School Social Worker

About the role

The School Social Worker will address barriers to academic success by providing intervention strategies and direct services to students and their families. Services include screening and assessment, case management, referral and linkage with community resources, crisis intervention and support, individual or group counseling, and assistance with accessing medical, psychiatric, and psychological assessments.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect.
• Works as part of a multi-disciplinary team and collaborates with school counselors, school psychologists, nurses, truancy officers, and other student support personnel.
• Provides individualized direct services to remove barriers that impede academic, social, and emotional success.
• Designs and implements behavior management programs for individuals and/or families.
• Assists students and parents with identifying and obtaining access to community services and resources.
• Facilitates individual, group, or family counseling or support sessions.
• Participates in crisis intervention and support teams.
• Provides assessment and referral services for students who indicate suicidal or homicidal ideation.
• Advocates for the academic, social and emotional success of pupils.
• Assists other educational personnel with case management.
• Administers biopsychosocial assessments to pupils, as indicated with WCSD approved tools.
• Provides support and consultation to the school, the pupils and the parents or legal guardians of pupils at the school regarding, without limitation, education law and services related to special education.
• Provides strengths-based assessments for the school, the pupils and the parents or legal guardians of pupils at the school.
• Assists parents or legal guardians with problem solving.
• Assists pupils with developing social skills.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or a more advanced degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Experience: Three years of social work related experience or experience working with youth or youth serving organizations.
• Licenses/Certificates: Possession of, or the ability to obtain a valid Nevada teaching license with a school social worker endorsement.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of/ Skill in/Ability to: - Social work ethics and practice theories, including family systems theory and techniques. - Theories of human behavior and development. - Characteristics of the pupil population, including the exceptional child. - Strengths based approaches to practice. - The impact that risk and protective factors have in the life of the child and family. - Historical and current perspectives of public education at the local, state, and national levels. - Public education legislation, case law, and due process. - The role of educational/school reform, social justice, and multitier interventions in school social work services. - Evidence based approaches to teaching and learning. - Behavior management and supports. - The use of reliable and valid assessments to guide practice. - Evidence based practices and interventions. - The use of data to guide decision making and practice evaluation. - Maintaining accurate and confidential records in accordance with state and federal laws. - Limitations to scope of practice according to licensing regulations, including access to supervision structures. - Culturally diverse and respectful practices. - Interdisciplinary leadership and collaboration methods. - Parent involvement and family engagement. - Coordination of programs and services through home-school-community liaison activities. - Consultation methods. - Program development systems and strategies. - Effective methods for advocacy at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. - Exceptional interpersonal skills. - Ability to work autonomously and responsibly. - Case management and documentation. - Multi-systemic assessment strategies. - Individual, group, family, and crisis counseling. - Developing, coordinating, and evaluating school social work programs and services. - Conducting needs assessments. - Using data and outcome measures to evaluate and guide program development and service delivery. - Identifying and implementing evidence-based practices. - Effective communication practices. - Facilitating a collaborative process with parents, educational personnel, and community agencies or organizations.

Skills

• Effective communication practices.
• Facilitating a collaborative process with parents, educational personnel, and community agencies or organizations.

Benefits

Compensation details and benefits are provided in the Additional Job Information section. Please refer to the District’s Benefits page for more information.

Pay

Teacher's Salary Schedule

Schedule

Not specified