Probationary School Social Worker Full Time
About The Position
The School Social Worker works to ensure K-12 building support in Special Education and Response to Intervention, and works directly with building and district leadership, staff, and students to support ongoing success of all learners. This role involves providing consultation and collaborative services to building staff and administration on the day-to-day functioning and welfare of students. The School Social Worker will also provide individual case management services and evaluations based on adaptive behaviors, socio-cultural adjustment, and social history, in collaboration with the school psychologist. Key responsibilities include assisting in the smooth transition of special education students, coordinating school and community services to meet student needs, and collaborating with other professionals on classroom management, focusing on social and emotional development, behavior, family cooperation, and adaptive behaviors related to cultural background. The role also involves working with principals and building secretaries to identify children with attendance concerns and collaborating with families, children, and school staff to prevent truancy. Consultation and assistance to staff and families regarding child welfare matters are also part of the duties. The School Social Worker will attend and participate in student problem-solving teams, Individualized Education Plan (IEP) teams, and family/teacher conferences as needed. Additionally, the role includes providing crisis follow-up and coordination services after traumatic family incidents, cultivating a culture of connection between child, home, communities, and school, and engaging in primary prevention efforts to support students' social and emotional needs. The School Social Worker will also research, develop, and evaluate school social work interventions for students with special needs. The position also requires participation in ongoing professional development, maintaining professional certification, and preparing reports as required by the Directors of Student Services, along with other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Valid license as a Social Worker for the State of New York
- Valid School Social Worker Certification
- Successful New York State fingerprint clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in the school setting preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide consultation and collaborative services to building staff and administration on the day-to-day functioning and welfare of students.
- Provide individual case management services and evaluations based on adaptive behaviors, socio-cultural adjustment, and social history as appropriate, in collaboration with the school psychologist at assigned buildings.
- Assist in the smooth transition of special education students as they including changes to learning environments.
- Help meet student needs by coordinating a variety of school and community services.
- Collaborate with other professionals on classroom management with specific regard to aspects of the curriculum concerned with social and emotional development, behavior, family cooperation, and adaptive behaviors as they relate to cultural background experiences.
- Work with principals and building secretary to identify children with attendance concerns and work with families, children, and school staff to prevent truancy in individual cases.
- Provide consultation and assistance to staff and families as needed in matters related to child welfare.
- Attend and participate in assigned school student problem solving teams, Individualized Education Plan (IEP) teams, and attend family/teacher conferences when necessary and appropriate.
- Provide crisis follow-up and coordination services to families and children after traumatic family incidents.
- Cultivate a culture of connection between child, home, communities and school.
- Engage in primary prevention efforts with other school personnel to support students' social and emotional needs.
- Research, develop, and evaluate school social work interventions relating to students with special needs.
- Facilitate/participate in ongoing professional development opportunities connected to district, department, building, and professional goals.
- Maintain professional certification required by New York State.
- Prepare reports as required by the Directors of Student Services.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
