Social Worker

Position Purpose

Works to ensure that Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is implementing a comprehensive program that addresses student attendance, homelessness, barriers to learning, student behavior, and mental health issues. Provides equitable delivery of social work services under the framework of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS).

Minimum Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of school social work and comprehensive school social work programs
• Comprehensive knowledge of current local, state, national, and global trends in school social work
• Considerable knowledge of program evaluation to support continuous improvement
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Apps
• Skills in creating and managing effective presentations, including the capability to use relevant technology
• Effective crisis response skills
• Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Strategic problem-solving skills
• Ability to facilitate effective meetings
• Ability to support a collaborative working environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, community groups, vendors, external agencies, and the public
• Bachelor’s degree in school social work from a regionally accredited college or university
• Hold or be qualified to hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s License for school social work
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of North Carolina requirements

Education, Training, And Experience

• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in Social Work
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Nationally Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS) credential
• Experience that incorporates comprehensive and integrated school social work services
• Experience providing crisis and suicide prevention and intervention
• Active in professional school social work associations (NASW and/or NCSSWA)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensures a comprehensive and equitable delivery of school social work services in consideration of system priorities and in a manner consistent with guidelines for professional practice and codes of ethics, adhering to relevant laws, policies, and lines of authority.
• School Social Workers Conducts assessment of student needs and parental involvement
• Promotes regular school attendance
• Conducts home visits
• Promotes safe, caring, and drug free schools
• Empowerment of/advocacy for students
• Provides culturally competent services
• Provides appropriate services for homeless students
• Provides individual counseling
• Facilitates group counseling
• Promotes positive self-esteem
• Teaches anger management and impulse control
• Social skills training
• Substance abuse prevention
• Provide crisis intervention services
• Participates in the development of behavioral modification plans
• Provides referrals to community agencies and coordinates services
• Collaborates with school personnel, other central services departments, parents, and community agencies to provide information and assistance pertaining to student attendance, student behavior, and mental health
• Participates in the district-level crisis team (including on-call crisis coverage and event response), school social leadership team, and school social work professional learning teams
• Performs other related duties, as assigned

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

• This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, scanners, and copiers.
• The position, at times, must be able to come into direct contact with school system staff, staff members, and students.
• Work is considered light physical work, requiring the exertion of up to ten pounds of force.