Social Worker

Position Type:

Student Support Services/Social Worker

Date Posted:

8/6/2025

Location:

Overbrook

Date Available:

ASAP

Closing Date:

Until FilledJob Title: Social Worker

Reports To: Director of Pupil Services and the Building Principal

Location: Overbrook Early Learning Center

Education: The successful candidate must hold current CT certification in Social Work (071).

Salary: Per the EHEA/Teacher Contract

Minimum Qualifications/Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

To be able to consult and collaborate with teachers, administrators, support staff, parents, and outside providers in promoting student success

Understand special education and be current regarding Federal and State laws, District policies, PPT and referral process and IEP knowledge

To know how to refer to the Court

DCF mandates and hotline knowledge

To be able to complete psychosocial assessments, developmental histories, FBA's, BIP's, writing IEP goals and objectives

Crisis Intervention: social, emotional, behavioral, psychiatric

Be knowledgeable and current regarding available community resources

Provide individual and group counseling/social skills services for both IEP mandated, and through parental permission with non-IEP students in need

Provide parent education, resources and home visits, as needed

Experience with families in family therapy

Experience with substance abuse

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

This is a specialized teaching position that falls under the Teachers' Contract. This position is dependent on Grant Funding.

This job description is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, and responsibilities which comprises this position.

East Haven Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, females, handicapped, and veterans are encouraged to apply.