Greenbush - The Southeast Kansas Education Service Center is seeking applications for a part time Social Work Teletherapist in Lawrence, KS. 

Anticipated start date: April 1, 2020. Position will remain open until filled. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Summary:  The Social Work Teletherapist performs screenings, evaluations, and consultation of social-emotional and behavioral skills for students (ages 0-21), establishes goals and writes Individualized Education Programs (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP) utilizing technological applications.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

1. Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college

2. Current Kansas licensure as a Masters Level Social Worker (LMSW) or Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) through Kansas Behavioral Science Regulatory Board

3. Thorough knowledge of areas of practice from pediatrics to adolescents, state and federal special education law, and the Family and Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred:

1. Minimum of 3 years of experience as a school-based social worker

2. Familiarity with the basic technical functions and utilization of video conferencing equipment for remote service delivery

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Essential Functions:

1. Essential Functions:

2. Assess, diagnose, and treat students with identified social, emotional, and behavioral skill deficits.

3. Operate and maintain a variety of social work treatment materials and equipment; notify supervisor of equipment needing repair; and complete requisitions for needed supplies.

4. Provide all required documentation on each student which may include an evaluation, re-evaluation, data collection, IEP, IFSP, progress reports, reassessments, dismissal summaries, and daily documentation logs.

5. Collaborate with general and special education staff at remote sites to provide timely Teletherapy consultation, which promotes student social, emotional, and behavioral progress.

6. Follow all existing responsibilities in delivering services, including adherence to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, Scope of Practice, State and Federal laws, and NASW policy documents on professional practices.

7.  Provide Teletherapy services that are consistent with the quality of services delivered face-to-face.

  General Responsibilities:

1. Must support the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center (SEKESC) mission, goals, and objectives.
2. Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
3. Must maintain strict confidentiality.
4. Must demonstrate proficiency in ability to produce excellent work as requested by the executive team.
5. Must assume responsibility for individual professional growth by staying current with literature, research, and/or practices.
6. Must complete all assignments in a time-sensitive manner as determined by Executive Director/Supervisor.
7. Must meet all safety requirements as directed by the SEKESC.
8. Must complete all assignments in a time-sensitive manner as determined by Supervisor.
9. Must perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director or designee.

Physical Requirements:

1. Keyboarding - activity exists up to 1/3 of time.
2. Manages all job duties with mobility, agility, and dexterity.
3. Requires long periods of walking, sitting and standing.
4. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
5. Various locations require annual TB tests.
6. May be exposed to Hepatitis B and/or other communicable diseases
7. Must travel frequently in a personal car of SEKESC vehicle.