School Social Worker - School Year (SY 2026-27)

Responsibilities

• Assess student functioning, both formally and informally, incorporating data from multiple sources across settings.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and administrators to develop intervention strategies to enhance school success.
• Identify, mobilize and coordinate family, school and community resources to enable children to receive maximum benefit from their educational program.
• Facilitate problem-solving meetings between families and the school.
• Provide crisis intervention services for students.
• Provide consultation to school personnel regarding home, neighborhood and community conditions affecting student well-being.
• Serve as the school contact person for students who are homeless.
• Consult and collaborate with community agencies and other mental health professionals to coordinate services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend and participate in individual, group and all social work staff supervision meetings as well as District mandated training as assigned.
• Assist in resolving truancy concerns.
• Maintain records in a manner consistent with District practices.
• When serving students in Special Education, engage in proper due process procedures.
• Uphold the ethical standards of the Social Work profession.
• Contribute to the District's inclusive workplace efforts by fostering a safe, welcoming and respectful environment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned which may include program development, supervision of teaching assistants, management of programs for emotionally and behaviorally disordered students and resource development for students.
• Supervise student activities, which may include: Bus duty – assist with walking students to the busses at the end of the day
  Breakfast and/or lunch duty – assist with monitoring based on a rotational schedule

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
• A current Minnesota Board of Social Work License and a valid School Social Work License, issued by the Minnesota Department of Education
• Knowledge of positive behavioral interventions
• Knowledge of group counseling techniques with children and/or youth
• Knowledge of community resources and social services
• Knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of mental health concerns
• Ability to provide competent social work services, crisis intervention, and referral services to students and other persons of diverse cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Ability to conduct formal and informal assessments consistent with school-based practice
• Ability to work efficiently, effectively and cooperatively with multidisciplinary teams
• Strong interpersonal skills - the ability to work effectively with students, parents, district staff and community members from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of the programs, functions, and procedures of a school setting
• Ability to remain calm in emergency and stressful situations
• Ability to exercise initiative and sound and effective judgment within established guidelines

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master's Degree in Social Work strongly preferred

Required Activities

• Grade Level Parent Meetings
• Fall and Spring Parent /Teacher Conferences
• HCPA Graduation
• Misc. Committees

Engagement Activities

• Volunteer activities 3 HCPA volunteer activities are required.

Work Environment/Conditions

• Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment; school building is a multi-level building that has an elevator and is accessible.
• Position requires extensive interaction with children of all ages.
• Possible exposure to loud and noisy locations (e.g. loud classrooms or cafeterias; children speaking or laughing loudly).
• Operate standard equipment (computer, fax machine, telephone, copier machines, etc.).
• Fast-paced environment.
• Requires frequent keyboarding which calls for repetitive motion and rapid eye movements, frequent use of the telephone.
• Position requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time, ability to push, reach, or bend.
• Work may require weekend and/or evening work and some travel may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Hmong College Prep Academy District is an equal opportunity employer and supports an inclusive workplace environment.