Social Worker - Tiger Den (Autism Program) - JTPS

TO:

All

District

Staff

FROM:

Lisa

M.

Fekete

Superintendent

of

Schools

RE:

ANNOUNCEMENT

OF

VACANCY

DATE:

November 4, 2026 Social

Worker

• Tiger

Den

Position

Title:

Social

Worker

• Tiger

Den

Location:

John

Trumbull

Primary

School

Position

Reports

To:

Director

of

Special

Education

and

Related

Services

and

Building

Administrators

Job

ID:

#2702

Internal

Close

Date:

November

11,

2026

External

Close

Date:

November

25,

2026

Anticipated

Start

Date:

Immediately

Required

Certifications

&

Qualifications

Hold

a

valid

Connecticut

educator

certification

in

Social

Work,

#071

Have

earned

both

a

bachelor's

degree

and

a

master's

degree

from

an

accredited

college

or

university.

Demonstrate

successful

experience

working

with

children

at

risk.

Have

experience

in

an

autism

program,

self-contained

special

education

classroom,

or

integrated

preschool

through

high

school

setting.

General

Scope

of

Function

The

School

Social

Worker

in

the

Tiger

Den

at

John

Trumbull

Primary

School,

supports

the

social,

emotional,

behavioral,

and

family-related

needs

of

primary-aged

students

with

autism

spectrum

disorder

and

related

developmental

needs.

The

social

worker

helps

students

build

regulation,

communication,

peer-relationship,

coping,

safety,

and

self-advocacy

skills

while

reducing

barriers

to

school

participation

and

learning.

Essential

Skills,

Knowledge

Performance

Abilities

Student

Support

and

Counseling

Observe

and

assess

students

to

identify

social,

emotional,

and

behavioral

needs.

Provide

individual

counseling

as

needed

and

as

required

by

students'

Individualized

Education

Programs

(IEPs)

or

Section

504

Plans.

Facilitate

student

discussions

focused

on

behavior,

emotional

health,

and

social

skills.

Apply

knowledge

of

student

behavior

management

and

dispute

resolution

techniques

to

address

behavioral

concerns

and

other

nonacademic

issues.

Staff

Collaboration

Advise

and

support

teachers

in

developing

curricula

and

providing

instruction

that

promotes

the

social

and

emotional

health

of

students

and

the

school

community.

Collaborate

with

teachers,

parents,

and

students

to

resolve

nonacademic

concerns

that

affect

student

success.

Help

staff

and

parents

understand

and

address

the

impact

of

emotional

dysregulation

on

student

learning.

Family

and

Community

Engagement

Communicate

regularly

with

families

about

strategies

to

support

their

children

at

home

and

school,

including

available

school

and

community

resources.

Serve

as

a

resource

for

families

addressing

home-related

issues

that

affect

student

success.

Build

relationships

with

community

organizations

that

provide

health,

mental

health,

recreation,

and

social

support

services,

and

make

referrals

as

needed.

Facilitate

parent

workshops

focused

on

strategies

for

supporting

their

children.

Training

and

Preferred

Qualifications

Training

in

Physical

Management

Training

(PMT),

Restorative

Practices,

Positive

Behavioral

Interventions

and

Supports

(PBIS),

and

de-escalation.

Training

in

evidence-based

autism

interventions,

social-emotional

curricula,

or

related

clinical

approaches.

Familiarity

with

assistive

communication

tools

and

sensory-regulation

strategies.

Additional

Duties

Perform

all

other

duties

that

may

be

assigned

by

the

Director

of

Special

Education

and

Related

Services

and

Building

Administrators

Terms

of

Employment

Based

on

the

working

agreement

between

the

Watertown

Board

of

Education

and

the

Watertown

Educators

Association

All

application

materials

must

be

submitted

online,

through

Applitrack;

should

you

have

any

difficulty

in

submitting

your

online

application

please

contact

(860)945-4813.

• District

reserves

the

right

to

close

the

posting

if

a

suitable

candidate

is

found

prior

to

the

external

closing

date