School Social Worker

Thank you for your interest in working with Rome City Schools.
We look forward to receiving your application.

Position Title: School Social Worker 

Division/Department: Student Services

Pay Grade: Certified Salary Schedule

Pay Type: Salaried-Exempt

Retirement: TRS

Work Days: 190

Reports To:  Director of Student Services 

Evaluation Instrument: 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION 

Certified School Social Worker Certificate as required by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. 

Goal:

Provide instruction; encourage and assess student achievement and progress; and manage the learning environment effectively.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides social, emotional, and behavioral support to students, families, and school staff to enhance student well-being and academic success.
• Develops and administers the student referral system.
• Collects data necessary for assessment of the student’s challenges as indicated by the referral form.
• Adheres to applicable education and social service laws.
• Maintains case records and ensures compliance with school and district policies and state regulations.
• Implements intervention strategies related to student challenges.
• Responds to student crises, including mental health concerns and family emergencies.
• When appropriate, participate in required educational services for students on caseload.
• Serves as liaison between the home and school.
• Consult with teachers, staff, and family in regard to the needs of the child.
• Serves as a liaison with community resource and service agencies.
• Develops/assists in developing programs designed to meet identified student and staff needs.
• Engages in professional growth activities.
• Attends School Social Workers conferences and workshops.
• Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret information relevant to the position, including being able to speak effectively to small and large groups of people, and to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to articulate the vision and mission for the district and provide appropriate direction, guidance, and management skills to achieve them.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Director of Student Services.

Essential Duties

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization.  Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job.  Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks.  (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.)  It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

Minimum Requirements

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established.  The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed.  Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

Salary : $52,000 - $77,000