides individual and/or group services for identified students. Assists with re-entry plans to school from suspension, hospitalization or out-of-district placement for students. Communication Provides identified SPED students and families with appropriate support and referral services. For identified students, acts as liaison between school and home/family and actively involved community service providers (i.e. hospitals, M.D., counselors', etc.). Consults with school guidance counselor(s), school nurse, school psychological service providers, principals, classroom teachers and SPED team as needed. Assist family in developing and monitoring behavior plans for home/school transition for SPED and regular education students. Assist in SPED/regular education student crisis management through physical restraint and follow-up consequences with staff, family and student. (Separately established performance standards.) Operational Functions as a special education team member. This includes attendance at team meetings, participation in Pupil Evaluation Team (PET) meetings, writing annual goals and objectives and quarterly updates for social work serviced SPED students, and participation in TATs (Teacher Assistance Teams). Completes family/social history as determined by SPED team. Participates in crisis intervention (school/district Crisis Response Team). Assist SPED team/classroom teacher in developing and monitoring of behavior plans for SPED or regular education students. Assumes such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Special Education Director. Competencies Coaching orientation: you create impactful individual and district-wide learning experiences District representative: you promote our strategies coherently and persuasively; you present our value convincingly and creatively and can defend it when questioned; you balance an aggressive approach with respectful boundaries Content mastery: you internalize fully even the most complex content; you can explain the issues confidently and answer questions accurately, comprehensively and instructively Relationship-oriented: you recognize the deep importance that relationships with colleagues and stakeholders play in our work; you build rapport and trust with others; you're comfortable with and adept at navigating a diversity of personalities and work styles Role model: your performance inspires others; you embody the desired work ethic and/or approach that is required to achieve our district mission; others learn from the high standards you hold for yourself Active listener: you're a strong, active listener; you can read body language and between the lines to pick up both on what's being said and what's not being said; you can identify the nuance of what's being suggested, however obliquely, and articulate it strategically for others Reasonable Accommodations: RSU 21 will provide accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or applicable law, who has made the district aware of their disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to the district. Terms of Employment: Long-term substitute pay rate (see Substitute Handbook) Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Welcome to ATX Learning

RSU 21 encompasses the schools of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel. Situated on the Atlantic coastline 30 minutes south of Portland and 1.5 hours north of Boston, MA, our students enjoy living in one of New England's most beautiful and accessible locales. Approximately 2,600 students attend our six schools, where they are prepared for meaningful citizenship through a wide variety of academic and co-curricular programming. For further information on our school district, please check out our website: www.rsu21.net