School Social Worker

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STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 9

JOB CODE: 1700SW

POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT PERMANENT/REGULAR

LOCATION: Thornton, CO

Provide a range of services for students who demonstrate difficulties with learning, academic achievement, social/emotional functioning, and behavior. Serve as a psycho‑educational service provider involved in proactive, preventative activities, as well as responding to identified concerns. Provide services based on a combination of problem‑solving, consultative, and direct service models.

• Develop individual, group, or system level interventions that improve identified problems or concerns, including academic, social/emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs as they relate to educational progress.
• Use research‑based and technically sound practices to drive decision‑making and interventions; collaborate with school personnel and parents to develop and modify student intervention strategies.
• Facilitate functional assessment of behavior (FBA) and design, implement, and progress‑monitor intervention plans.
• Conduct, interpret, and implement student assessments, including record review, interview, observation, and standardized assessment.
• Administer and interpret norm‑referenced and curriculum‑based edumetric and psychological assessment measures.
• Participate in team‑based follow‑up activities to review student progress, analyze data, and modify individual interventions.
• Review school‑wide assessment data to assist building staff in interpreting and designing school‑wide interventions.
• Serve as liaison among district building(s), families, and community; collaborate with various teams to ensure positive outcomes for all learners.
• Participate in interdisciplinary staffings to determine eligibility, appropriate planning, and re‑evaluation for students requiring special education services/programs.
• Comply with Student Support Services and district policies and procedures (e.g., Medicaid billing, accident reporting).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree or higher.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 30 days of hire, a valid Colorado Educator License from the Colorado Department of Education.
• Must possess the required license and endorsement. If highly qualified by content test or semester hours, with no endorsement, the applicant must possess a Colorado educator license with a passing score on a CDE‑approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources.

• ELL Training and/or an ESL or LDE (Linguistically Diverse Education) Endorsement.

All salary placement is dependent on the employee’s education and/or work experience. Special programs teachers and related professionals shall receive experience credit for each full year of previous experience and are not limited to ten years as described in Appendix A, Item 3. One step for each full year of service in the district as a contracted certified, classified, in‑building substitute, or administrative employee is added for educators beginning a new certified contract or returning to a certified contract.

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as other programs for benefit‑eligible employees. Employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and become effective upon hire date. For additional details, see the Benefits Overview.