LTS-School Social Worker- WHS - REPOST

TO:

All

District

Staff

FROM:

Lisa

M.

Fekete

Superintendent

of

Schools

RE:

ANNOUNCEMENT

OF

VACANCY

DATE:

October 16, 2026 LTS-School

Social

Worker

• REPOST

Position

Title:

Long

Term

Substitute

• School

Social

Worker

Location:

Watertown

High

School

Position

Reports

To:

Director

of

Special

Education

and

Related

Services

and/or

Building

Administrator

Job

ID:

#2686

Internal

Close

Date:

October

23,

2026

External

Close

Date:

November

6,

2026

Anticipated

Start

Date:

October

5,

2026

through

November

16,

2026

(anticipated)

Required

Certifications

&

Qualifications

Connecticut State Department of Education Certification: Preferred certification: Connecticut #071 School Social Worker certificate; a #068 School Counselor certificate will

also

be

considered.

Preferred

Qualifications

Ability

to

organize

and

coordinate

work

Knowledge

of

differentiated

instruction

based

upon

student

strengths

and

challenges

Ability

to

communicate

effectively

with

students

and

parents

Ability

to

establish

and

maintain

cooperative

working

relationships

with

others

Experience

working

with

students

including

academic

content,

lesson

modification,

and

delivery

of services within an inclusive environment

Experience

using

assistive

technology:

hardware

and

software

Essential

Skills,

Knowledge

Performance

Abilities

Provides

individual

and

group

counseling

to

support

students'

social,

emotional,

behavioral,

and

academic

needs.

Assesses

students'

social-emotional

functioning

and

identifies

barriers

that

may

interfere

with

learning

and

school

success.

Provides

crisis

intervention,

risk

assessment,

and

appropriate

follow-up

support

for

students

experiencing

emotional

or

behavioral

difficulties.

Collaborates

with

teachers,

school

counselors,

psychologists,

special

education

staff,

administrators,

and

families

to

develop

and

implement

appropriate

student

interventions.

Participates

in

Planning

and

Placement

Team

(PPT)

meetings

and

contributes

to

the

development,

implementation,

and

monitoring

of

Individualized

Education

Programs

(IEPs).

Provides

counseling

and

social

work

services

outlined

in

students'

IEPs

and

monitors

progress

toward

established

goals

and

objectives.

Consults

with

teachers

and

staff

regarding

classroom

strategies,

behavioral

interventions,

and

social-emotional

supports

that

promote

student

success.

Supports

students

with

attendance

concerns,

school

adjustment,

peer

relationships,

emotional

regulation,

and

other

barriers

to

academic

achievement.

Connects

students

and

families

with

appropriate

school-based

and

community

mental

health

resources.

Maintains

accurate

and

confidential

student

records,

service

documentation,

and

progress

reports

in

accordance

with

district

policies

and

applicable

laws.

Works

collaboratively

with

the

school's

student

support

and

multidisciplinary

teams

to

promote

a

safe,

supportive,

and

inclusive

learning

environment.

Additional

Duties

Perform

all

other

duties

that

may

be

assigned

by

the

Director

of

Special

Education

and

Related

Services

and/or

the

Building

Administrator

Terms

of

Employment

Salary

to

commensurate

with

experience

Work

Schedule

Monday-Friday

7:20am

• 2:30pm

All

application

materials

must

be

submitted

online,

through

Applitrack;

should

you

have

any

difficulty

in

submitting

your

online

application

please

contact

(860)945-4813.

• District

reserves

the

right

to

close

the

posting

if

a

suitable

candidate

is

found

prior

to

the

external

closing

date.

Jennifer

Galik

Cc:

Lisa

Fekete

Sean

Blaney

Andrea

Peters

Replacing:

Erin

Liven

(fmla)

Reposting

from

#2620

Reposted

from

#2639

Reposted

from

#2667