Social Worker - McKinney-Vento Support

McKinney-Vento Support Social Worker

Position Title: McKinney-Vento Support Social Worker

Working Title: McKinney-Vento Support Social Worker

School/Department: Counseling and Student Services (CaSS)/Social Work

Location: Crossroads II, Cary, NC

Pay Grade: Guidance Counselors/Social Worker Salary Scale

FLSA Status: Exempt

Eligibility for Employment Contract: Yes

Work Week Schedule: Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends) Position is eligible for hybrid telework workweek

Position Purpose: Serves as a McKinney-Vento liaison to all enrollment staff, district departments, community and schools. Ensures that all students in transition are identified and provided the resources and support to be successful in school. Provides assistance through data retrieval and analysis in order to review service quality, gaps and impact on the academic, physical, social-emotional, and developmental needs of students experiencing homelessness. Ensures the delivery of mandated services to facilitate the students' school attendance and access to appropriate education. Maintains, generates, and distributes student demographic and McKinney-Vento identification to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment for PK-12th, transportation, and free meals. Facilitates transfer of student information between schools and processes student enrollment as backup for Student Information Data Managers to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment. Provides support to the McKinney Vento District Liaison. Position also provides technical assistance to school liaisons and conducts training, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Extensive knowledge of human behavior, social systems and social work skills/methods;
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Apps;
• Effective crisis response skills;
• Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement;
• Effective time management and organizational skills;
• Strategic problem-solving skills;
• Ability to comply with confidentiality requirements in local, state, and federal policies and statutes;
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and accomplish specific tasks quickly, as requested;
• Ability to work within groups by listening with intent to understand, be solution-focused, collaborating with others, advocating for students and families when needed and working fairly alongside others on program initiatives and within community committees;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, community groups, vendors, external agencies, and the public.

Education, Training, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in school social work from a regionally accredited college or university.

Certification and License Requirements

• Hold or be qualified to hold a North Carolina Professional Educator's License for school social work;
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license according to the State of North Carolina requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in social work;
• Knowledge of the laws and policies governing the McKinney-Vento Act;
• Experience implementing McKinney-Vento law and policy in practice;
• Knowledge of district applications used to maintain and update student data;
• Experience working with children, youth, and families.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures children, youth, and family inquiries regarding the McKinney-Vento Act are addressed by referring to the appropriate contact person via email, phone call, or in-person.
• Initiates McKinney-Vento services for current and next school year by processing information received by school liaisons.
• Facilitates transfer of student information between schools to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment.
• Processes student enrollment as backup for enrollment staff to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment.
• Ensures school-age siblings are identified, when applicable, by reviewing student information system information, consulting with school liaisons, and responding to child nutrition inquiries.
• Ensures preschool-age children in transition receive early intervention services through immediate enrollment and initiation of transportation services.
• Ensures non-school age siblings are enrolled and identified.
• Ensures non-school age siblings have updated information and correct school assignments when entering Preschool or Kindergarten.
• Reviews daily reports and correct student information that may prevent the initiation of services.
• Enters, maintains, reviews and submits annual state database information for each student identified.
• Maintains and provides data on the academic, physical, social-emotional, and developmental needs of students experiencing homelessness to assist the District Liaison with reviewing and identifying service quality, gaps, and student progress.
• Provides technical assistance to school liaisons, district departments, and community, as needed.
• Assists with developing, implementing, and providing liaison and district McKinney-Vento training, as needed.
• Maintains and updates information on online sites (ex. OneNote).
• Attends professional learning opportunities as it relates to serving and supporting students in transition, as desired.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, scanners, and copiers. The position, at times, must be able to come into direct contact with school system staff, staff members of. Work is considered light physical work, requiring the exertion of up to ten pounds of force. The work requires frequently involving driving automotive equipment.

Effective Date: 4/2026

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required by the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by HR and approved at any time.