School Social Worker

Chandler USD 80 BOLOGNA ELEMENTARY - Chandler, Arizona

Starting Date: Immediately

Employment Type:

Full-time

Base Salary:

$57,750

Calendar:

9.5 month calendar. Employees new to district 203 workdays, returningstaff 201 workdays

Benefits:

PTO, holidays, matched retirement through the Arizona State Retirement System, health and life insurance, wellness, professional growth credit

Performance Pay:

Available annually

New Hire

Experience:

$400 for each full-time year of certified teaching or verified like experience, max $2800

New Hire

Education:

$500 for additional advanced degree beyond Master's + $80/hour of graduate level credits beyond Master's, +96hoursmax

CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

CLASSIFICATION:

SUPPORT

JOB TITLE:

SOCIAL WORKER

CALENDAR: 1960 (NEW TEACHER) OR 1961 (RETURNING TEACHER)

SALARY:

SOCIAL WORKER SALARY SCHEDULE

Job Goal:

Provide our students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens through the delivery of home/school/community relationships, and alleviate barriers to learning

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social work(MSW) desired or equivalent professional social work degree from an accredited school
• Arizona State Social Worker license (LMSW) and Arizona School Social Worker Certification
• One year of successful school social work experience or one year of field instruction in a school system, or six semester hours of acceptable coursework
• Knowledge of school,district and community resources available for students and families
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Social Work Code of Ethics and sensitivity to diverse cultures

Core

Job Functions:

• Serve as a district-wide liaison, support and resource between schools,families and community agencies
• Establish andmaintainpartnerships with community resources to expand access to services for students and their families
• Create,implement and deliver professional development and training opportunities for staff to promote positive, social, emotional,behavioral and mental health in students
• Collaborate with the director to develop and implement district-wide procedures,processes and best practices as they relate to counseling and social services
• Assist families in accessing andutilizingschool and community resources
• Participate and act as a representative of the department on community task forces
• Develop,expandand organize parent, guardian and community education and outreach opportunities
• Onboard and mentornewly hiredcounseling and social work staff to ensure smooth integration of services on their school campuses
• Supervise counselor and social work interns inappropriate field placements in conjunction with university personnel
• Collect,reviewand analyze data for use in district-wide planning as it relates to a comprehensive counseling program
• Consult with school personnelregardingpotential problems affecting student academic progress,behavior and personal well-being to brainstorm solutions
• Continue professional growth tomaintainknowledge of skills related to the job functions andtimelytopics
• Attend andparticipatein meetings which may occur beyond the staff’snormally scheduledworkday
• Perform related duties as assigned that support the overallobjectiveof the position

Core Values:

• Excellence
  in all we do. No matter how large or small, we value excellence in all parts of this organization. Excellence is a value, a quality, and our most important product.
• Equity
  and fairness in all things. Education is the great leveler, and we intend for all our students, staff and patrons to have the opportunity, tools, and ability to succeed and excel.
• Collaboration
  is an effective decision-making model as well as an effective morale-enhancing model.
• Integrity
  is simply non-negotiable. Honesty, integrity, and reliability are the foundations of our organization.
• Efficiency
  is the essence of being a good steward of public trust. Our community supports us because we continually demonstrate our ability to produce the very best by carefully using the resources available.

Professional Qualities:

• Function effectively as a team member
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Exercise positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Establish and maintain courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Positively accept direction
• Respond to all internal and external customers, as it relates to position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient…