School Social Worker

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Ombudsman Educional Services, a growing, dynamic organizion with a social mission to offer hope, is seeking a School Social Worker to join our award-winning Alternive Educion team for the 2026-2027 School Year and perform meaningful work in a culture th welcomes innovion, encourages creive expression and offers limitless potential for personal and professional sisfaction!

If you're passione about supporting students in special educion, thrive in a collaborive, outcome-focused environment, and possess exceptional interpersonal skills, a compassione approach, and a commitment to making a meaningful difference — We Should Talk! 📲

As a School Social Worker, you'll play a pivotal role in empowering students to reach their full potential—academically, socially, and emotionally. Through individual and group counseling, you'll help cree an inclusive, supportive, and nurturing environment, bridging essential connections between home and school. You'll collabore closely with educors, families, and community professionals, fostering strong partnerships to support student success. In addition, you'll oversee daily site operions and serve as the key liaison, building and maintaining positive, dynamic relionships with school district representives. Your positive influence, leadership, and commitment will inspire both students and colleagues alike.

‖ Responsibilities Include:

• Providing individual and group counseling to support students experiencing social, emotional, or family-reled challenges affecting academic success, including crisis intervention and family consultion as necessary.

• Maintaining accure and timely documention, including detailed communicion logs and precise records of student services and progress.

• Conducting comprehensive interviews with students, families, and school staff to evalue and understand students' social, emotional, and behavioral needs within both school and community contexts.

• Maintaining consistent communicion with parents/guardians to share student progress, identify challenges, and stay informed about any home-life changes impacting school performance.

• Developing and upding Individualized Educion Plans (IEPs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) in alignment with company guidelines and school, ste, and federal regulions.

• Attending and actively participing in IEP team meetings, faciliting discussions and decision-making processes as directed by school district partners.

• Actively contributing to collaborive team meetings to effectively address specific student and family concerns.

• Collaboring closely with educional and community-based professionals (e.g., wrap-around services, probion officers, court representives) to coordine comprehensive support for students and families.

• Providing thorough case management, including coordinion of parent meetings, handling emergency transportion needs, and connecting students with external therapeutic resources.

• Consulting and collaboring proactively with teachers, parents/guardians, district representives, and service providers to develop impactful solutions for student learning and behavior challenges while promoting a positive company image and strong community relions.

• Ensuring effective implemention of positive social skill teaching stregies by conducting monthly classroom observions focused on staff adherence to students' IEP and Behavior Intervention/Trement Plan goals.

• Providing guidance, training, and support to teachers regarding classroom schedules, student da management, and transition planning to ensure approprie services aligned with Individualized Educion Plans and targeted goals.

• Assessing student progress through consistent analysis of classroom da collection, providing targeted training and support to staff in response to identified student behavioral needs.

• Conducting timely crisis assessments and coordining immedie intervention with approprie authorities to ensure student safety and wellbeing.

• Staying current with research-based practices, emerging trends, and best practices in school social work and special educion support.

• Responding constructively and proactively to both formal and informal performance feedback.

• Performing additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

‖ Qualificions Required:

• Master’s degree or higher in social work, psychology, counseling or a closely reled field of study.
• Meet all ste and district licensing and/or credential requirements.
• Licensed currently or in the process of obtaining a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) or licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) credential.
• Ability to obtain and maintain certificion in company approved crisis management training.
• Prior experience providing social work services for children, preferably in an alternive, special educion and/or behavioral health program setting.
• Prior experience and/or knowledge in alternive educional services for -risk students with diverse needs various levels.
• Highly skilled in working with children with severe learning disabilities, emotional disturbance and/or behavioral challenges.
• Prior experience and/or highly knowledgeable in working with students with individualized educion plans (IEP's).
• Well-versed in applied behavior analysis (ABA) including positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS), effective teaching stregies, classroom management systems, da-based decision making, functional behavior assessment (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIP's).
• Highly skilled in building and maintaining effective relionships with students, parents, teachers and community and/or district partners.
• Ability to think and act quickly and calmly in an emergency situion and make independent decisions.
• Advanced oral and written communicion, organizion, conflict resolution, multitasking, problem solving, and decision-making ability.
• Knowledge of relevant technology including experience with computers, Microsoft Office Suite, dabase entry and basic office equipment.

Ombudsman Educional Services is a division of ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy, & Educion, the nion’s leading provider of alternive and special educion programs for children and young adults.  For more than 50 years, and in partnership with over 235 school districts nionwide, we have helped change the direction of more than 240,000 student lives!

💻 Learn more about our history, our mission, and the program services we provide by visiting the link below:

At ChanceLight we believe in providing more than just a job, as a member of our team you'll receive the opportunity to make meaningful impacts, the support needed to achieve success, and all the tools essential to reaching your personal & professional fulfillment!  Your ph to a truly rewarding career starts here – where growth, empowerment, and collaborion define our culture; and every day is a Chance to transform lives through educion! 

‖ Perks and Benefits Include: 

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• FREE Telehealth and Virtual Counseling Sessions
• FREE Health Advocacy Services and 24/7 Nurse Line
• Company Paid Life & Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Personal Protection Insurance Plans
• Cigna Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Babies Program
• Legal Services Insurance 
• Pet Health Insurance
• Accrual-based Paid Time Off 
• School Hours and Paid Holiday Schedule
• Extensive Personal and Life Event Paid Leave Policy
• 401k Retirement Saving Plan
• Perks Work Employee Discount Program
• Opportunities for Growth & Development
• And So Much More!

If you're ready to start making lasting impacts on the lives of students and contribute to the creion of a brighter future — This Is Your Chance! 

Join us and together, we can empower students to overcome challenges, build confidence and unlock their full potential! 

Careers, With ChanceLight 💙 Work. With Purpose.

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Educion

• Masters or better in Social Work or reled field

Licenses & Certificions

• Crisis Prevention Inst
• Any of the following:
• Counselor - LMHC
• Social Worker - LCSW

Skills

• Alternive Educion
• Emotional Disturbance
• Teacher Mentoring/Training
• Parent Counseling & Train
• Crisis Intervention
• High School Educion
• Social School Work
• Social Worker Services
• Attention to Detail
• Record Keeping & Reporting
• Positive Behavior Intervention and Support
• Behavior Intervention Plans - BIP
• Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Individualized Educion Programs (IEP)
• Student Development
• Behavioral Disorders
• Learning Disabilities
• Student Affairs
• Working With At-Risk Students
• Interdepartmental Collaborion
• Communicion
• Interpersonal Skills
• Computer Skills
• Special Educion
• Behavioral Support

Behaviors

• Dediced: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject

Motivions

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organizion

Equal Opportunity Employer
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