School Social Worker at Cornerstones and Eastern Wright in Buffalo MN for Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative #0938-52 1.0 FTE School Social Worker Hours per Day: 8.0 Schedule: 182 day contract per school calendar Anticipated Start Date: Immediately Salary: Placement per the teacher contract, based on education and experience POSITION OVERVIEW: The School Social Worker provides service to students whose social, emotional and behavioral areas interfere with their ability to attend, achieve and/or adjust at school. This includes evaluation, counseling, referral, direct and indirect service and consultation at school and to assist the student in their family and community. ABOUT CORNERSTONES: Cornerstones is a therapeutic setting IV, multi-school district program located at the Wright Technical Center in Buffalo, MN and managed by MAWSECO. This program serves adolescents, grades 7-12 with emotional and behavioral needs that cannot be met within their home school district. The primary goal of the program is to provide educational support along with social skills training to acquire skills necessary to become independent learners in order to return to their home district as soon as possible. ABOUT EASTERN WRIGHT: The Eastern Wright Program is an intermediate level (grades 6-8) federal setting IV special education program designed to meet the needs of students who experience significant emotional and/or behavioral disabilities. The program is located in the Wright Technical Center. The primary goal of the program is to provide social skills and educational support to reduce stress and acquire skills in the emotional, behavioral, social and academic areas and return to the mainstream school as soon as possible. By reaching goals determined by the IEP team, which includes the parents, the Eastern Wright program is able to positively affect the future development and success of each student served. HOW TO APPLY: Meeker and Wright Special Ed Coop #938 utilizes an online application system. Please visit the site to apply: https://www.applitrack.com/mawseco/OnlineApp/ If you have questions or concerns regarding the application process, please contact Elizabeth Sullivan (612) 417-6491 or email at: [email protected] POSITION QUESTIONS: Contact Nathan Woodford, Program Administrator, phone (763) 684-2260 or email at: [email protected] MAWSECO is an equal opportunity employer