What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker - SGMS - 2025 - 2026 position at SPRING GARDEN?
Qualifications:
Required: Master’s Degree in Social Work
FLSA: Exempt
Salary Schedule: Per Approved Social Worker Salary Schedule
Direct Report: Building Principal and Coordinator of Counseling
Terms of Employment: 9 month
Eligible for emergency telework: With Supervisor approval
Purpose: Facilitate/coordinate services for students and families.
Essential Job Functions:
- Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
- To "telework" when requested by the District.
- Other assigned duties.
Identify and assess students’ needs
- Serve as student and family advocate
- Provide crisis intervention
- Facilitate conflict mediation – student, family &/or school personnel
- Provide individual counseling for chronic ongoing issues
- Home visits
- Administer mental health assessments
- Conduct psycho/social assessments
- McKinney-Vento liaison for assigned building(s)
- Identify and reduce attendance barriers
- Administer Student Assistance Survey
- Facilitate S.O.S curriculum and survey
Make appropriate referrals
- Make referrals to community agencies
- Create and facilitate small groups
- Oversee and distribute Campus Cupboard and Clothes Closet Items
- Monitor Pregnant and Parenting Student needs
Collaborate with outside agencies
- Participate in community meetings, when appropriate
- Utilize community organizations for student needs
Provide Case Management and RE-Entry Assistance
- Provide appropriate follow up with students
- Assist with students re-entering school from outside placements and/or in-district transfers
- Other duties as assigned
Employee Behavior and Conduct:
District employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact, both internally and externally during the performance of their duties. Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.
EOE
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