TITLE:                         Social Worker

CLASSIFICATION:      Non-exempt (Hourly)

PAY RANGE 34:          $30.55 to $31.65 hourly (based on education and experience)

DAYS/YEAR:               185 days/year

REPORTS TO:              Director of Student Support Services and Child Services Coordinator

Benefits eligible: This position is eligible for employee level medical coverage, dental, and vision as well as personal and sick days.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in Social work required;
• LSW and/or LCSW eligible preferred;
• Experience working in a school environment preferred; 
• Proficient computer skills including Excel, Word, and Google platform;
• Exceptional communication skills; and
• Ability to self-organize work for maximum efficiency and good time management skills.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receives social work related referrals from building based staff and intervenes utilizing school and community resources.  

• Monitors attendance records for schools; follows up with calls, letters, conferences, and home visits.  

• Works in collaboration with teachers, administrators, and related service personnel to meet student  needs; consults with school personnel to identify at-risk students; works with parents and families to  collaborate on student needs for referral to community resources. 

• Maintains and provides follow up documentation to referral sources on status/outcome of referral by  using activity logs and emails; maintains accurate records. 

• Accesses and links community resources to students, families, and the school in response to identified  needs; works in collaboration with other  agencies and professionals serving children. 

• Stays abreast of available community resources, community programs and community resource guides and shares information with all schools. 

• Provides parent education and training regarding issues as they pertain to their child. 

• Attends or submits reports to case conference committees; assists in developing positive behavior  intervention strategies. 

• Consults with school staff and parents regarding strategies for helping students cope with personal and  social concerns and assists in crisis situations. 

• Model strategies for and assist with classroom management practices for working with students with mental health/ behavioral challenges.

• Provides brief individual and group counseling to students and families who need help with personal  concerns or development problems; completes risk-assessments with students in crisis/ threat to themselves or others.

• Coordinates referrals to school-based mental health services; links students to mental health services in their schools or the community.

• Provides professional development to building staff regarding trauma, child abuse/ neglect reporting, suicide prevention, McKinney-Vento Act and other social services.

• Other reasonable duties as assigned by administration.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.