Reports To: Head of School
Approved By: Board of Directors
SUMMARY
Plans and develops, under the guidance of Administration, instructional materials,
lessons, and other activities to support Cornerstone’s goals and objectives in
accordance with the mission statement. The Community Social Worker is responsible for
the School-Based Mental Health and Special Education mental health services. This
includes providing Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions to children who require additional
social-emotional or behavioral support, so that they have the opportunity to fulfill their
potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and psychological growth; supporting
classroom staff in providing Tier 1 mental health opportunities; and working with families
to offer resources and referrals, as needed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
- Conduct ongoing formal and informal assessment of children’s behavior needs and
skills.
- Prepare and conduct lessons for children whose behavior needs/skills are labeled at
risk or below grade level.
- Communicate with families regarding children’s behavior needs/skills and progress.
- Collaborate with general education teachers to plan curriculum and jointly support
content learning.
- Facilitate the process of exiting students from interventions.
- Document minutes spent with each child, progress attained, and start/end dates for
interventions.
- Provide 1:1 School-Based Mental Health sessions to children whose behavior
needs/skills are identified through the Child Find process.
- Provide 1:1 Special Education services to children with Individualized Educational
Plans.
- Write IEP goals and objectives and document children’s progress.
- Attend Child Find, Child Study, IEP, and Special Education team meetings.
- Offer resources and parenting support to families as requested.
- Support staff and children in transition times, lunch, and recess as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Board of Education and State of Minnesota Licensure in Social Work.
- First Aid and CPR certification
- Prior successful experience in urban, multicultural education desirable.
- Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research,
peer collaboration, and/or job-embedded staff development.
- Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques,
current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles
and needs, both academic and affective.
SCHEDULE
The Special Education Teacher is expected to work 8:00-4:30 daily. These hours are to
include preparation and child-contact time. A 30-minute unpaid lunch break is
included. Additional events, meetings, and activities may be required outside the work
day.
TO APPLY
Please send resume and cover letter to Alyssa Schwartz, Head of School,
alyssaschwartz@cornerstone-elementary.org.