<p>Job Description:</p> <p>Position: Long Term Substitute - Social Worker</p> <p>Position Available: 8/26/25 (for approximately 6 weeks)</p> <p>Application Deadline: Open Until Filled</p> <p>School/Department: John Lyman Elementary School</p> <p>Position Description: Regional School District 13 is seeking a long term substitute Social Worker for an anticipated 6 week duration.</p> <p>Qualifications: Current and Valid CT School Social Worker Certification (071)</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Recommends intervention services, and IEP goals and objectives for learners who qualify for special education services </li><li>Designs and evaluate interventions to meet specific educational, social- emotional or behavioral needs </li><li>Create and monitor the implementation of SRBI for social-emotional and behavioral interventions </li><li>Carries a caseload of group and individual counseling with students utilizing current best practice models and techniques for treatment </li><li>Provides Teacher consultation for Learner connection strategies </li><li>Provides Parent consultation and education </li><li>Coordinates and communicates with outside practitioners and agencies </li><li>Participates as School Climate and Crisis Team Member </li><li>Designs curriculum and implements or supports social-emotional learning in classrooms </li><li>Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in gathering and giving information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of the student's behavior </li><li>Supervises the referral of students to, and serves as liaison with, such outside agencies as the Department of Children and Families, Juvenile Court, and other appropriate agencies </li><li>Home- school communication for the purpose of gathering helpful information on a progress and performance </li><li>Serves as liaison between home and school when considerable follow-up is necessary </li><li>Assists students directly with their adjustment to school </li><li>Keeps sufficient records of cases for use by school staff members and outside agencies when appropriate </li><li>Supports and promotes the District's Core Ethical Values with students, colleagues and parents </li><li>Strives to implement the District's mission, goals and objectives in the District's Strategic Plan </li></ul> <p>Reports to: Principal/Director of Student Services and Special Education</p> <p>How to Apply: Interested applicants must complete an online application by visiting our district website (www.rsd13ct.org). Go to Employment, click on Application Procedure for Certified Positions and click on Online Application.</p> <p>The Human Resources Department is committed to supporting the Regional School District 13 mission by recruiting and retaining highly qualified educators who possess the ability to inspire and prepare all students, through engagement in authentic learning, to thrive and contribute as global citizens. To accomplish this mission, Regional School District 13 welcomes candidates from racially, culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds to apply for available positions in the district. This mission compels us to provide leadership and expertise in the development of sound human resource policies, systems, and programs that support the achievement of each student.</p> <p>Regional School District 13 does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, or ancestry with respect to employment practices or in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding these non-discrimination policies and practices: Jennifer Keane, Director of Student Services and Special Education, 135A Pickett Lane, Durham, CT 06422. Phone: 860-349-7208.</p>