Lead District Social Worker

Essential Functions

• Identifies and assesses concerns and needs for students in regard to academic and behavioral problems through analysis of factors impeding student adjustment, including those at home, school, and community.
• Serves as a liaison between families and schools to positively promote collaborative processes in educational planning for students.
• Uses district data to provide educational training for parents or legal guardians and school staff on identified issues or concerns from need assessment results.
• Locates and mobilizes community resources to support the educational program, identifying resources for families such as counseling, basic needs, and medical needs, and facilitating connections to these resources.
• Assists with coordination of the activities of the Collierville Schools Family Resource Center.
• Participates on district and school‑based multidisciplinary teams to develop interventions that promote students’ academic and behavioral success and positive mental health.
• Works collaboratively with school counselors and the district Counseling Supervisor to support behavioral, emotional, and environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process.
• Regularly evaluates the effectiveness of services and identifies need for additional services.
• Maintains a referral system for all students, parents, employees, and other stakeholders.
• Attends meetings and professional development activities as required.
• Maintains required records and submits appropriate documentation and data.
• Ensures exemplary in‑person attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains a forty‑hour work week, working additional hours as required to carry out all functions and duties of the position. This is a ten‑and‑half‑month position.

• Provide support to all District Social Workers.
• Assist the Counseling and Intervention Supervisor with annual training for all district employees.
• Assist in development and implementation of district policies and procedures for social programs.
• Collaborate with the Counseling and Intervention Supervisor and the School Safety Supervisor to coordinate the establishment of guidelines, procedures, and training for school and staff safety procedures.
• Coordinate on‑the‑job training for new Social Workers.
• Relay important information to school Social Workers and administrators, providing updates on related resources.
• Collect information and data for required district and state reports.
• Determine methods for documentation.
• Establish processes to identify student needs.
• Participate in evaluation of programs through collection and review of data.

• L.M.S.W. (Licensed Master of Social Work) from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and State of Tennessee Division of Health‑Related Boards, or possession of advanced licensures such as LCSW, LAPSW, LPC/MHSP, and/or school social worker licensure by the Tennessee Department of Education.
• A minimum of three years of school‑based experience preferred.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and accurate reports, including statistics.
• Proficiency in computer applications to include spreadsheets, databases, and word processing.
• Strong group processing and presentation skills.
• Alternatives to the above qualifications may be considered appropriate and acceptable by the Superintendent.

• Data Utilization:
  Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and analyze data; exercise discretion in data classification and reference analysis to established standards.
• Human Interaction:
  Ability to provide guidance, effective supervision, assistance, and interpretation to others regarding application of procedures and standards.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization:
  Ability to operate, maneuver, and control equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude:
  Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and advisory data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude:
  Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, calculate decimals and percentages, utilize principles of fractions, and interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning:
  Ability to apply principles of rational systems and laws; interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule instructions; exercise independent judgment to adapt methods to meet objectives.
• Situational Reasoning:
  Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity when evaluating information against measurable criteria and planning program goals.

• Physical Ability:
  Tasks require light physical effort, with occasional lifting or carrying of objects up to 50 pounds and extended keyboard or workstation periods.
• Sensory Requirements:
  Ability to perceive visual cues or signals and communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors:
  Performance may require exposure to adverse conditions, such as dealing with irate individuals.

FLSA:
Exempt