Social Worker

Job Purpose

To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success.

About the Role

As a Social Worker, you will maximize student learning by addressing and impacting students' personal, social, emotional, and behavioral needs in school, home, and community.

Responsibilities

• Assess student functioning, both formally and informally, in the home, school and community, identifying factors that may negatively impact his or her education while also assessing strengths.
• Provide counseling to individuals and groups and their families, using appropriate therapeutic strategies.
• Promote consistent school attendance.
• Provide crisis intervention services for students, demonstrating skill in diagnosing and recommending appropriate treatment for mental health/behavioral needs.
• Consult and collaborate effectively with community agencies and other mental health professionals to coordinate service.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary teams, and provide consultation to school personnel regarding home, neighborhood, and community conditions that may affect student wellbeing.
• Demonstrate knowledge of district, state, and federal policies, including due process guidelines and child abuse/neglect reporting.
• Maintain records in a manner consistent with district practices.
• Maintain functional office area with materials accessible and organized.
• Prioritize school social work needs and manage time accordingly.
• Uphold the ethical standards of the social work profession.
• Schedule and conduct parent interviews in response to academic concerns, family crises, behavioral/social/emotional /mental health issues, Response to Intervention information gathering, and/or special education evaluation.
• Provide systemic observation and bio-psychosocial assessment of students to gather information and provide recommendations for intervention.
• Administer, interpret, and report selected empirically based assessments of clients.
• Act as advocates for clients' rights.
• Provide direct intervention for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders for individuals and groups of students.
• Provide crisis intervention and support services when the school community has been impacted by events such as suicide, death, assaults, school violence and physical catastrophes.
• Plan and provide school social work services to students for whom such services have been identified on a special education individual education plan (IEP).
• Serve as a member of the school problem solving team- providing the perspective of a school social worker to understand the presenting problem and assisting in the development and provision of behavioral and therapeutic interventions for individuals and groups of students identified as in need of services.
• Refer and link families and students to community resources and agencies.

Required Qualifications And Skills

• An earned master's degree from an accredited institution with a major in Social Work (MSW).
• Successful experience as a school or clinical social worker.
• Social work license(s).
• Student Services License.

Job Requirements

• May perform other duties assigned.

Work Environment

Usual office working conditions.

Physical Demands

No physical exertion required. Travel within or outside of state.