Social Worker (SW4) Closing 8/28/2026

Job DetailsJob Location

• Colorado
• Springs
• Region -
• Colorado
• Springs
• Region,
• CO 00000Salary
• Range: $51,500.00 - $68,000.00
• Salary/year
• Title:
• School
• Social
• Worker
• Employee
• Group &
• Grade:
• Professional/Exempt
• Reports To:
• Social
• Work
• Coordinator
• Starting
• Salary
• Scale: $51,500-$68,000
• Calendar
• Year: 200 days.
• Must work all scheduled calendar days in
• Colorado
• Date
• Written/Revised: July 2026 *All applications must be complete to be reviewed
• Why Work at GOAL High School? Great Mission and Great Culture. Recognized as an Award-winning High School that serves at-risk students throughout Colorado. Recognized as 1 of 3 schools worldwide to receive the distinction of “Biggest Impact School” in technology from Microsoft. Our staff can plan vacations with one 14-day break, two 1-week breaks, and additional weeks off. in the summer. Competitive starting salary based on years of experience and qualifications. Potential to earn Pay-for-Performance incentives as a member of the GOAL Team. Competitive Benefits include an emphasis on Wellness in the workplace. The ability to continue contributing to the Colorado Public Schools Retirement System PERA. PERA 401K or Roth 401K with a 5% Match after one year Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and AD&D plans. Health Savings Accounts (HSA). Voluntary life insurance for employees and dependents. Short-and Long-Term Disability Insurance. Optional additional insurance that includes accident, critical illness, and hospital plans. Employee Assistance Program. The school provides a laptop, cell phone, and additional equipment, as needed. Robust Professional Development and opportunity to work with passion, mission driven. colleagues who are invested in your personal and professional growth. GOAL High School is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
• Purpose of
• Job: To provide quality services and expertise on issues ranging from program design to intervention with individual students within the scope of their professional training and licensure. Staff members who fill this position will support the social/emotional growth of students. The Social Worker will link child serving and community agencies to the schools and families to support the student's academic, emotional, behavioral, and social success.
• Essential
• Duties/Major
• Accountabilities:
• Show Up: Be ACCOUNTABLE for our students, ourselves, and our team.

Connect

• Develop and maintain
• TRANSPARENT and
• HONEST relationships with our students and team
• Succeed: Become a STRONG unified team providing students with an INNOVATIVE environment to become productive members of society Social Emotional Support / Service Delivery School Social Worker is responsible for managing/monitoring the internal student support services referral system. Referrals include anything from basic needs to crisis response. Examples include reporting suspected abuse/neglect, crisis intervention, mental health support, and supporting barriers to educational success. Social Worker is responsible for adding relevant stakeholders and assigning referrals to internal staff members. Social Worker leads regional crisis response team, in collaboration with administration, relevant staff members, and community service providers (when needed). Respond and assess student social emotional needs and refer to community resources and/or provide short-term social emotional support in an individual or small group setting, based on licensure and experience. Participate in the planning, coordination, implementation and delivery of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programming, curriculum and initiatives that support student academic, behavioral, and emotional success. Advocacy // Building Capacity Assume leadership roles in their region and within the school as a whole. Identify families to be school leaders. Educate school personnel on the impact of trauma through professional development, modeling, and participation in problem solving meetings. Provide training and consultation to enhance others’ practices, skills & abilities relevant to social emotional needs, such as mandatory reporting, utilizing the referral system, crisis response protocol, etc. Establish partnerships with community agencies/providers and share these resources with students, families, and staff to eliminate barriers to academic and behavioral success. Engage in internal and external professional education, supervision, continuing education program, peer consultation, etc. Contribute to the development of the school social work profession. Establish professional relationships with school personnel to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration and provide professional consultation. Use of Data and Evidence Monitor, maintain and utilize GOAL social emotional data tools (SEL platforms, MTSS, SSS referral, student needs survey) to help identify student needs as well as communicate needs with internal and external stakeholders.
• OTHER
• DUTIES:
• Professional
• Values: Ability to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders the uniqueness of GOAL High school & GOAL students, as it relates to social emotional needs. Maintain confidentiality. Special Education May participate and/or collaborate as a member of the IEP team. May provide direct service hours via IEP.
• Accountability