Social Worker - McKinney-Vento

McKinney-Vento Support Social Worker

Position Title:

McKinney-Vento Support Social Worker

Working Title:

McKinney-Vento Support Social Worker

School/Department:
Counseling and Student Services (CaSS)/Social Work

Location:

Crossroads II, Cary, NC

Pay Grade:
Guidance Counselors/Social Worker Salary Scale

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Eligibility for Employment

Contract:

Yes

Work Week

Schedule:

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends) Position is eligible for hybrid telework workweek

Position

Purpose:

Serves as a McKinney-Vento liaison to all enrollment staff, district departments, community and schools. Ensures that all students in transition are identified and provided the resources and support to be successful in school. Provides assistance through data retrieval and analysis in order to review service quality, gaps and impact on the academic, physical, social-emotional, and developmental needs of students experiencing homelessness.

Ensures the delivery of mandated services to facilitate the students' school attendance and access to appropriate education. Maintains, generates, and distributes student demographic and McKinney-Vento identification to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment for PK-12th, transportation, and free meals. Facilitates transfer of student information between schools and processes student enrollment as backup for Student Information Data Managers to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment.

Provides support to the McKinney Vento District Liaison. Position also provides technical assistance to school liaisons and conducts training, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Extensive knowledge of human behavior, social systems and social work skills/methods;
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
  Google Apps;
• 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 comply with confidentiality requirements in local, state, and federal policies and statutes;
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and accomplish specific tasks quickly, as requested;
• Ability to work within groups by listening with intent to understand, be solution-focused, collaborating with others, advocating for students and families when needed and working fairly alongside others on program initiatives and within community committees;
• 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;
• Knowledge of the laws and policies governing the McKinney-Vento Act;
• Experience implementing McKinney-Vento law and policy in practice;
• Knowledge of district applications used to maintain and update student data;
• Experience working with children, youth, and families.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures children, youth, and family inquiries regarding the McKinney-Vento Act are addressed by referring to the appropriate contact person via email, phone call, or in-person.
• Initiates McKinney-Vento services for current and next school year by processing information received by school liaisons.
• Facilitates transfer of student information between schools to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment.
• Processes student enrollment as backup for…