Title: Social Worker/School Psychologist

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Month

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:  

• Respond to day-to-day issues and unanticipated student crises during the school day.
• Deescalate students in crisis.
• Physically intervene when students are a danger to themselves or others.
• Collect and analyze data related to student behavior.
• Provide regular counseling to students in need of social and emotional support in an educational setting; this includes both mandated counseling to students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) as well as individual and group counseling to other students as needed.
• Act as liaison between community-based organizations, students and their families, and the BOCES
• Create programs for students to promote emotional and mental health.
• Facilitate the creation and implementation of functional behavioral assessments (fba) and behavior intervention plans (bip)

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience as a Social Worker/School Psychologist/School Counselor
• Working knowledge of the instructional and social needs of students at risk and students with disabilities
• Ability to design and implement in-school prevention programming according to current best practices
• Ability to simultaneously manage a regular counseling schedule and triage crises
• Ability to prioritize multiple competing urgent tasks
• Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal skills, expertise in behavioral modification, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and special education.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: NYS Certified School Social Worker, or NYS Certified Psychologist, or NYS Certified School Counselor

Sullivan County BOCES serves eight school districts in the southern Catskill region of New York.  100 miles from New York City, Sullivan County is known for its natural beauty, outdoor recreation, open spaces and close proximity to the New York Metropolitan Area, all of which makes Sullivan County an ideal location for cultural and economic growth.  The county is home of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, the legendary fly fishing of the Beverkill and Willowemoc Rivers, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts & Museum, bald eagles, challenging golf courses, and the new Resorts World Catskills.  Sullivan County BOCES provides cost-effective, shared programs of excellence in special education, alternative education, career & technical education, instructional support services and adult and continuing education. Our mission is to increase student performance in all component districts and communities. To apply or for more information visit www.scboces.org/employment.  EOE