Summer Beyond the Bell School Social Worker PK - 8

Our program will run Monday through Thursday from 8:30am - 3:30pm, July 7 to July 31 There is also an opportunity to work in the afternoons and all day on Friday at the Enrichment camp, if interested, please note it in your application. The position of Beyond the Bell School Social Worker is to provide school social work services to and on behalf of K-12 summer Beyond the Bell students in addition to collaborating with Beyond the Bell staff and community agencies in order to maximize overall RTI/MTSS participation and independence in the Beyond the Bell setting. The school social worker may function as a member of the Evaluation Team, IEP team, Crisis Intervention Team and RTI/MTSS Team. This role offers social skill and emotional development through either direct contact with students, families or consultation with other professionals. ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: -Adheres to the policies of the Middletown School Department -Applies current research-based best instructional practices and strategies to help students with literacy and mathematics. -Communicates high and clear expectations for students -Integrates technology to more effectively deliver school psychology services -Promotes deep understanding of content by addressing unique learning styles and assists teachers in adapting instruction to meet the needs of all students -Assists Beyond the Bell team in designing and implementing Individual Educational plans to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities -Develops, with colleagues, appropriate academic, behavioral, and social/emotional goals for students -Promotes and utilizes positive behavioral supports -Conducts social histories and formal student observations to assist in decision-making, shares findings with key stakeholders, and interprets assessment data in order to understand the academic, biological, and developmental issues that impact student performance. -Collaborates with outside providers and agencies to coordinate supports to students and families -Uses student data in treatment/intervention design and adjusts service delivery based on results of ongoing progress monitoring -Collaborates and consults with staff, parents, and Beyond the Bell coordinators in providing information about the developmental stages of children and adolescents, linking this knowledge to how various social-emotional, environmental, biological, cultural, and experiential variables can impact student achievement -Provides direct student service including, but not limited to, individual counseling, group skills instruction, behavioral intervention support, and crisis intervention -Develops, implements, and evaluates prevention and intervention programs based on the recognized factors that are precursors to learning and behavioral difficulties -Serves as a resource to Beyond the Bell staff regarding the behavioral and social/emotional well-being of students