Social Worker

School Social Worker 2026-2027

(Pending Budget Approval)

Job Goal

Works cooperatively as an interdisciplinary team member to provide services and to devise appropriate service plans for referred students and their families.

Qualifications

Holds a valid state Master of Social Work License and eligible for or holds School Social Work License.

Reports To

Supervisor for Exceptional Education

FLSA Status

Exempt

Schedule

200 Day

Essential Functions

• Perform casework services with students and families to help resolve student's behavioral, academic, and social problems.
• Select and administers age appropriate assessment tools in order to determine the needs of students.
• Consult with teachers and other school personnel to obtain information regarding the reason for referral.
• Gather background information on students by conducting behavioral observations, making home visits, conducting interviews, and reviewing school records.
• Submit comprehensive socio-cultural assessment reports that address the reason for referral and include appropriate recommendations.
• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary assessment team assigned to each school and works as a team member in making placement decisions, developing intervention plans, and planning programs to meet the special needs of children.
• Communicate case findings and recommendations to teachers and other school personnel as needed.
• Participate in eligibility committee meetings and contributes to the development of the Individualized Education Programs (IEP).
• Conference with and provide information, support, and counseling to parents/guardians of students.
• Provide in-service training and workshops for teachers and staff regarding mental health issues and proper procedures for the identification and referral of students.
• Organize and conduct specialized programs to include parent training classes and student support activities.
• Conduct specialized individual and group counseling sessions to address specific emotional, social, and behavioral needs of students.
• Serve as a liaison between the student, home, school, private counseling facilities, and community resources such as social services, court services, and family service agencies.
• Provide follow-up support and periodic evaluation services as necessary.
• Act as a member of the school crisis team and provide intervention to students as necessary.
• Make court appearances to present data and performs court-requested evaluations.
• Compile monthly reports and maintains accurate case records.
• Maintains professional competence by attending staff development programs, curriculum development meetings, and other professional activities, and;
• Assumes other duties as assigned.

Temperament (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with students; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

Capacity and Ability Requirements

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception : The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.

Physical Demands

This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing, and seeing.

Work Conditions

Normal working environment.

General Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

Nondiscrimination Policy

The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits. The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.