Description

Delta-T Group connects professionals with client opportunities within the education, special education, social service, behavioral health, and disability sectors. With over 35 years in business, we have built a reputation for referring highly qualified professionals for rewarding short and long-term contract opportunities.

One of our clients is seeking a Licensed Social Worker to support K-12 students in the Washington, DC area.

Seeking a compassionate and student-centered Licensed Social Worker work with students with disabilities in achieving their academic, behavioral, social, and developmental goals.
needs.

CLIENT'S REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
" Preventive work with students, staff, and families
" Providing consultation to school staff and parents to facilitate student educational, social, and emotional growth.
" Obtaining information concerning the effects of environment, including family, cultural, and economic disadvantages that may be adversely affecting student progress.
" Conducting home visits that encourage home/school communication.
" Working collaboratively with the Student Support Team (SST) to develop plans of assistance for students at risk of academic and/or behavioral difficulty.
" Coordinating school and community services.
" Serving as the home-school-community liaison responsible for effective resource utilization and positive relations with stakeholders.
Program Development
" Conducting needs assessments.
" Planning for support services both within and outside the school.
" Facilitating special support groups, i.e. students with incarcerated parents, grief and loss, divorce, teen parents, conflict resolution, etc. as needed.
" Managing family resource centers, where parents/guardians can access needed information and participate in opportunities to learn how to support their student(s).
Program Planning
" Working with administrators to implement effective policies that address school safety, school attendance, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, child abuse, and neglect.

Advocacy
" Serving as a mediator within the school.
" Communicating with other agencies involved with students.
" Attending court hearings as a DC Public Charters Schools representative.
" Making appropriate referrals for community resources.

Direct Services
" Providing individual counseling.
" Providing group counseling.
" Providing psycho-education.
" Providing crisis intervention.
" Providing parent training.

Special Education
" Serving as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
" Conducting social work evaluations and other related assessments for initial evaluations and re-evaluations.
" Providing related services as prescribed by Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), including social skills, life skills, and transitional skills that can be transferred from school to community.
" Participating in MDT, IEP, manifestation determination, and other related meetings.
" Working collaboratively within the classroom setting to implement student IEPs.
" Collecting data for the purpose of monitoring social/emotional progress and evaluating effectiveness of services.
" Providing technical assistance on strategies that improve outcomes for special education students.
" Coordinating the design and implementation of behavior intervention plans and functional behavior assessments.
" Keeping thorough records of each student receiving services.
" Completing student progress reports.

DTG ADVANTAGES
*Weekly compensation
*Flexible scheduling options
*Access to a wide range of client opportunities
*Opportunity to build professional experience in education and behavioral health
*Connection with one of the nation's largest referral agencies in the field

DELTA-T GROUP COMPANY MISSION
Delta-T Group has been in business for over 35 years, and connects professionals with client opportunities within the special education, social service, behavioral health, and disability sectors. Delta-T Group's mission is to provide cost-effective, reliable referrals, and innovative referral solutions, for the social services, behavioral health, allied health and special education fields, for the betterment of independent behavioral health professionals seeking new opportunities and those needing care and support.