Independent School District 728
Counselor or Social Worker; 1.0 FTE
Independent School District 728, Rogers, Minnesota, United States, 55374
Position Type:Elementary School Teaching/Counselor
Date Posted:5/28/2024
Location:Hassan Elementary School
Date Available:2024-2025 School Year
Closing Date:Until Filled
Social Worker
Description:
To direct and coordinate the efforts of school staff, community professionals, parents, and the community in the successful implementation of the Counseling Program.
Job Summary:
1. Connect with all students in the building at one of the three tiers of this program to serve as a positive and caring adult role model in the building.2. Collaborate with teachers on developmentally appropriate classroom lessons from research-based curriculum, such as Second Step and Character Counts. Develop an implementation timeline for presenting curriculum.3. Facilitate meetings with parents and staff about relevant counseling information, programs and services.4. Actively participate in grade level and specialist staff meetings in assigned building.5. Develop collegial relationships with licensed and support staff to establish a school-wide character education program.6. Facilitate small group and one-on-one sessions to help students at Tier 2 to develop appropriate skills in self-control, anger management, social skills, academic skills, peer mediation, conflict resolution, and other topics as appropriate.7. Work with teachers and other building staff to identify appropriate interventions for identified students at the Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels.8. Collect, analyze, and report information required under the provisions of the grant.9. Partner with support services staff and/or other providers to ensure students receive appropriate services or referrals.
Qualifications:
1. MA/MS degree in counseling or related field.2. Current Minnesota teaching license in counseling, school social work, or school psychologist3. Knowledge of mental health practices and diversity training.4. Understand effective counseling programs and strategies.5. Strong human relation and organizational skills.6. Ability to build positive, productive relationships with diverse individuals, including students, parents, staff, and representatives of community agencies or organizations.
SOCIAL WORKER
Description:
Under the direction of the Director of Special Education and the Building Principal, the Licensed School Social Worker provides direct and indirect social work services to students experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioral problems that interfere with their performance in school, and facilitates communication among school, home and community providers.
Job Summary:
1. Provides school social work services to students who are at-risk and/or are demonstrating social/emotional/behavioral problems within the school setting.2. Provides direct and indirect school social work services as a related service in support of special education.3. Acts as a liaison between the home, school and community providers to access, mobilize and coordinate services.4. Designs and develops tiered interventions to meet the needs of the students in need of assistance.5. Collects, analyzes, and reports information on selected programs and students as required by the School District and state policy.6. Connects with all students in the building to serve as a positive and caring adult role model in the building.7. Provides crisis intervention services as needed.8. Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as apparent or assigned.
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in social work.2. Licensed as a school social worker by the Minnesota Department of Education.3. Excellent communication skills.4. Strong human relation and organizational skills.5. Ability to build positive, productive relationships with diverse individuals and groups.
Application Procedure:Apply online
Date Posted:5/28/2024
Location:Hassan Elementary School
Date Available:2024-2025 School Year
Closing Date:Until Filled
Social Worker
Description:
To direct and coordinate the efforts of school staff, community professionals, parents, and the community in the successful implementation of the Counseling Program.
Job Summary:
1. Connect with all students in the building at one of the three tiers of this program to serve as a positive and caring adult role model in the building.2. Collaborate with teachers on developmentally appropriate classroom lessons from research-based curriculum, such as Second Step and Character Counts. Develop an implementation timeline for presenting curriculum.3. Facilitate meetings with parents and staff about relevant counseling information, programs and services.4. Actively participate in grade level and specialist staff meetings in assigned building.5. Develop collegial relationships with licensed and support staff to establish a school-wide character education program.6. Facilitate small group and one-on-one sessions to help students at Tier 2 to develop appropriate skills in self-control, anger management, social skills, academic skills, peer mediation, conflict resolution, and other topics as appropriate.7. Work with teachers and other building staff to identify appropriate interventions for identified students at the Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels.8. Collect, analyze, and report information required under the provisions of the grant.9. Partner with support services staff and/or other providers to ensure students receive appropriate services or referrals.
Qualifications:
1. MA/MS degree in counseling or related field.2. Current Minnesota teaching license in counseling, school social work, or school psychologist3. Knowledge of mental health practices and diversity training.4. Understand effective counseling programs and strategies.5. Strong human relation and organizational skills.6. Ability to build positive, productive relationships with diverse individuals, including students, parents, staff, and representatives of community agencies or organizations.
SOCIAL WORKER
Description:
Under the direction of the Director of Special Education and the Building Principal, the Licensed School Social Worker provides direct and indirect social work services to students experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioral problems that interfere with their performance in school, and facilitates communication among school, home and community providers.
Job Summary:
1. Provides school social work services to students who are at-risk and/or are demonstrating social/emotional/behavioral problems within the school setting.2. Provides direct and indirect school social work services as a related service in support of special education.3. Acts as a liaison between the home, school and community providers to access, mobilize and coordinate services.4. Designs and develops tiered interventions to meet the needs of the students in need of assistance.5. Collects, analyzes, and reports information on selected programs and students as required by the School District and state policy.6. Connects with all students in the building to serve as a positive and caring adult role model in the building.7. Provides crisis intervention services as needed.8. Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as apparent or assigned.
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in social work.2. Licensed as a school social worker by the Minnesota Department of Education.3. Excellent communication skills.4. Strong human relation and organizational skills.5. Ability to build positive, productive relationships with diverse individuals and groups.
Application Procedure:Apply online