Social Worker

Wake County Public Schools • Cary, NC

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Works to ensure that Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is implementing a comprehensive program that addresses student attendance, homelessness, barriers to learning, student behavior, and mental health issues. Provides equitable delivery of social work services under the framework of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS).

Requirements

• Comprehensive knowledge of school social work and comprehensive school social work programs
• Comprehensive knowledge of current local, state, national, and global trends in school social work
• Considerable knowledge of program evaluation to support continuous improvement
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Apps
• Skills in creating and managing effective presentations, including the capability to use relevant technology
• Effective crisis response skills
• Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Strategic problem-solving skills
• Ability to facilitate effective meetings
• Ability to support a collaborative working environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, community groups, vendors, external agencies, and the public.
• Bachelor’s degree in school social work from a regionally accredited college or university
• One year in a social worker role
• Hold or be qualified to hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s License for school social work
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of North Carolina requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in Social Work
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Nationally Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS) credential
• Experience that incorporates comprehensive and integrated school social work services
• Experience providing crisis and suicide prevention and intervention
• Active in professional school social work associations (NASW and/or NCSSWA).

Responsibilities

• Ensures a comprehensive and equitable delivery of school social work services in consideration of system priorities and in a manner consistent with guidelines for professional practice and codes of ethics, adhering to relevant laws, policies, and lines of authority.
• School Social Workers: Conduct assessment of student needs and parental involvement; Promote regular school attendance; Conduct home visits; Promote safe, caring, and drug free schools; Empowerment of/advocacy for students; Provide culturally competent services; Provide appropriate services for homeless students; Provide individual counseling; Facilitate group counseling; Promote positive self-esteem; Teach anger management and impulse control; Social skills training; Substance abuse prevention; Provide crisis intervention services; Participate in the development of behavioral modification plans; Provide short/long-term case management services to individual students; Provide referrals to community agencies and coordinates services; Coordinate services with other disciplines within the school; Participate in transition planning for students; Coordinate pregnancy prevention programs; Coordinate dropout prevention programs.
• Participates in the district-level crisis team (including on-call crisis coverage and event response), school social leadership team, and school social work professional learning teams.
• Collaborates with school personnel, other central services departments, parents, and community agencies to provide information and assistance pertaining to student attendance, student behavior, and mental health.
• Manages Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) referrals.
• Attends Child and Family Team (CFT) meetings for students placed in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF).
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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