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Social Worker

Specialized Education Services, Inc.
US 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. SESI.WEST.1 * 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.

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