SPECIAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL WORKER 25/26

Please note that applicants will be reviewed and will be filled on a continuing basis based on program needs.

Hours vary depending position and location (7, 7.25 or 7.5 hours)

Position and Locations:

6:1:1 ED Bush - Phoenix Academy

8:1:1 ED Bush - Phoenix Academy

8:1:1 ED Bath School District

Salary: Based on experience and demonstrated abilities. Additional stipends may be available depending on qualifications per the Education Association contract.

Exceptional package including but not limited to:

• Paid annual holidays
• Attendance Incentives
• Schedule follows BOCES school calendar or host site school calendar
• Summers off with the option to work summer
• Generous paid personal/sick time
• Premium Health plans (GST pays 80%)
• Premium Dental and Vision Plans
• FSA & HRA
• NYS Retirement System
• 403b Plan
• Additional stipends per EA contract
• Optional short-term disability

Depending on location, this position may involve direct work with students with autism, emotional and/or developmental disabilities which may include, but are not limited to, oppositional and aggressive behaviors; mood disorders; and potentially severe and unpredictable physical and/or verbal outbursts. Social Workers are expected to:

• Evaluate and re-evaluate short-term behavioral and academic objectives on a regular basis throughout the school year
• Provide counseling services for students in BOCES classrooms
• Attend CSE meetings or other student support meetings as needed
• Refer as necessary to Mental Health Services outside the school environment
• Develop solutions focused outcomes for social, emotional, behavioral, and academic issues as they arise
• Carries out all other duties as assigned

• Must possess a valid NYS Certification in School Social Worker and possess a Clinical or Master Social Worker License; Clinical Social Worker level is preferred
• Job responsibility may require individual to do one and two-person lifts and/or physical interventions on a daily basis. Position requires the successful completion of all elements of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for schools (TCIS) training. Initial and refresher TCIS training is provided by GST BOCES.