School Social WorkerSocial Skills Teacher

March 5 2026

POSITION AVAILABLE: School Social Worker/Social Skills Teacher

POSITION LOCATION: Southwest West Central Service Cooperative (SWWC) with placement at our Educational Learning Center in New London MN.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Social Skills Teacher provides academic and social-emotional learning instruction throughout the school day giving students the opportunity to learn and practice SEL skills along with academics. Directly teach social and emotional skills emotion regulation strategies and conflict resolution skills to individual students and small groups.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
School Social Worker:works with families and/or children that have emotional social personal or family issues that are interfering with achievement or personal well-being.

Social Skills Teacher:Directly teach social and emotional skills emotion regulation strategies and conflict resolution skills to individual students and small groups; Ability to collaborate with teachers administrators and parents to understand student needs identify appropriate interventions and modify curriculum for students as needed; Gather and analyze data to monitor student progress towards goals; Engage in ongoing professional development and stay current with SEL research and best practices to be implemented in the classroom; Apply principles of human development learning and behavior to functionally assess students social-emotional and behavioral needs; Responsible forcontacting the family for the purpose of gathering helpful information about the family and to provide support;Participates in conferences and staffing with parents teachers administrators area professionals and children;Adheres to all due process procedures and compliance requirements;Provides good public relations and customer service with member districts staff parents and the general public;Follows all policies and regulations;Regular and prompt attendance is essential and performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:
Social Skills Teacher:Bachelors degree required with MN licensure as a Special Education Teacher from the Department of Education.

School Social Worker: MN licensure as School Social Worker from Department of Education and MN Board of Social Work. Must have good organizational skills and ability to interact with multiple agencies. Valid drivers license.

CONTRACT/SALARY: This full-time position begins on August 4 2026 for the 2026-2027 school year with a salary range of $54477 to $98387 depending on education qualifications abilities and experience. The role includes excellent benefits.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:Complete online application at and include cover letter application form copies of licenses (if applicable) college transcripts resume and two letters of reference.

QUESTIONS ABOUT APPLICATION/REQUEST COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION/REQUEST AN ACCOMMODATION: Contact Kassi Knutson Staffing Success Coordinator at or

QUESTIONS ABOUT POSITION: Contact Kate Lieser at or

DUE DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Position will remain open until until May 4th.

WHAT IS THE SWWC The Southwest West Central Service Cooperative is a regional service agency committed to advancing the work of our members (schools cities counties and other governmental agencies). With a focus on service integrity sincerity and collaboration we are committed to building relationships with our members to ensure we are a collaborative partner providing exceptional services innovative solutions and proactive support. Our vision is to create a future where children families schools and communities learn succeed and thrive. Authorized by MN Statute as a regional resource for our members; we are a public agency that provides a comprehensive range of educational and administrative programs and services to our members.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: It is the policy of the Southwest West Central Service Cooperative (SWWC) to provide equal employment opportunity for all without discrimination on the basis of race color creed religion national origin sex marital status status with regard to public assistance familial status membership or activity in a local commission disability sexual orientation gender identity or age.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT: SWWCs mission is to support and enhance the work of our members by providing programs and services to meet their needs. To support and enhance all of our members we need to embrace and celebrate all of our members. SWWC works to identify unique frameworks within the various communities we serve and actively responds by adjusting our practices to meet the ever changing needs. We strive to recruit diverse and inclusive teams that will have a positive impact on our programs and services and help us better serve our members customers and employees.