2026-27 Social Worker - RiverEast Elem/Secondary

Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is seeking a full-time Social Worker for our RiverEast Elementary/Secondary location in St. Paul, MN. This role is expected to be filled within 2 to 4 weeks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (Master's Degree in Social Work strongly preferred).
• Current Minnesota Board of Social Work License.
• Valid School Social Work License, issued by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of positive behavioral interventions.
• Knowledge of group counseling techniques with children and/or youth.
• Knowledge of community resources and social services.
• Knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of mental health concerns.
• Ability to provide competent social work services, crisis intervention, and referral services to students and other persons of diverse cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to conduct formal and informal assessments consistent with school-based practice.
• Ability to work efficiently, effectively, and cooperatively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess student functioning, both formally and informally, incorporating data from multiple sources across settings.
• Provide appropriate social work services to individuals and groups and their families.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and administrators to develop intervention strategies to enhance school success.
• Identify, mobilize, and coordinate family, school, and community resources to enable children to receive maximum benefit from their educational program.
• Facilitate problem-solving meetings between families and the school.
• Provide crisis intervention services for students.
• Provide consultation to school personnel regarding home, neighborhood, and community conditions affecting student well-being.
• Serve as a resource to school staff regarding identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect.
• Serve as the school contact person for students who are homeless.
• Consult and collaborate with community agencies and other mental health professionals to coordinate services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend and participate in individual, group, and all social work staff supervision meetings, as well as District-mandated training as assigned.
• Assist in resolving truancy concerns.
• Maintain records in a manner consistent with District practices.
• When serving students in Special Education, engage in proper due process procedures.
• Uphold the ethical standards of the Social Work profession.
• Contribute to the District’s Strong Schools, Strong Communities efforts by partnering with other staff to contribute to student achievement and the alignment and sustainability of resources.
• Perform other related duties as assigned, which may include program development, supervision of teaching assistants, management of programs for emotionally and behaviorally disordered students, and resource development for students.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Pension plan.
• Accrual of sick and vacation time.

Pay

Pay range for this position is $59,756 - $113,627. The maximum hiring step is Step Twenty (20). The full salary schedule is listed in the Teachers contract.

Schedule

This is a 10-month position working 40 hours per week.

Unofficial transcripts are accepted at the time of hire; official transcripts must be submitted within 30 days of the start date. Formal credential evaluation is required for post-secondary education completed outside of the United States.