SY 24-25 School Social Worker (pool)

PRIMARY FUNCTION:  To act as a liaison for school, family, and community in dealing with student problems that interfere with educational development.

REPORTS TO:  Principal

SALARY SCHEDULE:  Teacher

WORK DAYS:  190

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Education Level:  Master's Degree in social work from an accredited college or university            
2. Experience, Skill and Certification:  Valid Georgia Professional Service Certificate in the assigned field School Social Worker.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Provides necessary social services to referred students including home visits, conferences, referrals to other school resources and/or community agencies, or other services as appropriate.
2. Provides regular feedback to the referral source on the development of cases referred and develops with the referral source a problem resolution plan.
3. Organizes, participates in, and contributes to special projects aimed at improving school attendance.
4. Furnishes local and state reports as required.
5. Carries out school social work duties in accordance with the policies and procedures of the local school system, and the laws of the State of Georgia related to compulsory school attendance.
6. Participates regularly in staff development and in service activities for professional growth and/or certification upgrade.
7. Coordinates matters relating to child abuse with schools and serves as a resource person to the schools in this area.
8. Works cooperatively with other agencies in the community in resolving individual and family problems which interfere with the school attendance of students.
9. Performs other duties as necessary for the effectiveness of the organization.

2. Performs other duties as required based on the specific content area taught (such as content-area competitions, after-hours activities, and so on).

3. Plans and coordinates purposeful assignments for paraprofessional(s), other supporting staff, and volunteer(s), and provides input to the administrative staff on the performance of these individuals.

4. Performs other duties as required by the district, the school, or student need.

Terms of Employment: Incumbents will receive an annual contract.  The work calendar will be 190 days.  Salary will be determined based on level of certification an allowable experience.

Non-Essential Responsibilities

A responsibility is considered to be “non-essential” (for the purposes of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) if:

• it is shared between multiple incumbents in the job; or
• it could be performed by an employee in another job within the workgroup.

Note the responsibility number from the list in the “Duties and Responsibilities” section for those responsibilities that could be considered “non-essential” based on this definition.

Certain limited aspects of General Duties and Responsibilities items referenced in Section 1 (b) and (d) might be considered “non-essential” in a specific situation. Any request for accommodation must be reviewed on an “individual case” basis.

Physical and Sensory Demands

Most jobs in the District have physical and sensory demands that can be described by one of the two categories noted below. For jobs that require more physical or sensory effort, please list the requirements in this section. The category applicable for this position is listed below.