Social Skills Specialist: Bolton Primary School - 2026/27 School Year

Clackamas Education Service District • West Linn, OR

5d • $54,260 - $105,122 • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Skills Specialist instructs and provides social and behavioral supports to students whose significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges severely impede their educational progress. The Specialist participates on the therapeutic team to functionally assess the needs of each child. The Specialist collaborates with the team on the development of individualized behavior support plans, and the integration of special education and social/emotional skills training services. The Specialist assists the classroom team in implementing skill development strategies designed to facilitate learning. The Specialist provides training and support to families including case management and community support.

Requirements

• Qualified mental health professional (QMHP) per state statute or Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Master's of Social Work or Licensed Professional Counselor, or ability to obtain such license
• Demonstrated ability to provide child and family centered social-emotional supports
• Ability to assess and teach developmentally relevant social and behavioral skills
• Recent successful experience working in an educational/mental health setting, with students who have serious social- emotional challenges
• Ability to learn and apply mental health based strategies with education services in a public school setting
• Ability to compose and produce concise professional documents
• Demonstrated skills working with other professionals such as educators, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists, as resources for planning and delivery of specially designed programs
• Ability to develop and utilize scheduling and time management techniques in the daily performance of responsibilities
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid first aid and CPR card
• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to perform essential functions
• Physical attributes sufficient to perform essential functions
• Mental attributes sufficient to perform the essential functions, including the ambiguity associated with program development
• Ability to acquire and maintain NCI certification as appropriate
• Technology skills sufficient to perform essential functions

Responsibilities

• Applies principles of human development, learning, and behavior, to functionally assess students' social-emotional and behavioral needs
• Collaborates with the therapeutic team to develop specially designed social skills and behavior intervention plans, which are integrated into the daily instructional experience for each child
• Participates in the therapeutic team to plan for the needs of each child and family
• Creates a comprehensive plan and delivers instruction in social skills.
• Contributes to team development using a solution-based focus, seeking and using the expertise and perspectives of other team members to develop common understandings and agreements
• Works with students on an individual and group basis, to provide skills training consistent with the students' IEPs and Behavior Support Plans
• Implements specially designed behavior intervention plans, coordinating with the classroom team, and collaborating with related service staff
• Utilizes Crisis Prevention and Intervention strategies including NCI.
• Communicates with students using language structure, tone, and body language that promotes positive student behavior, conflict resolution, problem solving, effective management of power struggles, and applies proactive strategies for management of escalating behavior
• Monitors and records student progress
• Assists with transition activities related to students' transition to their next educational placement, including return to the student's local district or discharge from the program
• Provides group activities and supervision for children during parent groups, toward a specific outcome.
• Provides information to the team on family dynamics, needs of the children in the family, and observational data regarding the child
• Maintains a safe, therapeutic environment for students
• Uses technology to produce and manage student information

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance with generous district-paid contribution
• Retirement through the Oregon Public Retirement System (PERS) includes pension and individual account program
• Paid time off, including paid holidays, sick leave, and other personal leave
• Opportunities to grow with us with generous professional development expense reimbursements
• Clackamas ESD covers the full cost of fingerprinting for new employees, saving you $82.50 - a benefit not offered by most other districts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level