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Social Worker
Specialized Education Services, Inc.
San Diego, CA, US
Onsite
2026-07-14
Announced salary
$65,000 - $75,000
Low
$48K
Median
$60K
High
$75K
Market in San Diego · BLS OEWS 2025
Estimated net pay
$4,375 - $4,907
/month · 19% withheld
after tax & contributions · Single, no dependents
Job description
Champion possibility and fuel student success by providing social\-emotional services for students who need additional support to shine in school. As a vital, integrated member of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate with school teams and families in delivering SESI’s proven, high\-quality services—including individual or group counseling services.
* Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
* Provide individual, group, or push\-in counseling services to students in accordance with their individualized education plan (IEP) or behavior intervention plan (BIP).
* Collaborate on creating IEPs, including social\-emotional IEP goal setting and IEP meeting participation.
* Complete social\-emotional and behavior assessments, analyze data to identify student strengths and weaknesses, and develop functional behavior assessments, BIPs, and other transition plans.
* Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de\-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
* Support social\-emotional learning skill development through targeted curricula, assessments, and more intensive behavior support as needed.
* Provide in\-service training with other teams, including expressive therapy and clinical teams.
* Collaborate with external partners and providers to support students, families, and staff.
* Maintain documents in student files according to regulatory agency requirements.
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* Professional licensure, including LPC or LCPC, LCSW or LMSW, and LMFT or LMHC, LCMHC.
* Master’s degree in social work, human services, or related field (mental health, psychology, counseling).
* 2 years of experience working with children and adolescents in a school, special education, or behavior health setting preferred.