Social Worker, School Based

Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit • West Bloomfield, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The School Social Worker interviews and resolves student issues interfering with academic functioning.

Requirements

• Experience working with youth and families
• Minimum of a master’s degree in a field that permits state licensing/registration to provide outpatient counseling/therapy.
• Limited or Full Licensure
• Maintain ability to utilize multiple documentation systems based on location requirements.
• Express oneself in an articulate and effective manner both verbally and in written communication.
• Deal with abstract as well as concrete problematic people and situations. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Use time effectively by appropriately planning, organizing and scheduling required work hours to meet agency needs.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending agency in-service programs, educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks.
• Posses a high level of understanding of normal and abnormal behaviors throughout developmental stages in order to best intervene in problematic situations.
• Understand and apply basic theoretical models and perspectives to successfully resolve student scenarios over short and long term periods.
• Act in accordance with the wishes of school administration as to daily tasks and duties.
• Demonstrate effective judgment by making appropriate decisions, as well as conducting and maintaining a professional manner and appearance at all times.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintains standard of the profession by following the principles of professional ethics and all applicable codes of ethics.
• Supports agency operations by appropriately representing the agency in all forums and by demonstrating commitment to agency philosophy, mission, goals, policies and procedures.
• Adheres to standards and requirements of all external accrediting/licensing bodies by attending staff meetings and committee meetings as assigned.
• Shares professional knowledge with other staff by seeking out professional development opportunities and sharing new learning with staff.
• Promotes the agency by ensuring an understanding of program services available for clients, publicizing activities and accomplishments and outreach with community members as appropriate.
• Assesses student’s problem by obtaining, collecting and evaluating information from appropriate school personnel, and meetings with the student, and/or family members.
• Treats students effectively by engaging them in the establishment of goals and objectives in accordance with school policy and the needs of school professionals.
• Maintains necessary documentation as required, by preparing and completing, in a timely manner, all required records and reports for all assigned activities.
• May work longer hours during school year as needed by school administration, to be used as desired work hours during school breaks as planned with supervisor’s guidance.
• Adhere to agency and client protection policies by regularly acclimating yourself with the JFS privacy, safety and security policies made available within the employee handbook.
• Participate annually in agency and partner related philanthropic activities and campaigns.
• Embody the mission and values of JFS in all work done on behalf of the agency. Utilization of the JFS key strategies will ensure success in this accountability.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

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