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The Katherine Thomas School in Rockville, MD seeks to hire a full-time Social Worker beginning with the current school year. The Katherine Thomas School is a private special education school that services students with language, learning, sensory motor disabilities, and autism.

Responsibilities of the School Social Worker include:

+ Providing psycho-educational and social-emotional services to students and families of students enrolled in KTS

+ Student therapy - both group and individual

+ Providing parent support groups, family system assessments and parent conferences

+ Attending interdisciplinary team meetings, integration into the classrooms, liaison with community agencies and providing play therapy

+ Appropriate clinical record keeping to ensure that school standards for clinical accountability/quality programming are upheld

Salary range for full time 11-month position- $67k - $85k/year, depending on experience and licensure.

No sponsorship available.

Requirements for the School Social Worker:

+ A master's degree in social work

+ An active license as an LCSW or LMSW in the state of Maryland or qualify at time of hire for licensure by endorsement (actively licensed in another state)

+ Experience with educational agencies and interdisciplinary teams is preferred

+ Clinical experience in school social work and/or play therapy

+ Experience with early childhood, developmental and behavioral approaches required

+ Effective oral and written communication skills

+ Interpersonal skills that bring about effective communication and positive interactions with students

+ Knowledge base regarding LD and ASD school populations