School Social Worker

Job Details:
Level: Experienced,

Job Location:

CLA/VPA - Commerce City, CO, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: $70000.00 - $70000.00

Salary, Job Category:
Education, School Social Worker – Student Success & Wellness

Community Leadership Academy / Victory Preparatory Academy | Commerce City, Colorado Full-Time | K–12 | Approximately 600 Students Salary: $70,000

Hours:

7:30 AM–4:00 PM

Community Leadership Academy and Victory Preparatory Academy are seeking a licensed School Social Worker who wants to help students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

This is a highly student-centered position for someone who enjoys working directly with children and adolescents, partnering with families, and collaborating with a strong multidisciplinary school team.

You will help students build the organization, self-management, emotional regulation, attendance, relationship, and problem‑solving skills they need to participate successfully in school and become increasingly independent over time.

$70,000 Salary

A clear, competitive salary for a full-time school-based professional role.

189-Day Work Calendar

• 9 consecutive days around Fall Break
• 9 consecutive days around Thanksgiving
• 17 consecutive days around Winter Break
• A 4-day February weekend
• 9 consecutive days around Spring Break
• Labor Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day off
• Summer beginning in May
• No scheduled workdays in June

Predictable School-Based Hours
7:30 AM–4:00 PM

A consistent schedule built around the academic year.

Staff Beverage Station
Coffee and beverages are available for staff during the workday.

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for the school’s employee benefits package, retirement benefits, scheduled school holidays and breaks, and personal time off in accordance with school policy.

Professional Development

This position is connected to our School Health Professional Grant work and includes opportunities for professional learning in school behavioral health, student wellness, MTSS, executive functioning, and school social work.

You will collaborate with:

• School Psychologist
• Registered Nurse
• Special education professionals
• Interventionists
• Administrators
• Instructional staff
• Classroom teachers

Our goal is straightforward:

Help students get on track, stay on track, and develop the skills to increasingly manage their own success.

• Organize assignments and materials
• Develop better study routines
• Manage time and deadlines
• Recover from missing work
• Improve attendance and engagement
• Learn how to ask for help appropriately
• Strengthen emotional regulation
• Build healthier peer relationships
• Improve communication and problem-solving
• Develop stronger routines
• Build confidence
• Become more independent at school

The focus is not on doing things for students.

It is on teaching students strategies they can eventually use for themselves.

A student who struggles with organization may fall behind academically.

A student who struggles to regulate emotions may have difficulty staying engaged in class.

A student who misses school may lose both confidence and academic momentum.

A student who struggles socially may have difficulty focusing on learning.

The School Social Worker helps connect those pieces.

This role supports students in building the skills, habits, and confidence they need to participate successfully in school as a whole.

You will help:

• Identify students who may benefit from targeted support
• Provide individual and small‑group interventions
• Strengthen self‑determination and self‑advocacy
• Teach executive‑functioning and…