Social Worker- Alternative Site

Job Title

Reports To:

Site Director

Program Supervisor:
Regional Director for Student Services

Qualifications:

• College degree required.
• Valid Georgia School Social Worker certificate If the Social Worker does not have a Social Work certificate, they will collaborate with a certified Social Worker from a partner site on certain job tasks.
• Experience with high school students preferred.
• Ability to take direction and perform tasks independently.

Duties:

Student Services

• Attend and participate in monthly Student Services Meetings as part of the site student services team.
• Regularly communicate with Mentors and Mentor Facilitator around student needs.
• Collaborate with other student services staff (Career Specialist, Counselor, Mentor Facilitator, Student Services Manager) to plan and implement activities.

Attendance

• Assist in Monitoring weekly student attendance. Develop and implement attendance intervention; work to solve transportation issues.
• Work closely with Counselor, Site Administrators, Career Specialist or other staff to develop and support on-going Drop-Out Prevention and Drop-Out Recovery programs.

Direct Services/Student Support

• Conduct home visits as needed.
• Based on referral needs, counsel with students and parents; help families cope with economic struggles such as financial needs, housing, applying for Medicare/Medicaid, childcare, etc.
• Provide referrals for students or families needing medical treatment, mental health services, legal services, and other community services.
• Participate in the development of Individual Education Plans (IEP) and/or MTSS process as required.
• Follow up as appropriate with all referrals and enter casenotes.
• Work with the Regional Student Services Coordinator-Social Workers/McKinney Vento/Foster Care about services for students experiencing homelessness and students served through foster care.
• Serve as the site point-of-contact for students with severe health or mental health needs who may need services through HEAL (Hospital or Home Environment Access to Learning) and facilitate all paperwork and meetings.
• Assist with site referrals to the diaper bank, food bank or other community based resources.

Internal Support and Professional Development

• Train all staff on how to use the SWARM database to make referrals for services.
• Maintain appropriate school records and provide written reports and communication as appropriate.
• Read Foothills emails in a timely manner.
• Respond to surveys and reports by deadlines.
• Provide Site Director with appropriate data as requested.
• Participate in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned.