School Social Worker - ESY Extended School Year - Part-Time
Calais SchoolNew Jersey, United States
Posted March 18, 2026
Part Time
About the Company
Calais School is a state‑approved provider of special education for K‑12 students with multiple learning disabilities, offering individualized instruction and classroom support through one‑to‑one aides and paraprofessionals.
Job Description
The Calais School is a private special education school in North Jersey seeking a part-time School Social Worker for their ESY program to support students' social, emotional, and behavioral growth. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience working with special needs students and possess NJ School Social Worker Certification, LCSW or LPC, and strong problem-solving, human relations, and communication skills.
Requirements
- Assess the needs of students.
- Determines and implements appropriate therapeutic strategies to effect changes in behavioral social interactions of students.
- Provides individual and group therapeutic counseling to students.
- Serves as a liaison between families and the school to positively promote collaborative processes in educational and/or career planning for students.
- Collaborates with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning and transition.
- Provides staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning/transition process.
- Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning and transition.
- Maintains required clinical records and submits appropriate documents for reports.
Benefits
- Paid vacation days
