POSITION:    SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

SUPERVISOR:    Director of Special Student Services or Designee

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:

The school social worker will provide educationally related social work services for students with disabilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Prepare social or developmental histories for students with disabilities;
2. Provide group and individual counseling with students and their families who are receiving special education, as need is identified through assessment;
3. Work with those problems in student living situations (home, school, community) that affect their adjustment in school, and
4. Mobilize school and community resources to enable students to receive benefit from their special education services;
5. Fulfill district requirements for length of day, annual calendar and other work related schedules as may be identified;
6. Attend Multidisciplinary Team meetings as needed to discuss student need, evaluation data and

to plan for goals and objectives, if appropriate;

7. Maintain necessary and appropriate licensure;
8. Accept other duties as may be assigned by

DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER DUTIES:

• The school social worker will conduct an individualized social-emotional-adaptive assessment of the student, the student's family and the educational and social communities, as
• Consult with school personnel, community agencies and/or family members to assess identified concerns.
• Participate in the development of interview/assessment procedures.
• Formulate individual goals and objectives for the management of each case and specify those goals on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), if

• The school social worker will employ appropriate methods of practice which enables students and their families to function adequately within their educational and community
• Provide individual, group and family counseling to students and families, as identified through
• Participate in planning for student transitions to help ensure continuity of services appropriate to the unique needs of individual students leaving school or transferring between service
• Ensure parental understanding of decisions, procedures and meetings affecting their children, particularly when cultural differences make communication difficult between school staff and
• Ensure parental participation in school conferences which affect their children through home visits, telephone calls, correspondence and other means as
• Identify school, district and community services appropriate to the needs of students and families, assisting with referrals to such resources and providing follow-up as necessary.

• Establish and maintain effective and appropriate interactions with community agencies

and service providers which will assist students to achieve their special education goals and objectives.

• The school social worker will utilize on-going appropriate methods to evaluate his/her services.
• Maintain a confidential file for all student/family
• Complete appropriate documentation as may be necessary for a student's confidential special education
• Maintain an up-to-date log, indicating types of referrals received, dates and status of referral and referral
• Complete promptly any written reports, as necessary and required, such as family assessments.
• Assess the effectiveness and further need for social work

• The school social worker will participate in other duties and responsibilities as assigned by
• Participate in in-service training, as assigned
• Attend scheduled staff meetings and committee meetings as required.
• Assist staff in duties as
• Provide short-term assistance during crisis situations with students, families and/or staff emergencies.

QUALIFICATIONS:   

1. LCSW or LISW licensure required.
2. Effective verbal and written communication
3. The ability to work effectively with parents, students and school
4. Demonstrate an awareness of timelines; ability to work effectively during the school

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:   Salary and work calendar established annually by the Board of Education.