Mental Health School Social Worker

Green Hills Area Education Agency is looking to fill a Mental Health School Social Worker position for the 2026-2027 school year. This position is a 190 day contract. 

We offer a competitive starting wage and excellent benefits, including IPERS. Green Hills pays 100% of employee single coverage for medical, dental and vision. We also offer family insurance at a great rate.

Qualifications: M.S.W. degree from an accredited Council of Social Work Education school of social work. Licensure through the Iowa Department of Health or equivalent from another state as recognized by the State of Iowa as a Licensed Independent Social Worker or a Licensed Masters Social Worker. School Social Work Endorsement or Statement of Professional Recognition from the Iowa Department of Education. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Enhance the educational programs of students by assisting with identification and assessment of the student’s educational needs including social, emotional, behavioral and adaptive needs; providing intervention services including brief individual, group, providing consultation and planning; and serving as a liaison between home, school and community.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

School social workers collaborate with professionals in other disciplines (e.g. teachers, mental health specialists, DHS personnel, other AEA professionals) to improve student success.

Provide assistance in identifying learners having academic/ social-emotional/behavioral/developmental difficulties that could lead to school failure.

Provide direct consultation, coaching, and modeling techniques and teaching strategies to AEA and LEA staff concerning student behaviors, student learning style, adoption of methods and materials.

Arrange, plan, and deliver appropriate agency approved activities, including professional development, as directed by Administration.

Implement and/or serve as a liaison for services to learners such as, but not limited to individual/group counseling, crisis intervention, behavior management strategies, and referrals to community agencies, determined by the individual’s professional judgment.

Use research in school practice by (a) reading research literature, (b) distributing and synthesizing research findings, and (c) conducting action research related to applied problems.

Administer, model, and interpret individual and systemic assessments.

Engage in consultation and collaboration with LEA, AEA, parent, medical, and community agencies.

Provides prevention and intervention strategies for the wellbeing of students.

Consults with school personnel and professionals in the community regarding significant social/emotional, cultural, or developmental needs relating to the student’s school adjustment social and emotional growth of students, behaviors and relationships.

Assists the teacher, parents, and student to be aware of the dynamics that exist with a student or between a student and significant others in his/her life.

Participates in the coordination of services needed for children, families and communities.

Facilitates working relationships between educators, parents and community services.

Represent the AEA in ways that enhance the strong reputation of the Green Hills AEA brand and engender trust and confidence in the AEA

Participates in projects, committees or activities to support the agency’s mission, goals and priorities.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

Physical Requirements:

Regular attendance is required.

As needed and requested, ability to travel within assigned schools

Requires good eye/hand/finger coordination to keyboard and to operate office machines. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Good concentration and visual skills required. Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can’t always be anticipated.

Green Hills AEA is committed to being Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.