Social Worker - BAC Special Services

Social Worker - BAC Special Services

Springfield Public Schools Bentley Administrative Center (BAC)-Special Education Services - Springfield, Missouri

Job : 5510716

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Apr 06, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 12, 2026

Job Title:  Social Worker - BAC Special Services

Department: Special Services

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Assistant Director III-Special Services

These vacancies are based on caseload and posting of vacancies and will be dependent upon confirmed enrollment.

Pay Grade: E300

General Purpose

This position is responsible for providing support to the instructional process by facilitating administrative processes; ensuring operation in compliance with county, state and/or federal requirements; providing information regarding services available to eligible students and families; and conveying information regarding school and/or district activities, procedures, and referring families to other agencies.

Essential Functions

• Provide services to families that are experiencing unstable and/or unsafe housing.
• Provide ongoing case management services, and meets with families to set goals and work toward stability.
• Assist families in accessing community resources, needed identification documents such as IDs and birth certificates, and necessities such as food, hygiene, and clothing.
• Administer developmental testing programs, subject specific assessments, etc. assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
• Advise parents and/or legal guardians of student progress communicating expectations; student's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Assess student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals (e.g. behavioral, motor development and communication skills, academic needs, vocational abilities, etc.) providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
• Collaborate with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Counsel students improving performance, health status, problem solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.
• Demonstrate methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments providing an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Direct student teachers, paraprofessionals, volunteers and/or student workers providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Facilitate student learning (e.g. creating a learning environment, integrating technology, arranging field trips, organizing age appropriate activities, etc.) achieving success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through defined lesson plans.
• Instruct students improving their success in academic, interpersonal and daily living skills through a defined course of study.
• Maintain a variety of documents, files and records providing up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legal requirements.
• Manage student behavior providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Monitor students in a variety of educational environments providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Participate in a variety of meetings and workshops conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Prepare a variety of written materials documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
• Report health and safety issues to assigned administrator and appropriate agencies maintaining students’ personal safety, a positive learning environment and complying with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
• Respond to emergency situations resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Respond to inquiries from a variety of sources resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.
• Perform other related duties as required/assigned.

Education and Experience

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university, required
• Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility, required

Certificates, Licenses and Other Special Requirements

• Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance, the results of which must be satisfactory to the District, required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic math; read technical information, compose a variety of documents, and/or facilitate group discussions; and solve practical problems.
• Knowledge based competencies required to perform the functions of the job includes: appropriate codes, policies, regulations and/or laws; age appropriate activities; lesson plan requirements; stages of child development; and behavioral management strategies.
• Skill to perform multiple, technical tasks with a need to…