Social Worker - Bilingual

Social Worker

Certified primary function:
Provide services related to a person's social, emotional, and life adjustment to school and/or society. School social workers are the link between the home, school, and community, providing direct and indirect services to students, families, and school personnel to promote and support students' academic and social success.

Accountability:
Reports to building level administrators & district level administrators.

Education/certification:

Professional educator's license (PEL) with degree/endorsement in school social work. Bachelor's degree in school social work. Master's degree in school social work (preferred). Read, write, and speak in English and Spanish (required).

Required knowledge/skills:

• Services to students:
  Providing crisis intervention. Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success. Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management. Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills. Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others.
• Services to parents/families:
  Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment. Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community. Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs. Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.
• Services to school personnel:
  Providing staff with essential information to better understand factors affecting a student's performance and behavior. Assessing students with mental health concerns. Developing staff in-service training programs. Assisting teachers with behavior/classroom management. Providing direct support to staff as needed.
• Related services:
  Participating in special education assessment meetings as well as individual educational planning meetings. Working with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child's adjustment in school. Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability. Counseling (group, individual and/or family). Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program.
  
  Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
• School-community liaison:
  Obtaining and coordinating community resources to meet students' needs. Helping school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies. Advocating for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families. Helping the system respond effectively to each child's needs.

Additional skills:
Strong planning and implementation skills. Communicate clearly orally and in writing. Strong collaboration skills. Knowledge/implementation of restorative discipline practices. Strong understanding of equitable classroom practices. High expectations for all students.

Other:
Comply with district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations including special education laws. Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior; serve as a role model for students and other staff. Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job. Other duties as assigned.