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Celebrate The Children
Denville Township, New Jersey

School Social Worker: Leave Replacement

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$62K - $99K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

SOCIAL WORKER - LEAVE REPLACEMENT: SEPTEMBER 2026 - JANUARY 2027

Celebrate the Children School is pleased to announce that we have an opening for a full-time, leave replacement School Social Worker for the 2026-2027 School Year.

Celebrate the Children is a well-respected, non-profit, state-approved private school for children with alternative learning styles that has been providing quality education services to the community for over twenty years.

At Celebrate the Children our School Social Workers are surrounded by staff who are caring, compassionate, and dedicated to our program philosophy.

Requirements for Social Worker Include

  • Master of Social Work
  • DOE Standard Certification required
  • Minimum of two years of experience working with the special needs population
  • DIR experience is preferred but not required
  • Bilingual strongly preferred but not required

Benefits for Social Worker Include

  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical Insurance (available the first of the month following the hire date)
  • Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 401K Plan with Employer Match
  • Social Workers at Celebrate the Children receive ongoing training and have opportunities for growth within the organization.

Celebrate the Children is an EEOE M/F/V/D in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

A salary range is provided in accordance with New Jersey pay transparency laws. Final salary is determined using a structured salary grid, taking into account years of relevant experience and educational qualifications, and is subject to the maximum limits established by the New Jersey Department of Education and the discretion of the Board of Directors. The salary provided is for a 10-month contracted position

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Key Responsibilities

Provide social work services to children with alternative learning styles in a private school setting. Collaborate with a dedicated staff to support the program's philosophy and student needs.

Requirements

Requires a Master of Social Work and DOE Standard Certification. Candidates must have at least two years of experience working with special needs populations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Special Needs SupportBilingualismCase ManagementStudent Counseling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Social Worker: Leave Replacement at Celebrate The Children a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,494 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 36% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$81k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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About Celebrate The Children

Primary and Secondary Education
Denville, New Jersey
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental/Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Tuition Reimbursement
Long Term Disability Insurance
401K Plan with Employer Match
Ongoing training and growth opportunities