School Social Worker

Sheppard Pratt

Rockville, MD

Vision , Medical , Dental , Life Insurance
Full-Time

Job Description

Full Time, Day Shift, M-F; 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The Sheppard Pratt School, a non-public school located in Rockville, provides special education services to students in grades 1-12 with emotional disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. Our experienced, compassionate team of administrators, certified special educators, behavior specialists, occupational and speech therapists, clinicians, and education assistants understand that every child deserves individualized instruction and support. We take pride in connecting our students with everything that they need to thrive. With small class sizes and a low student-to-staff ratio, personal attention and compassionate care are our top priorities. With the student-centric support they receive while at the Sheppard Pratt School in Rockville, our students reach goals that they may never have been able to achieve before.

As a School Social Worker/Counselor you will:

Perform a full range of clinical social work/counseling services for students with serious emotional/behavioral issues and autism spectrum disorders.
Conduct individual, family, and group counseling sessions for students and their families in order to assist in resolving personal and environmental problems that prevent them from achieving their highest level of psychosocial functioning. Lead daily group therapy and family/parent group therapy sessions as needed. Group is co-lead with another clinician.
Function as a key member of a treatment team and assist in developing treatment plans and monitor and evaluate students' progress.
Interview students and families to perform admission intake functions or provide preadmission screening as needed.
Communicate with school systems; assist families in providing referrals for community resources/agencies and coordination with local social service agencies.
Develop and assist in the implementation of discharge and aftercare plans.

Requires:

Master's degree in social work, counseling, or related field. 2+ years of relevant work experience or experience in a non-public setting a plus.
Current Maryland State licensure as a LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC or LGPC by time of hire and throughout tenure in position.
Social Workers working in schools are required to have active MSDE certification as a School Social Worker at time of appointment or must apply for MSDE SW certification within 30 days of accepting a School Social Worker assignment, and must maintain this certification while working in any school assignment.

We offer:

Comprehensive benefits package
Generous holiday/vacation schedule
Clinical supervision
Free on-site continuing education trainings plus a training allowance
Tuition reimbursement
Collaborative team environment

Company Description

Sheppard Pratt is the nation’s largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, special education, developmental disability, and social services. We serve over 70,000 people every year and have over 160 programs in 16 counties throughout the State of Maryland. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of individuals and families by compassionately serving their mental health, addiction, special education, and community support needs. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Sheppard Pratt as one of the top psychiatric hospitals in the nation for the past thirty years. ! Sheppard Pratt is committed to fostering a safe, welcoming, and diverse environment for employees and patients, and recently earned the “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Top Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Sheppard Pratt currently has 5,000 employees, and we are always looking to add compassionate and caring members to our team. If you are someone who is interested in behavioral health, psychology, education, nursing, or social work, Sheppard Pratt is the right fit for you.”