School Social Worker

Marion County Special Education Cooperative USD 617 • www.mcsec.org

Marion County Special Education Cooperative is seeking a School Social Worker.

 

Duties include:  Individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, participate in IEP planning meetings, medicaid logging, advocate for students, and educate others about how mental health issues affect students in schools. The Social Worker helps students find coping tools that work best for them and teaches them to use their own voice to self-advocate.  Our Social Worker works as a liaison between community resources, such as mental health, juvenile justice, police, students and families as needed and they must report any and all neglect or abuse as a mandated reporter.  

The Social Worker is responsible to educate staff, be an advocate for the student`s mental health needs, assess situations and use de-escalation tools as needed. 

 

Please contact Stacey Parks for more information to apply. 

Email: sparks@mcsec.org      Phone: 620-382-2858

 

Marion County Special Education Cooperative USD 617

 

Benefits Information

Universal Leave is granted annually Board Paid Single Insurance plan Section 125 benefits and 403b retirement plans available.

Salary Information

Years of service and education.

Employer Information

Marion County Special Education Cooperative #617 serves students in five school districts within Marion County, including USD 410 Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh, USD 408 Marion-Florence, USD 398 Peabody-Burns, USD 397 Centre-Lost Springs, and USD 411 Goessel. MCSEC is an inter-local that offers services for students birth to age 21.  

 

WHAT`S NEW:  In 2018, MCSEC and Tabor College partnered to form Project SEARCH, an educational transition program for older students with disabilities. Our Project SEARCH is a hybrid program that accepts interns from 18-30 years of age. The interns rotate through various departments of the college working in three different internship sites over the school year.  Marion County has appreciated this wonderful opportunity to further serve older students with disabilities.  

 

MARION COUNTY:  Marion County is on the west edge of the Flint Hills.  With both a county lake and a federal reservoir on either side of Marion, there is abundant, hunting, fishing, camping, and other lake activities within minutes of town.  When you find yourself in Marion County, you will find communities enriched with a deep historical heritage that is dedicated to preserving the past and embracing the future.

 

Marion County has twelve communities and each community has its own special events, shopping, museums, history, and beautiful parks. Marion County is home to two colleges and outstanding public schools!  

 

Come Live, Work, Play, and Grow With Us in Marion County.

 

LOCATION:  Marion is located along Hwy. 77 and Hwy. 56. We are roughly an hour drive to Salina or Wichita and approximately 45 minutes to El Dorado or Emporia. McPherson and Newton are within 25 minutes.  

 

BENEFITS:  Marion County Special Ed Coop offers competitive salaries, Section 125 benefits and 403b plans, and a board-paid single health insurance benefit for full-time employees. Universal Leave is granted annually. 

 

Stacey Parks

sparks@mcsec.org

620-382-2858

1500 E. Lawrence

Marion, KS  66861

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1500 E. Lawrence
Marion, KS 66861

Job Start Date

August-1-2024

Applications Due By

September-1-2024

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