Social Worker - Interim

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, group counseling, and family counseling.
• Captures mental health education to all students.
• Implements student treatment plans and monitors their progress.
• Maintains aftercare compliance for students on medication.
• Connects families with community resources and services.
• Affords assistance to parents/guardians in communicating with school personnel.
• Refers students to appropriate mental health and/or substance abuse services and to other community service delivery systems as appropriate.
• Produces prompt, appropriate, legible documentation for the participant record and communication with team members and referral sources.
• Regularly attends treatment team meetings as assigned.
• Participates actively as part of monthly Linkage Team meetings.
• Serves as a resource and consultant on mental health and child psychology and conducts in-service programs as requested.
• Travels and works flexible hours as required by the program.

Requirements

• Experience working with youth and families.
• Knowledge of "best practices" in the field of social work/counseling, as well as the target high-need population, area, and cultures to be served.
• Effective communication and organization skills.
• Experience in program planning.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work in a collaborative setting involving teachers, students, administrators, parents, and community stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively implement a student education program addressing mental health issues in schools.
• Ability to assess an individual's current and potential strengths, resources, and basic needs through formal and informal evaluation.
• Ability to effectively develop service plans for youth.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Tennessee state licensure as a School Social Worker.

Skills

• Experience working with youth and families.
• Knowledge of "best practices" in the field of social work/counseling, as well as the target high-need population, area, and cultures to be served.
• Effective communication and organization skills.
• Experience in program planning.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work in a collaborative setting involving teachers, students, administrators, parents, and community stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively implement a student education program addressing mental health issues in schools.
• Ability to assess an individual's current and potential strengths, resources, and basic needs through formal and informal evaluation.
• Ability to effectively develop service plans for youth.

Pay

Hard-to-Fill Bonus: A signing bonus will be provided to credentialed SBMH professionals as determined by the critical shortage of school-based mental health professionals in TN and nationwide.

Required Commitment: Credentialed SBMH professionals must commit to work in our district for at least five years to be eligible for the bonus and must repay a portion of the bonus if they leave before the 5-year period ends.

Schedule

11-Month Position