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Special Education Social Worker - BPS

Biddeford School Department | Biddeford, ME, United States

Posted Date 5/05/2025
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Specific Job Details:
Starting Fall 2025
This position is to support students' overall well-being and academic success by addressing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
School Description:
The Biddeford Primary School serves grades PreK - 2.
We expect staff and students to embrace our three key pillars of learning: discovery, educating the whole child, and supporting them with a positive culture and climate.
Find the Biddeford School Department's Three Pillars of Commitment to Students attached.
Brief Job Duties:
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:

  1. Provide mental health services to students within the school setting, such as individual and group sessions and consultations with teachers and other staff.
  2. Supports students and families to promote academic, social, and emotional growth.
  3. Coordinate and communicate about services with families and outside providers (such as targeted case managers, therapists, probation officers, Department of Health and Human Services, police, crisis workers, and staff from other districts).
  4. Complete required Special Education documentation, treatment notes, and billing.
  5. Attend Individualized Educational Program meetings and team meetings as required.
Full Job Description
Certification/License:
Current State of Maine Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Master Social Worker-Conditional Clinical (LMSW-CC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Conditional license (LCPC-c)
Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education
Education:
Completion of a master's level program in social work or clinical counseling.
Experience:

  • Experience in clinical treatment of children and adolescents.
  • Excellent skills in communicating and collaborating with staff.
  • Knowledge of education policies and procedures.
  • Understand the RTI process.

Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community
Equal Opportunity
The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity.
The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the most vital commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program.
Therefore, selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, parental status, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, membership in an employee organization, military service, political affiliation, and any other state or federal prohibitions.
For this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.
Criminal Background Check
All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting
Please see other Job Openings at :
Biddeford Schools
Dayton School
Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative





In the Biddeford Schools, our

caring teachers and staff aim to

nurture healthy, resilient students

who are prepared to excel in any

post-secondary pursuit. Through

2030, we will sharpen our focus

on three key pillars to further

advance students’ academic and

social-emotional growth:

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We create an environment
where learning feels more
like discovery with practical
application, authentic
engagement, and
transformative, student-
centered experiences.

01 Our schools foster academic development by helping students sharpentheir critical thinking skills and fully invest in their learning by linking
lessons to real-world situations, communicating to authentic audiences,
and connecting academic studies to community involvement and future
goals.

Using an aligned, comprehensive, standard-based curriculum, we
maintain high academic standards and empower each student to achieve
by providing various pathways and supports to meet their individual
needs.

By offering rich, varied content and differentiated opportunities for
analytical and creative thought, we aim to nurture curious, capable
learners who can think independently, understand complex ideas,
analyze information impartially, combine various viewpoints, and convey
their knowledge successfully.

All staff will prioritize interactions that build respect and trust with
students, parents, and each other, creating psychological safety and
cultivating collaboration and connectedness. Working to engage families
in their children’s education is a priority.

The School Committee will allocate resources to educate the whole child
beyond math and literacy. Recognizing the connection between student
well-being and educational outcomes, we will invest in wraparound
services to support student access to healthcare, behavioral health,
housing, and nutrition.

Our school curriculum, programming, and schedules are intentionally
designed to support the whole child, with relationships at the core. Our
staff play an important role in creating a sense of belonging.

All learners are best
supported by a positive
culture and climate. By
prioritizing a sense of
belonging in our schools,
we create an environment
where students feel valued,
respected, and empowered
to reach their full potential.

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Biddeford’s New Mainers enrich and enliven our curriculum, hallways,
and city. The School Department has added staff and programs to
support these families and will continue to embrace diversity and
welcome our new neighbors.

We embrace and celebrate our differences, seeking to understand each
other and finding ways to unite through collaborative problem-solving.
We will honor our differences and continue to become more culturally
aware.

To best meet the needs of all students, staff identify needed support and
share resources in a way that fosters collaboration.

We will not ignore--nor
make excuse for--the
impact of what happens
outside of school. Educating
the whole child, being
mindful of trauma, housing
disruption, and our transient
student population requires
us to center relationships
and rapport.

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Job Type
Regular
Industry
Education

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