What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Social Worker, Lincoln County Schools, Multiple Locations position at Lincoln County Schools?
Date: December 9, 2024
Position: School Social Worker
Location: Lincoln County Schools
Terms of Contract: 10-month position, full time, benefit eligible, multiple locations
Reports To: Chief of Federal Programs and K-12 Arts Director
Monthly Salary: Teacher State Salary Schedule (plus local supplement)
FLSA: EXEMPT
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Must hold or be eligible for state licensure
- Relevant bachelor’s degree or higher required
- Relevant work experience preferred
- Willing to work flexible hours, including some nights and weekends
Duties:
- Performs casework service with individual students and parents to correct those personal, social, or emotional mal-adjustments related to their educational and social progress
- Performs casework service with parents to increase the parents’ understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child’s problems, and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available
- 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
- Supervises the referral of students to, and serves as liaison with outside agencies as appropriate
- Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering helpful information on a student’s background
- Maintain regular contact with families of students who need attendance support including parent conferences at school/home
- Serves as liaison between home and school
- Assists students directly toward adjustment to school
- Keeps sufficient records of cases for use by school staff members and outside agencies when appropriate
- Maintain professional competence by attending appropriate conferences and workshops
- Adhere to Board of Education policies and procedures
- Must be able to perform heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of forces frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects
- Other duties as assigned
Application Deadline: Position Open Until Filled
Position Available: January 2, 2025
Application Process: All candidates are required to complete an on-line application via Applicant Tracking. Please go to the Lincoln County Schools website (www.lincoln.k12.nc.us), select EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, and APPLICANT TRACKING to begin the process. Questions should be addressed to the contact person below.
Dr. Timothy Beam, Chief of Federal Programs and K-12 Arts Director
tbeam@lincoln.k12.nc.us
Lincoln County Schools
PO Box 400
Lincolnton, NC 28093-0400
Telephone: 704-736-1017, ext. 30172
Fax: 704-736-4298
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON BASIS OF AGE,
HANDICAP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, OR SEX
