School Social Worker

Delta County School District

Delta High School
2026-2027 School Year

School Social Worker

Salary Range: Special Services Providers Salary Schedule
Starting Salary $57,8744/year + Depending on Experience
Health Insurance is available through the School District
Retirement benefits through PERA
185 Days per School Year

Fingerprint/Background Clearance required

Reports to: School Principal
GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
Provides services for students who demonstrate difficulties with learning, academic achievement, social/emotional functioning, and behavior. Involved in proactive, preventative activities, as well as responding to specific student or school-wide concerns. Educational services include, but are not limited to, individual mental health support, social-emotional group activities, skills groups, behavioral support, crisis management, care coordination, consultation, and community outreach and support. Services should be provided in accordance with the current standards from the National Association of School Social Workers.

Principle duties and responsibilities:

• Use assessment and data collection methods to implement and evaluate services and programs that support social skill development, learning, and mental and behavioral health, through individual and group counseling, as well as school-wide training.
• Use research-based and technically sound practices to drive decision-making and interventions.
• Use assessment and data collection to implement and evaluate services that support learning and academic achievement.
• Collaborate with school personnel and parents to develop and modify student intervention strategies, including positive behavior interventions and support.
• Implement services that enhance access to learning, mental and behavioral health, safety, and physical well-being by developing protective and adaptive factors, including effective crisis preparation, response, and recovery services.
• Conduct, interpret, and implement student assessments, which include record reviews, interviews, observations, and standardized assessments.
• Collaborate with school teams to review school-wide assessment data to assist building staff in interpreting and designing school-wide interventions.
• Collaborate with general and special education teachers and other related or special service providers to assess student needs and barriers to learning, and identify the appropriate support needed to enhance learning and student outcomes, including attending Section 504 and IEP meetings.
• Maintain professional licensure and certifications as required for the program.
• Attend all staff meetings, in-service meetings, peer reviews, supervision sessions, and other meetings as requested/required.
• Serve on the safety response team for student behavior needs and safety assessments (such as suicide risk reviews and threat assessments).
• Responsible for keeping student information confidential by adhering to state and federal law, policies, and procedures for the Delta County School District.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws; professional practice acts and ethical guidelines; and policies and procedures of Delta County School District.
• Responsible for supporting DCSD's mission and vision by practicing and modeling a culture of health and wellness.
• Engage in professional development to advance and strengthen professional skills.
• Complete all administrative documentation as requested/required.
• Provide service consistent with District policies and parental consent requirements.
• Ability to relate to the public regardless of racial, ethnic, and economic status.
• Other duties as assigned.

The job holder must demonstrate current competencies applicable to the job position and other duties as assigned and required.

Supervisory Duties: as assigned by school administration.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Formal Training:

• Master's-level degree in social work
• Fluency in Spanish preferred; English required
• CDE Special Service Provider license or have licensure application in process with CDE
• DORA license preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work collaboratively with and engage in active participation with parents, students, teachers, mental health professionals, and other educational professionals to provide intervention and consultation regarding the needs of students
• A working knowledge of individual, group, family, and crisis approaches and their application to students with emotional, behavioral, and substance abuse issues
• Ability to produce written documentation and/or dictation of work in a manner readily understood by other service providers
• Ability to assess the level of risk and make appropriate professional judgment for resolution of student emergencies to affect a safe outcome
• Ability to provide services and support that are consistent with legal and professional standards, engage in responsive, ethical, and professional decision-making, demonstrate the ability to collaborate with other professionals, and demonstrate adaptability, initiative, and dependability
• Basic computer and keyboarding skills
• Ability to use data to make educationally sound decisions.
• Ability to read and interpret educational assessments and write reports and correspondence
• Ability to interact with people in a professional and friendly manner
• Ability to work independently as well as cooperatively and constructively as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to think critically and independently
• Ability to realize and activate potential in every interaction, every day
• Ability to adapt to change in the workplace
• Ability to use change as an opportunity for innovation and creativity
• Ability to inspire and model collaborative teamwork

Work Environment/Physical Activities: The physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Work is performed in a school environment. Involves frequent contact with staff, students, and the public. Interaction with others is constant and may be interruptive
2. Possible exposure to communicable diseases
3. Occasionally working late or beyond normal working hours
4. Extended hours in front of a computer monitor
5. Required to talk and hear
6. Often requires sitting and the use of hands and fingers to handle and feel
7. Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
8. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision
9. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate
10. Works cooperatively and constructively as part of an interdisciplinary team

This description is intended to provide basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Equal Employment Opportunity

In compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and applicable Colorado law, Delta County School District 50J is committed to equal opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate in its educational programs, activities, services, or employment. For complete information, please refer to Board Policy AC: Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity.