School Social Worker

School Social Worker

Location: State-Wide - MUST BE A COLORADO RESIDENT
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Director of Exceptional Student Services
Work Hours/Days: Full-Time or Part-Time based on student enrollment and special education service needs.

About the Role

We are a small non-profit organization based in Colorado, passionate about helping charter schools succeed. Our primary goal is to assist schools in optimizing their business, human resources and financial functions. We strongly believe that working collaboratively with schools and supporting their essential back-office functions can help them focus on their core mission of educating students.

Responsibilities

• Advances inclusive, data-driven student services by partnering with school leaders, Special Services Providers, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and families to deliver high-quality, compliant social-emotional and behavioral supports for qualifying students.
• Strengthens MTSS/RTI frameworks, trauma-informed practices, SEL programming, and inclusive school environments by ensuring culturally responsive assessment, intervention, and documentation within special education systems.
• Provides counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, and targeted mental health supports aligned to IEP goals, addressing the behavioral, social-emotional, and functional needs of students with disabilities.
• Through collaborative problem-solving, team-based planning, and targeted professional learning, the School Social Worker builds capacity in schools and equips educators and families to implement effective SEL, behavioral, and mental health supports, including for students served through 504, Gifted, and Multi-Lingual Learner pathways.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings, eligibility determinations, and IEP/504 development.
• Collaborates with teachers, special educators, psychologists, SLPs, OTs, administrators, and families.
• Promotes inclusive practices such as UDL, restorative approaches, and SEL-aligned accommodations.
• Coordinates with community agencies and mental health partners to support student and family needs.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW).
• Valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Special Services Provider (SSP) license as a School Social Worker.
• Acceptable pathways include: CDE School Social Worker License (requires MSW + CDE-approved preparation), Colorado LCSW eligible for CDE authorization, Colorado SWC (clinical candidate) eligible for CDE authorization.
• Training in trauma-informed practices, SEL, MTSS, and culturally responsive mental health supports.
• Ongoing professional development in ethical practice, crisis response, and inclusive education.

Qualifications

• Experience working with students with disabilities and diverse family systems.
• Experience providing school-based counseling, SEL instruction, and behavioral supports.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and community partners.
• Experience providing remote counseling or tele-support preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of IDEA, MTSS, SEL frameworks, and school-based mental health practices.
• Strong counseling, crisis response, and case-management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with educators, families, and service providers.
• Strong communication, cultural responsiveness, and documentation skills.
• Ability to support consistent implementation of SEL and behavioral interventions.

Benefits

Benefit eligibility is based on FTE status. Employees working 30 hours or greater per week are eligible for full benefits including health, dental, vision, 401k and paid leave. Employees working less than 30 hours per week will get paid sick leave.

Pay

$65,000 - $80,000 per year