Bridgeton Public Schools
Job Description
Preschool Intervention Referral Specialist
POSITION:
School Social Worker
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree preferred
- Valid NJ Social Worker Certification
- Strong background and knowledge in early childhood education and development
- Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.
REPORTS TO:
Supervisor of PK-2 and Building Principals
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide counseling services to referred students.
- Consult with parents regarding behavioral and/or educational issues their child presents in school.
- Act as a liaison between the school and other state, community and private agencies providing services to students and families.
- Assist in the development of behavior plans for non-classified students and monitor their effectiveness.
- Consult with preschool intervention referral specialists team members and classroom teachers in planning strategies, adopting teaching practices and making modifications that will assist the children in meeting the goals of the district and New Jersey's Preschool Teaching and Learning Expectations: Standards of Quality.
- Assist teachers and preschool instructional coach with strategies for involving and educating families.
- Assist guidance counselor with implementation of state mandated and district-wide testing.
- Integrate strategies for reaching children's IEP objectives into each child initiated and teacher planned activity.
- Function as the building 504 officer.
- Submit monthly reports and other requested information to the building principal.
- As necessary make home visits to assure communication between the school and the parents.
- Respond to any other request made by administration.
- Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor of PK-2 and Building principals.
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
10 months
EVALUATION:
Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board policy.
10/2022