School Social Worker Internship 2023-2024

UNDER THE SUPERVISON OF A LICENSED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

Common to all MBAEA Licensed Employees:

All licensed MBAEA employees are expected to demonstrate through work actions, work products, and outcomes the following: 

1. All Iowa Teaching Standards and Alternative AEA Criteria.
2. Improved teaching and learning in schools/districts assigned resulting from programs and/or services provided.
3. Continuous improvement of professional practice through collaborative teams and individual study.
4. Effective design and/or delivery of professional development for Agency and LEA staff and administration.
5. Successful problem solving in the prevention and resolution of conflicts.
6. Use of data to inform and advance teaching and learning.
7. An awareness, understanding, and/or working knowledge of:
1. Iowa Core
2. Tiered Intervention Systems
3. Iowa Professional Development Model
4. Child Find process and procedures
5. Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and Individual Education Plan (IEP)
6. Service on committees, projects, leadership groups and other activities as determined by the Agency and their supervisor.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Common to all Special Education Licensed Employees:

1. Focus AEA services on three student-related core functions (including academic and behavioral issues):
1. Child Find-Screening
2. Child Find-Evaluation and Planning
3. Support and/or implementation of IFSP/IEP Services
2. Provide systems level support for school improvement.
3. Support procedural compliance.
4. Improve student achievement through consultation and coaching with teachers, school leaders, and families.

Specific Responsibilities - School Social Worker:

1. Function as a liaison between schools, families, and community to assist in the areas of child protection, homeless, and mental health.
2. Provide developmentally appropriate mental health services (focused on individuals with IEPs), including behavioral coaching, classroom and school-wide social-emotional learning programs.
3. Support school crisis teams, use data based decision-making methods, and problem-solvingstrategies. Provide response and recovery to students/building/district crisis through consultation, collaboration, and direct services.