School Social Worker

Social Worker

To provide comprehensive school social work services to parents, students and school staff, addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefit from their educational experience; to respond to referrals from school administration, parents, teachers, the MET team and others by providing direct services and by assisting families in accessing appropriate community resources.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's in Social Work (preferred).

Conduct assessments of individuals and families with the goal of improving student social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes.

Conduct reliable and valid assessments of students and families to inform the design of interventions to remove barriers to learning.

Complete assessment of campus needs to prioritize service delivery.

Provide consultation to school personnel parents/guardians, and community partners for the purpose of enhancing their understanding of student needs, developing effective interventions, and building school capacity.

Act as a liaison with community agencies to ensure continuity of services. Facilitate crisis response and provide follow-up crisis counseling and referrals to appropriate providers.

Demonstrate the use of evidence informed practices in their interventions.

Utilize data in assessing needs of planning interventions for individual students, groups, and/or whole school population.

Maintain accurate, complete, and punctual records, as well as safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of information as required by law, District policy, and licensing requirements.

Demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethics of the individual's professional code of ethics.

Meet the minimum professional development requirements as set forth by the licensing board.

Adhere to state and District mandating reporting requirements as they pertain to safety concerns.

Ensure that students and their families are provided services within the context of multicultural understanding and competence.

Utilize evidence-informed practices, skills, and techniques that reflect the understanding of the role of culture in the helping process.

Empower students and families to gain access to and effectively utilize school and community resources.

Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.

Encourage parent and community involvement, obtain information for parents when requested, promptly return phone calls and answer emails.

Participate in appropriate professional development activities.

Participate in extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, clubs and student organizations as directed.

Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community.

Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.

Maintains an ongoing program of professional growth that satisfies, district/state requirements as well as satisfying personal expectations as a professional.

Attends building and district meetings to promote communication, collaboration, and mutual decision-making among the staff.

Responsible for ensuring that the district's fixed asset procedures are followed.

Serves on committees that enhance instruction, safety, and/or community partnerships.

Attends established school-sponsored activities (e.g. Back to School Night) outside the instructional day as required under reasonable terms.

Assists in the fostering and promotion of a positive school climate.

Maintains a professional demeanor during all interactions between colleagues, parents, students, and administration.

Mental demands/Physical demands/Environmental factors

Maintain emotional control under stress.

Limited travel is required.

Occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Be comfortable performing multi-faceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.

Stand, walk, crouch, and do moderate lifting up to 40 lbs.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Holmes County Consolidated School District Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.