School Social Worker - Long Term Substitute

School Social Worker
- Long Term Substitute

East Providence School Department, Alice M. Waddington Elementary School
- Riverside, Rhode Island

Job : 5816309

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 06, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Class: School Social Worker

Department: School

Classification: Teacher - 183 days

Immediate Supervisor: Director of Pupil Personnel and/or Assistant Director Pupil Personnel Services

• Conduct evaluations to assess intelligence and educational development of students.
• Prepare interpretive reports from social work assessment in a lucid style to other concerned professionals.
• Confers directly with administrators, teachers, parents and students regarding findings, and offers appropriate recommendations to benefit a student referred for a social work evaluation.
• Provides individual and/or group counseling to students in assigned buildings.
• Assists/consults teachers in developing more effective behavioral management programs in the classroom.
• Participate actively in case evaluation team conferences and offer constructive suggestions for assisting referred students.
• Contact and cooperate with personnel of medical and community agencies to seek services for the welfare of referred students.
• Conduct periodic re‑evaluation of students as needed and/or as requested.
• Maintain a confidential file of case records on all students who have been evaluated.
• Serve as a resource person concerning learning handicaps for teachers and other school personnel.
• Participate and/or assist in in‑service training programs for school personnel.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings and committee meetings as needed.
• Keep abreast of new developments in the field.
• Prepare and submit required reports concerning program of services to the Director of Pupil Personnel.
• Interpret the school social worker services to teachers and parents.
• Maintain a daily log of activities.
• Assist in developing and writing individualized educational programs (IEP) for students evaluated.
• Perform other related tasks as may be assigned.

• Master’s Degree in School Social Work from a regionally accredited institution.
• 5 years’ experience preferred.
• Completion of a RI approved program or an Out‑of‑State program for the preparation of Social Worker Support Professional that leads to a master’s degree in social work.
• Demonstration of meeting the Content Competencies as prescribed by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
• Must have a Masters in Social Work, be Licensed as a Certified Social Worker by the RI Board of Registration for Social Workers.
• Must possess a high degree of tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.
• Must be detail‑oriented with good organizational skills.
• Must be proficient with computers.

• Medicaid billing
• Response to Intervention involvement
• Crisis Intervention participant
• Member of the Crisis Intervention Teams
• Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments / Behavior Intervention Plans
• Conduct classroom observations
• Type, copy all reports/clerical work
• Pull and transport student files from central office to building‑based team meetings
• Conduct manifestation determinations
• Assist parents (Behavior management instruction, SPED info/education, referrals to community resources)

Applicants seeking certification through reciprocity must demonstrate that they meet all Rhode Island certification assessment requirements, hold the additional required certificate and meet all experience requirements when applicable. Applicants can attain certification by completing a state‑approved program for Educator Certification in another state within the last 5 years OR by demonstrating that they hold a currently valid full certificate in another state.

Applicants must be licensed as a certified Social Worker by the Rhode Island Board of Registration for Social Workers.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to…