What are the responsibilities and job description for the 25/26 SY School Social Worker position at Pendergast Elementary School District?
Job Description
JOB TITLE: School Social Worker
EXEMPT: Yes JOB CODE:
SALARY: Related Services Salary Schedule DEPARTMENT: Educational Services
LOCATION: TBD DATE APPROVED:
REPORTS TO: Director, Educational Services
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Month
SUMMARY: The School Social Worker provides supportive services to students and their families in overcoming barriers to learning; to promote positive working relationships among and between staff and the schools by fostering a climate conducive to open communication and productive work.
SUPERVISED BY: Director, Educational Services
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION(S):
- Masters Degree in social work related field
- State certified/licensed
- ADE School Social Worker Certification
- Experience working with children
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION(S):
- Bilingual preferred
Such alternatives to the above required & preferred qualifications as the Superintendent/ Designee may find appropriate and acceptable.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Counsels students and parents individually and in groups on topics such as problem solving skills, parenting skills, abuse of drugs and alcohol, family violence, and other such topics.
2. Communicates with teachers and other staff about students’ life situations and home/neighborhood circumstances.
3. Acts as a liaison for families to interpret their concerns to school personnel and maintains open lines of communication.
4. Provides information to facilitate the family’s use of community resources for meeting housing, clothing, nutritional, and health needs.
5. Provides short-term crisis intervention to students, staff, and families.
6. Serves as a liaison to community agencies.
7. Assists with the coordination of activities and programs for homeless children.
8. Assists families in understanding their children’s educational needs and the resources available within the school.
9. Interviews parents and others to obtain social history, developmental history, and other background information concerning the needs of students.
10. Helps students overcome barriers to school attendance and achievement, and promotes responsible behavior.
11. Participates in staff conferences related to the student’s behavior adjustment and academic progress.
12. Assists students and their families to explore alternative educational programs and career options.
13. Fosters collaborative educational efforts among staff by supporting the district’s vision, mission and goals and its commitment to shared decision making.
14. Perform such other duties and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Superintendent/Designee.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provision of the Board policy or evaluation of professional personnel.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several concrete variables
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret education materials and programs; ability to write reports, procedure manuals, and correspondence; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of teachers, students, administration, and the community.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to work with mathematical such as probability and statistical inference; ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to handle, or feel objects, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
