Student Social Services Specialist

Student Social Services Specialist

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES

• Deliver Tier 1 universal screening programs and Tier 2 student classroom & small group instruction, as directed
• Maintain and provide ongoing services for Tier 3 caseload
• Perform appropriate, evidence-based student interventions across all MTSS tiers
• Participate in crisis planning and response teams
• Provide feedback and ideas based on administration of periodic school-wide and/or targeted needs assessments
• Assist in implementing school-wide PBIS strategies
• Run small groups based on identified needs (e.g. peer group, interpersonal conflict, peers impacted by violence, body neutrality, disordered eating patterns, etc.)
• Help coordinate seasonal resource collection drives
• Collect and distribute information about community resources to families
• Provide support for students, staff, and families following traumatic events
• Provide student crisis intervention
• Connect identified students with appropriate agency referrals
• Make referrals to therapy providers for students and families
• Attend and participate in special education, absence intervention, and manifestation determination student meetings, as appropriate
• Work collaboratively with department, teachers, principals, and other departments to provide care and advocacy for students and families
• Effectively and sensitively engage with a wide range of diverse populations
• Maintain accurate records and case notes in accordance with school policies and legal requirements
• Administer various non-clinical screening tools (including the CSSRS short form)

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Credentials:

• Bachelor's of Social Work (BSW)
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) from the Ohio CMFTSW
• Have or will obtain Ohio Professional Pupil Services Registration
• Clean FBI/BCI background check
• School Social Work practicum/field placement

Qualifications - MUST:

• Deliver services through a trauma-informed lens and operate with responsivity to needs of various diverse populations (professional development available)
• Understand MTSS and RTI models
• Work both independently and operate as part of a team
• Be responsive to feedback and mentoring
• Perform duties as mandated reporter (as required of all school employees)
• Learn and adopt new skills and interventions
• Actively engage with professional development opportunities
• Be technologically adept and able to quickly learn how to fluently use new programs (incl. PowerSchool, Canva, Google Forms, Schoology, etc.)
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Celebrate diversity and operate through a culturally responsive lens
• Have experience working with adolescent population (field placement qualifies)

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SUCCESS SPECIALIST

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES

• Lead/co-lead classroom intervention activities targeting academic, attendance, and behavioral success
• Collect data and identify patterns utilizing, among other tools, pre- and post-intervention surveys
• Design materials in Canva for this purpose
• Collaborate with Middle School Counselor on select lessons, providing both creative and technological collaboration
• Run small groups based on identified needs (e.g. academic success and study skills, attendance intervention, behavioral support, peer groups, interpersonal conflict, boundaries and consent, etc.)
• Connect with and assist in the middle school classroom environment
• Make connections with middle school youth as a relatable trusted adult
• Assist in delivering universal screening programs, as directed
• Identify and maintain a small caseload of students who require individual intervention
• Attend and participate in special education, absence intervention, and manifestation determination meetings for students on caseload
• Provide feedback and ideas based on administration of periodic school-wide and/or targeted needs assessments
• Assist in implementing school-wide PBIS strategies
• Help with seasonal resource collection drives and distribute information about community resources to families
• Provide support for students and families following traumatic events
• Effectively and sensitively engage with a wide range of diverse populations
• Assist in providing student crisis intervention
• Assist in connecting identified students with appropriate community and therapy referrals
• Work collaboratively with team, teachers, principals, and all other staff to provide care and advocacy for students and families
• Electively participate in crisis planning and response teams
• Administer various non-clinical screening tools when necessary (including the CSSRS short form)
• Maintain accurate records and case notes in accordance with school policies and legal requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Credentials:

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling, or related field [Required]
• Social Work (BSW) Strongly Preferred
• Have or will obtain Ohio Professional Pupil Services License/Registration [Required]
• Clean FBI/BCI background check [Required]

Qualifications - MUST:

• Be technologically adept and able to quickly learn how to fluently use new programs (incl. PowerSchool, Canva, Google Forms, Schoology, etc.)
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Deliver services through a trauma-informed lens and operate with responsivity to needs of various diverse populations (professional development available)
• Understand MTSS and RTI models
• Work both independently and operate as part of a team
• Be responsive to feedback and mentoring
• Perform duties as mandated reporter (as required of all school employees)
• Learn and adopt new skills and interventions
• Actively engage with professional development opportunities
• Celebrate diversity and operate through a culturally responsive lens
• Have experience working with middle school or adolescent populations (field placement qualifies)