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School Social Worker

Elementary School District 159
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TITLE:   School Social Worker             

DEPARTMENT:  Student Services 

EFFECTIVE DATE:   Immediately

 

Position Summary

Provide a problem-solving service to children and their families. Serves as a member of diagnostic teams and members of educational planning and placement committees and provides biological, psychological and sociological assessment information.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Director of Student Services 

Supervises: Students

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Performs casework service with individual students to correct personal, social or emotional issues.
  • Coordinate or serve as a member of diagnostic teams and educational planning and placement committees and provide biological, psychological and sociological assessment information related to planning for children with adjustment problems.
  • Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in gathering and giving information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of the student’s behavior.
  • Performs casework service with parents as an integral part of the task of helping students to increase the parents’ understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child’s problems and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available.
  • Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering helpful information on a student’s background.
  • Assists students directly toward adjustment to school.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
  • Ability to define problems,collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff and the general public
  • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
  • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to discipline program
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students,peers and parents
  • Skill in oral and written communication
  • Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Master’s Degree from a graduate school of social work program
  • Minimum of 500 clock hours of supervised social work practicum
  • Completion of one year as a school social worker with direction from a fully approved social worker
  • Certified as school social worker

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS

Work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit.
  • The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being or work output of other people.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material and the ability to adjust focus.
  • The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
  • Noise level is usually quiet

 

Elementary School District 159 is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

 

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job and is subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant when possible.