School Social Worker Full Time $70-$80
Listed compensation
$70-$80/hr
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Job Description
School Social Worker
Position Summary
ACM Staffers is seeking a compassionate, collaborative, and student-centered School Social Worker to provide social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health support to students in a school-based setting. The School Social Worker will work closely with students, families, teachers, administrators, and multidisciplinary teams to identify barriers to student success and provide appropriate interventions and support.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and small-group counseling to students.
- Support students experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, family, or mental health challenges.
- Conduct assessments and contribute to the development of appropriate student interventions.
- Participate in IEP, 504, Student Support Team, and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
- Develop and monitor social-emotional and behavioral goals and interventions.
- Provide crisis intervention and support students experiencing acute emotional or behavioral concerns.
- Collaborate with school psychologists, counselors, special education teachers, BCBAs, related-service providers, teachers, and administrators.
- Communicate and collaborate with parents and caregivers regarding student needs and progress.
- Connect students and families with appropriate school and community-based resources.
- Support students experiencing attendance concerns, homelessness, family transitions, trauma, peer difficulties, or other barriers to academic success.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation, progress notes, service logs, and other required records.
- Support school-wide initiatives related to SEL, positive school climate, restorative practices, inclusion, and student well-being.
- Maintain student confidentiality and comply with applicable school, state, and federal requirements.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field.
- Appropriate state licensure/credential required for the school-based position.
School-based or pediatric experience preferred, but strong candidates with relevant clinical experience are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge of special education, IEPs, social-emotional learning, behavioral interventions, and trauma-informed practices preferred.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to develop positive relationships with students and families from diverse backgrounds.
- Strong organizational and documentation skills.
- Commitment to creating a safe, supportive, culturally responsive, and inclusive school environment.
- 1099 Employee
- $70-$80/hour
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 30% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $151k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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