Director, School Social Work

Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools • Winston-Salem, NC

18h

About The Position

The individual in this position is responsible for leading, planning, directing, monitoring, and evaluating all aspects of school social work services in the district. The Social Work Director collaborates regularly with other department staff to ensure protocols critical to student safety and well-being are implemented with fidelity. The individual in this position collaborates with various community organizations and serves on relevant advisory committees and boards to ensure maximization of partnerships and relevance of joint purpose. Under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Superintendent, s/he makes decisions about prioritization and placement of social work services and management of performance concerns in collaboration with school-based administrators. The social work director provides consultation and problem solving to school based and district level personnel regarding matters that impact student success such as poverty, homelessness, truancy, and crisis.

Requirements

• Knowledge of relevant public-school law, ethics, and professional standards for social work and support services
• Knowledge of principles and practices of administration and supervision of employees.
• Knowledge of and successful experience in sound fiscal practices, including budget preparation and control and management of district resources.
• Ability to advocate appropriately and professionally for understanding and support on issues that directly impact the effectiveness of social work practice and the high-level needs of vulnerable students
• In-depth knowledge of child development K-12
• Demonstrated expertise in leadership skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex problems
• Thorough knowledge of evidence-based strategies.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources toward the achievement of district expected results
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to utilize educational data for decision-making
• Ability to recommend appropriate strategies for social, emotional, mental, and behavioral needs of students
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate professional development
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with an understanding of the adverse effect on students, parents, and WSFCS when it is broken
• Ability to perform duties with an awareness of and adherence to all district requirements, policies, and procedures
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and strong attention to details
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, multitask, work independently, and meet deadlines
• Ability to set standards and measure production
• Ability to develop, plan and implement short- and long-range plans
• Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Ability to perceive the impact and implications of decisions
• Knowledge of computer systems and software used in functional areas
• Skilled in process improvement and measurement strategies
• Master’s degree in social work
• Five years of experience in public education, and at least three years of increasing school-based leadership experience
• Current and valid NC DPI class “M” or “S” license in School Social work preferred
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker preferred

Responsibilities

• Develops vision, goals and objectives for social work services and CARES teams and communicates relevant information to multiple internal and external departments, partners, and stakeholder groups
• Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates personnel; provides or coordinates staff training, works with employees to corrects deficiencies, implements discipline and termination procedures, provides appropriate and timely feedback.
• Participates in the development and administration of the department budget, assists in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, training and supplies; monitors and approves expenditures; effectively devises and implements cost reduction techniques, strives for delivering support services on time, on budget, with accuracy and exceeding customer expectations.
• Manges the budgets for the school social work department and the CARES teams
• Serves as professional supervisor and consultant for school based social workers, to include regular school visits and check in opportunities with social work personnel
• Arranges for or provides direct clinical supervision of social work staff
• Evaluates the performance of school social workers and addresses performance concerns in partnership with school-based administrators
• Serves as direct supervisor for nurses, social workers, and positions tied to Project Hope.
• Plans, directs, and monitors the CARES teams in their work efforts.
• Supervise the evaluations of the CARES teams and social workers.
• Regularly monitors data related to social work services and CARES teams to evaluate necessary programmatic adjustments and provides updates to Assistant Superintendent as requested
• Evaluates professional development needs of school social work personnel and CARES teams and executes a regularly scheduled calendar of robust professional development offerings
• Coordinates with multiple area university MSW program field offices to identify and place graduate level social work interns.
• Performs related duties as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director