School Social Worker; State Teacher II - Platte Valley Youth Services Center in Greeley

Position: School Social Worker (State Teacher II) - Platte Valley Youth Services Center in Greeley
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

About the Division of Youth Services:  The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State.  For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.

We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./dys

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

Schedule:

Normal working hours:  7am-4pm Monday - Thursday and 7am-11pm Fridays

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

Summary of this position:

This position supports all facets of the educational system to include students, school personnel, and the stakeholder community. This position exists to provide the broad knowledge of school systems, educational law, curriculum and instruction, classroom and behavior management, models for working with diverse populations including people with disabilities, and models for consultation and school-based intervention, behavior management, and transition practices. This position fosters a safe school environment and addresses mental health and social issues that interfere with students' ability to access education successfully.

The special education model at the Division of Youth Services is designed to ebb and flow with the fluctuating special education population, to include the unique needs of each student with an identified disability per IDEA, at each site. This position requires a highly flexible person with the understanding that each position within the special education model at DYS can be shared at times, again based on the business needs.

Specific duties include:

School-Based Multi-Tiered and Behavioral Systems Support

* Social / Emotional Assessments

* Planning and collaboration with teachers regarding services and interventions

* Utilize the consultation model of services for teachers and administration

* Develop of systems and data-tracking mechanisms for mental health progress monitoring and behavioral progress monitoring

* Planning and implementing psycho-educational groups during the school day in both a preventative and remediation model to targeted students for whom behavior is impacting learning

* Design and implement school-based programs to promote a positive school climate in conjunction with the school administration team.

* Utilize social work training and skills to remedy barriers to learning by providing evidence based supports to school personnel

* Develop behavioral intervention strategies either student specific or school-wide

* Lead and train others to facilitate restorative justice circles within the school environment

* Participate in conflict resolution and anger management as necessary in the school

* Facilitate the functional behavioral analysis process and development of behavior intervention plans for students

* Support internal and external Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) systems

* Participation in appropriate MDTs

Culture and Collaboration

* Collaborate and consult with the Facility-Based Education Staff, Behavioral Mental Health Partners, Assessment Specialists, Client Managers

* Collaborate with education and Behavioral Health Staff (BHS)    regarding the implementation of research-based interventions for students experiencing mental health and/or behavioral related concerns/issues as appropriate: which may involve modification recommendations of the classroom environment

* Develop relationships with facility transition workers and assist with education transitions for youth

504 Site Coordinator & Special Education Assessment and Supports

* Participating in  and helping with the regularly scheduled team meetings.  

* Consults with other team members when determining necessary formal and informal behavioral and related service assessments.  

* Prepare social developmental…