Social Worker - 26-27 SY

Position Type:
Teacher/Student Services

Date Posted:
6/2/2026

Location:
Richardson Elementary
This position is open for internal bidding, internal bidding ends June 6 at 4pm

Position: School Social Worker - Richardson Elementary
Work Schedule: 8 hours/day, 194 duty days
Start Date: Fall 2026
Pay and Benefits: Pay and benefits are in accordance with the teacher labor agreement -

Required Qualifications:

• Valid MN teaching license as a school social worker
• Licensed by the MN Board of Social Work
• High academic standards
• Knowledge and understanding of current instructional theory and practice
• Experience working in a school setting
• Excellent skills in collaborating

Desired Qualifications:

• Multi age training and experience
• Cultural competency
• Computer proficiency
• Background in behavior disorders and mental health
• Understanding of special education due process

Responsibilities:

• Consult with teachers, parents, and administrators to develop intervention strategies to reduce barriers to school success
• Identify and coordinate family, school, and community resources to enable each child to receive maximum benefit from his/her educational program
• Provide direct/indirect social worker services as specified on student's IEP
• Provide social work assessments and other related services as defined in IDEA for students receiving special education support
• Identify factors in a child's home, school, and community that affect his/her success in learning
• Help school personnel to better understand how factors such as family, culture, socioeconomic status, and physical and mental health can affect students' performance and behavior
• Assess student functioning across environments
• Provide individual and group counseling to students and their families
• Serve as a resource to building staff regarding identification and reporting of child abuse/neglect
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams
• Provide crisis intervention
• Consult and collaborate with community agencies and mental health professionals
• Uphold the ethical standards of the social work profession
• Provide service coordination for students and families requiring multiple services or resources
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to address violence, teen pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, and harassment
• Provide parent education and training
• Participate in policy development and on committees addressing issues such as discipline, attendance, mandatory reporting, and school climate
• Other related duties as assigned

If you have any questions or would like to follow up on your application, please contact Susi Weldon at: View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.

Independent School District No, 622, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, does not discriminated on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity.

ISD 622 is an equal opportunity employer and supports an inclusive workplace environment.

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