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Upper Freehold Regional School District

Social Worker, Long Term Leave Replacement

Upper Freehold Regional School District, Allentown, New Jersey, us, 08501

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Position Type: Student Support Services/Social Worker

Date Posted: 8/1/2025

Location: Newell Elementary School

Date Available: 09/02/2025

Closing Date: Until Filled LONG-TERM LEAVE REPLACEMENT

Social Worker OR LCSW-School Based Counselor

LOCATION: Newell Elementary School

27 High Street, Allentown, NJ 08501

ANTICIPATED DATES: September 2, 2025 - January 5, 2026

TITLE: Social Worker Long-Term Leave Replacement

REPORTS TO: Director of Student Services and Building Principal

QUALIFICATIONS: NJ STATE LICENSE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER (LSW) WITH MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

JOB DESCRIPTION: School-based counselor Acts as a liaison between parents, students, staff and outside agencies. Provide clinical services to at risk students Experience conducting individual and family counseling sessions Experience facilitating group counseling sessions Facilitation of service linkage to community services for families Home visits if necessary for family engagement Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and outside clinical service providers Trained in crisis response and de escalation Experience working with children who are behaviorally impacted or demonstrating comorbid mental health diagnoses Facilitation of staff trainings on mental health and the impact of trauma Performs all case managerial and therapeutic duties in accordance with State rules and regulations. Pay for this position shall be in accordance with the UFREA collective bargaining agreement. All collective bargaining agreements are available on the District website via Collective Bargaining Agreements

NOTE: Must participate in NJDOE required Criminal History Record check before beginning employment.

AA/Equal Opportunity Employer