Social Worker

Specialized Education Services • Anne Arundel County, MD

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About The Position

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, provides education services for K-12 students who need additional support in traditional school settings. SESI partners with school districts to operate in-district classrooms and standalone schools supporting students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. The Social Worker provides social-emotional services to students as an integrated member of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with school teams and families and delivering services such as individual and group counseling.

The role serves students from diverse developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It includes supporting students’ IEPs and behavior intervention plans, conducting assessments, developing behavior and transition plans, implementing interventions, collaborating with external partners, and maintaining student documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Professional licensure as an LMSW.
• Master’s degree in social work, human services, or a related field such as mental health, psychology, or counseling.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience working with children and adolescents in a school, special education, or behavioral health setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Provide individual, group, or push-in counseling services in accordance with students’ individualized education plans (IEPs) or behavior intervention plans (BIPs).
• Collaborate on creating IEPs, including social-emotional goal setting and participation in IEP meetings.
• Complete social-emotional and behavior assessments, analyze data to identify student strengths and weaknesses, and develop functional behavior assessments, BIPs, and other transition plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain student and staff safety.
• Support social-emotional learning skill development through targeted curricula, assessments, and more intensive behavior support as needed.
• Provide in-service training with other teams, including expressive therapy and clinical teams.
• Collaborate with external partners and providers to support students, families, and staff.
• Maintain documents in student files according to regulatory agency requirements.

Benefits

• Paid training.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Credentialing support.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee assistance program.
• Mental health support.
• Fertility and family-building benefits.
• Professional and leadership development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time