Job Description:
Shine on as a School Social Worker!

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, is a premier provider of education services for K-12 students who require additional supports to overcome challenges that impede success in a traditional school setting. SESI partners with school districts to run in-district classrooms and standalone schools that meet the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of special and alternative education students. Partnering with over 600 school districts nationwide, SESI serves more than 7,000 students. Join our team members who shine a positive light on our students and uncover the unique learner within. Have a profound impact, grow, learn, and thrive as part of our team. 
 
What you can expect from us.

• Diverse career pathways, mobility up and across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development.
• Paid training and ongoing professional development
• Data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s own positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE.
• An attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance program, mental health support, fertility and family building, and more.
• Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.
• Hands-on leadership team for coaching and mentoring needs.

Overview

What you can expect to do.
Uncover the light and potential in each student by diagnosing and addressing learning, social, and emotional skill gaps. Collaborate with school teams and families to offer personalized guidance and deliver SESI’s own evidence-based learning and instructional models, as well as positive behavioral interventions and support framework. You’ll inspire, empower, and transform with our innovative learning approach, unique instructional environments, smaller class sizes, and the support services students need to shine.

Responsibilities

• Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Work with the team to use SESI’s instructional models, strategies, and curricula to teach knowledge and skills, nurture confidence and character, and meet the needs of all students.
• Provide individual counseling, social skills group, SEL support, and collaboration with outside providers for a caseload of students
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques and crisis management necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
• Maintain student documents such as case notes, individualized education plans (IEPs) and behavior reports
• Drive, record, and track student growth and progress toward social, emotional, and behavioral goals.
• Supervise and monitor students, including to and from locations within the school.

Qualifications
What we expect of you.

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning required
• Valid Department of Education School Social Work certification (071).
• Commitment to learning and implementing feedback.
• Adaptability and flexibility.

 
Posted Salary Range
Starting at:  USD $60,000 for certified candidates, experience will be considered.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to run short distances and move swiftly in response to student needs, including bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Ability to lift and assist students with mobility challenges, often requiring the handling of up to 50 pounds or more.
• Skill in managing fine motor tasks, such as helping students with writing, manipulating small objects, or using adaptive devices.
• Ability to operate a computer or tablet for up to 8 hours daily.
• Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotionally demanding situations, ensuring student safety and well-being  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.