School Social Worker

Responsibilities

• Utilizes formal and informal assessment tools, including observation and interviews, to evaluate student and family functioning and progress.
• Delivers strengths-based, person-centered services that actively involve students in shaping their educational experience.
• Supports and encourages the student and family involvement in the school process.
• Applies systems and family-based theories to assess home, school, and community dynamics, implementing interventions such as:
• Crisis intervention and response
• Home visits
• Conflict resolution
• Group facilitation
• Dropout prevention
• Graduation support
• Aids students and their families/caregivers in gaining access to formal and informal community resources, based on the psycho-social assessment process.
• Utilizes a family psychosocial assessment to identify needs and gaps in care, which will inform needed prevention, early intervention, and crisis responses.
• Maintains accurate records and documentation in line with mental health confidentiality standards.
• Addresses the needs of the school, student, families, and community by collaborating to design a holistic approach to any barriers or problems with the educational process using social work systems theories and family-based theories.
• Works collaboratively with school staff, families, and community members to design and sustain comprehensive care systems that support student learning, well-being, and safety.
• Initiates and supports activities to overcome institutional barriers and gaps in services as leaders and members of interdisciplinary teams.
• Integrates the student's home, school, and community perspective in the interdisciplinary process using systems theory and the social work code of ethics.
• Provides consultation on attendance, diversity, mental health, behavior concerns, crisis response, homelessness, abuse, neglect, and confidentiality using a social work lens.
• Networks to promote system responsiveness while utilizing ethical principles and standards through working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrates and fosters professional, supportive relationships that contribute to an inclusive and academically engaging environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work
• ND licensure in social work or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Three years of experience in education, social work, or related field

Qualifications

• Knowledge of building and leading a school support team in collaboration with administrators, teachers, support staff, and community partners to ensure the delivery of tiered support services.
• Experience in mediating and resolving conflicts within educational or community settings.