School Social Worker

Job Overview

The School Social Worker promotes and enhances the overall academic mission of Loudoun County Public Schools by providing services that support students’ academic and social success. The School Social Worker alleviates barriers to learning by implementing effective intervention, strength and resiliency strategies with students, school staff, families and the community. School Social Workers serve as liaison between home, school and the community.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group counseling on anger management, social skills, self-esteem, educational mindfulness, anxiety, resiliency and mental health for students in grades K-12.
• Works with students through a strength based service delivery model using evidence based interventions.
• Delivers classroom, school and community based presentations including Signs of Suicide, Substance Use Prevention and other related mental health topics.
• Interviews parents of students referred for possible special education services and compiles information into socio-cultural assessment reports for use in the special education eligibility process.
• Participates as an active member of the Pupil Services Student Support Team, Unified Mental Health team, and Child Study Committee to effect school based interventions for students; provides consultations to teachers, parents and related services support staff.
• Provides referrals and case management services to students receiving Homebound, McKinney Vento and Foster Care services.
• Primary school-based referral source and member of interdisciplinary community-based teams for students receiving services through the Children’s Services Act and WRAP. Links students and families to resources in the community.
• Promotes educational, personal and social growth of students by strengthening the link between school, family and the community.
• Facilitates Restorative Practices Circles and Conferences and leads trainings in RP for school- based staff.
• Aids in planning, implementing and analyzing the following programs: Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS), PEER Program, Bullying Prevention, Sources of Strength, and serves as part of the LCPS crisis intervention team providing crisis interventions on a daily basis to include conducting suicide risk screenings and threat assessments.
• Collects and submits outcome-based data on programs under Student Support Services division.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited College or University.
• One (1) year of successful experience as a School Social Worker or Social Worker Intern.
• Holds or is eligible for the Virginia Pupil Personnel Services License with an endorsement of School Social Worker and is knowledgeable about Ethical Codes and Standards under the National Association of Social Workers and School Social Workers Association of America.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies.
• Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.