Social Worker, Guidance Counselor: Social​/Educational

Overview

POSITION TITLE (Oracle title)

SOCIAL WORKER

WORKING TITLE

Social Worker

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT

Counseling and Student Services (CaSS)

LOCATION

Crossroads II, Cary, NC

PAY GRADE

Guidance Counselors/Social Worker Salary Scale

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

No

WORK WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends)

POSITION

PURPOSE:

Works to ensure that Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is implementing a comprehensive program that addresses student attendance, homelessness, barriers to learning, student behavior, and mental health issues. Provides equitable delivery of social work services under the framework of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

• Comprehensive knowledge of school social work and comprehensive school social work programs;
• Comprehensive knowledge of current local, state, national, and global trends in school social work;
• Considerable knowledge of program evaluation to support continuous improvement;
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
  Google Apps;
• Skills in creating and managing effective presentations, including the capability to use relevant technology;
• Effective crisis response skills;
• Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement;
• Effective time management and organizational skills;
• Strategic problem-solving skills;
• Ability to facilitate effective meetings;
• Ability to support a collaborative working environment;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, community groups, vendors, external agencies, and the public.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in school social work from a regionally accredited college or university.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Hold or be qualified to hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s License for school social work;
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of North Carolina requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in Social Work;
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW);
• Nationally Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS) credential;
• Experience that incorporates comprehensive and integrated school social work services;
• Experience providing crisis and suicide prevention and intervention;
• Active in professional school social work associations (NASW and/or NCSSWA).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures a comprehensive and equitable delivery of school social work services in consideration of system priorities and in a manner consistent with guidelines for professional practice and codes of ethics, adhering to relevant laws, policies, and lines of authority.
• School Social Workers:
  • Conducts assessment of student needs and parental involvement;
  • Promotes regular school attendance;
  • Conducts home visits;
  • Promotes safe, caring, and drug free schools;
  • Empowerment of/advocacy for students;
  • Provides culturally competent services;
  • Provides appropriate services for homeless students;
  • Provides individual counseling;
  • Facilitates group counseling;
  • Promotes positive self-esteem;
  • Teaches anger management and impulse control;
  • Social skills training;
  • Substance abuse prevention;
  • Provide crisis intervention services;
  • Participate in the development of behavioral modification plans;
  • Provide short/long-term case management services to individual students;
  • Provides referrals to community agencies and coordinates services;
  • Coordinates services with other disciplines within the school;
  • Participates in transition planning for students;
  • Coordinates pregnancy prevention programs;
  • Coordinates dropout prevention programs.
• Participates in the district-level crisis team (including on-call crisis coverage and event response), school social leadership team, and school social work professional learning…