Maxim Healthcare Staffing is searching for a School Social Worker, who would be responsible for collaborating with the multidisciplinary team and provides input in the development of the IHP/IEP for students requiring social work intervention and support in the school setting.

• Pay Rate: $38-$40/hour
• REQUIRED Credentials: MO State LCSW Certification
• Start Date: Rolling start date
• Contract Length: 13 weeks 
• Schedule: M-F, School hours (8a – 4p)
• 401(K), Benefits, and Weekly Payout offered 

Providing direct/group counseling or case management based on identified student needs

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Establishes a set of rules and procedures that are appropriate for therapeutic setting and are within the parameter of the full instructional program
• Designs and develops appropriate individualized service plans that are based on the IEP and supports the curriculum using diagnostic information from a variety of assessments and assessment processes
• Uses available and appropriate resources as a bridge to the instructional program
• Effectively transitions students from therapy to classroom and classroom to therapy
• Plans in collaboration with the educational team for the prevention and intervention of inappropriate behaviors, while maintaining the dignity of the student
• Engages student in providing positive feedback using effective reinforcement techniques
• Interacts effectively with (a) students, (b)family members, (c)educational team members, and (d) professionals outside the organization
• Knowledgeable about general development and the impact of the disability on the student and his/her family
• Utilizes community, state and national resources where necessary to promote the safety and welfare of students
• Collaborates with all assigned students and educational support staff as well as any assigned student teachers, interns, and volunteers working in the school for the welfare and safety of all students while in the classroom, on school grounds, during before and after-school activities
• Adheres to Maxim and District policies and procedures