26/27 SY School Social Worker

Pendergast Elementary School DistrictPhoenix, AZ

About The Position

The School Social Worker provides supportive services to students and their families in overcoming barriers to learning; to promote positive working relationships among and between staff and the schools by fostering a climate conducive to open communication and productive work.

Requirements

  • Masters Degree in social work related field
  • State certified/licensed
  • Experience working with children

Nice To Haves

  • Bilingual preferred
  • Such alternatives to the above required & preferred qualifications as the Superintendent/ Designee may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

  • Counsels students and parents individually and in groups on topics such as problem solving skills, parenting skills, abuse of drugs and alcohol, family violence, and other such topics.
  • Communicates with teachers and other staff about students’ life situations and home/neighborhood circumstances.
  • Acts as a liaison for families to interpret their concerns to school personnel and maintains open lines of communication.
  • Provides information to facilitate the family’s use of community resources for meeting housing, clothing, nutritional, and health needs.
  • Provides short-term crisis intervention to students, staff, and families.
  • Serves as a liaison to community agencies.
  • Assists with the coordination of activities and programs for homeless children.
  • Assists families in understanding their children’s educational needs and the resources available within the school.
  • Interviews parents and others to obtain social history, developmental history, and other background information concerning the needs of students.
  • Helps students overcome barriers to school attendance and achievement, and promotes responsible behavior.
  • Participates in staff conferences related to the student’s behavior adjustment and academic progress.
  • Assists students and their families to explore alternative educational programs and career options.
  • Fosters collaborative educational efforts among staff by supporting the district’s vision, mission and goals and its commitment to shared decision making.
  • Perform such other duties and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Superintendent/Designee.
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