Substitute - Social Worker

Overview

The ACPS Social Work Department is seeking a temporary School Social Worker Substitute. An ideal candidate will have a background in school social work, trauma-informed care, case management responsibilities, and experience working with students with a disability. ACPS School Social Workers strengthen the home/school/community partnership and address barriers to student learning, promoting student wellbeing and successful completion of school.

• Assesses student and family needs (e.g., financial, medical, parenting skills) to develop and implement individualized plans of services to support educational objectives.
• Maintains an ongoing liaison relationship with community agencies and other resources to meet student and family needs.
• Provides clinically appropriate counseling and/or therapeutic services to individual students, groups of students, and families when students show high levels of at-risk symptoms for school failure.
• Maintains case records to document activities and comply with mandated requirements.
• Promotes and reinforces regular student attendance with students, their families, teachers, and administrators.
• Intervenes and develops attendance plans in cases of chronic truancy and non-attendance.
• Mediates conflicts between parents, teachers, and/or students to resolve issues that could impede student success.
• Responds to referrals from school administration, parents, teachers, the Student Support Team, the Special Education Committee, and others by providing direct services and by assisting families in accessing appropriate community resources.
• Responds to inquiries to provide information on district support services and/or educational programs.
• Responds to requests for intervention in situations that could negatively impact the student’s education plan.
• Provides crisis intervention and counseling.
• Completes Suicide, Risk, and Threat Assessments.
• Develops, implements, and monitors Individual Education Plan goals.
• Completes social histories for the social-cultural component of new triennial multidisciplinary referrals for Special Education Services.
• Facilitates home visits and/or parent conferences to meet the special needs of students.
• Provides psycho-educational training and workshops for staff, students, and parents (e.g., parenting skills, community resources, district programs, social skill development).
• Provides comprehensive school social work services to address barriers that limit a student from benefiting fully from their educational experience.
• Provides interventions to ensure proper school attendance and prevent school dropout in coordination with established school and community programs.
• Files Juvenile Court Child in Need of Services (CHINS) petitions as needed.
• Manages and follows through on multi-agency services provided to students and families, including meetings with FAPT, Best Determination, and Treatment Team with relevant agencies.
• Serves as a liaison between school and community agencies regarding reporting child abuse/neglect.
• Provides individual and group counseling to improve students’ academic achievement.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure effective functioning of the work unit.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field;
  Master’s degree in Social Work required.
• Certificates & Licenses: Valid Virginia Department of Education Pupil Personnel Services License, with an endorsement in Social Worker.
• Experience: A minimum of three years’ work experience preferred.
• Key Competencies: Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of individuals from diverse backgrounds. Bilingual (Spanish & English) preferred, not required.

• Daily Teacher assignments rate (1-10 days): $124.50
• Long-Term assignments rate (11 working days or more in a teaching position): $172.09

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.
• Public Health Compliance – Must follow safety and health protocols.