Social Work Intern (2 Positions), District

  School Social Worker Intern (2 Positions), District 6 (2024-2025 School Year)
 
Classification: Non-exempt      
 
Date Posted: February 21, 2024
 
Salary: $2,000 stipend, paid upon successful completion of internship, not eligible for benefits
 
Contract Length/ Days: (2024-2025 School Year)
 
Paid Leave:  Depending on your position, the District offers a variety of leave options, including sick leave, discretionary leave, vacation and paid holidays. More information about leave options available to Classified employees can be found in the Board of Education Policy Manual.
 
Reports to: Lead Social Worker
 
Deadline for application: Until Filled
 
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Required:

• Must be in good standing with Accredited University enrolled in Masters in Social Work program (MSW)
• Must have completed graduate coursework in school social work
• A combination of related education, experience, and training.
• Orientation to Sources of Strength program
• Knowledge of school systems and diverse populations
• Willingness to engage students and support peer-led initiatives

Preferred:

• Successful experience working with students in an educational/ residential setting
• Experience designing and implementing social/ emotional and behavioral interventions for students
• Experience with Social Emotional Learning

Summary/Objective: The Social Work Intern experience is comprehensive and designed to meet the academic, social, emotional and behavioral needs of students in District 6. The Social Work Intern will provide students with therapeutic services toward meeting their psychoeducational goals. This could include individual, group and family interventions to help the student achieve success in the school setting. The Social Work Intern will collaborate with outside agencies to provide effective services for students and will connect students and families to outside agencies and resources. The Social Work Intern may also assist with risk/threat assessments, safety planning, and respond to crisis situations. The Social Work Intern will have the opportunity to serve on district wide teams including Behavior Support, MTSS, Equity and Crisis Teams. Supervision is provided according to university program internship guidelines.  This internship is particularly well suited for students interested in engaging with and changing peer culture and supporting student led leadership opportunities.
 
Essential Functions:

• Provide support to schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6 to support and build a peer-led program, Sources of Strength.
• Conduct individual and group counseling activities with students, when appropriate, for the purpose of facilitating personal, social, emotional, and academic growth. This may include co-treating with other professionals, such as school psychologists, mental health providers, speech-language pathologists and teachers.
• Participate in a variety of activities related to behavior, academic, and social/emotional interventions and consultation to gain experience with and support school wide prevention and intervention programs.
• Work with students who are dysregulated within the scope of a site based programming to assess their needs, help them to find activities that will help them regulate and return to class in a timely manner. 
• May observe and evaluate children with social/ emotional and behavioral difficulties for the purpose of writing and/ or contributing to effective functional behavioral assessments and behavior intervention plans.
• Participate as a member of IEP teams and support teams as necessary, whose purpose it is to develop a total service plan (IEP or Educational Plan), recommending appropriate intervention strategies and programming for children to achieve optimal educational progress.
• Connect families to external resources, such as psychiatric, psychological, counseling, or other sources of treatment or assistance beyond those provided by the resources of the school system, in accordance with the needs of the student and request of the parent/ guardian.
• Collaborate with external mental health providers, social welfare agencies and juvenile probation officers, as needed, to comprehensively address the needs of students, including program transitions and supports.
• Respond to crisis situations and assist in de-escalation of students as needed. Assist with risk/ threat assessments and safety planning for students in crisis.
• Work with the District 6 equity team in examining the dynamics of race and culture within the system.
• Implement 5 core competencies of Social Emotional Learning through implementation of curriculum and/ or practices with students and staff.
• Assist with in-service training of school personnel in the appropriate areas.
• Assist with program development/ evaluation as available.
• Attend weekly individual supervision with assigned mentor School Social Worker.

 
Other Duties
Knowledge, Skills, and Mental Ability

• Positive attitude and desire to learn
• Professional demeanor
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge and understanding of basic social work and educational foundations including social and cognitive development, theories of learning and motivation, and awareness of instructional practices
• Knowledge of current best practices in school-based prevention and early intervention strategies for student with learning disabilities, or mental health and/or social and emotional needs
• Demonstrated skills in facilitation, conflict resolution and student and adult learning
• Demonstrated skills in data gathering and analysis
• Evidence of organization, planning and time management skills
• Ability to drive between sites (reimbursement not provided)
• Follow District 6 policy and procedure

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Regular attendance is required for this position.
 
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
 
Work Environment/ Physical Demands: Ability to sit for long periods of time, numerous distractions, visual, auditory and ambulatory acuity important.  Occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.
 
Travel:  None 

EEO/AAP Statement
Greeley-Evans School District 6 shall not discriminate in its employment or hiring practices on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or disability. The District shall identify, solicit, and consider applicants for employment from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who will contribute to that effort. The Superintendent is committed to cultural diversity among district personnel as a means of enriching educational experience. The District shall identify, solicit, and consider applicants for employment from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who will contribute to that effort.

Complaint procedures have been established for current employees, prospective employees, and applicants for employment. The name of the responsible employee who has been identified as the Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for the District is as follows:
James Donahue, Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Officer
1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631
Phone: 970-348-6104
Email address: jdonahue@greeleyschools.org