Social Worker,Mental Health Job Farmington area,Arkansas USA,Social Work

Position:
School Social Worker

Supervisor:
Principal and Mental Health Coordinator

General

Job Description:

Provide educationally related social work services for students with disabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Complete routine reports and tasks promptly and efficiently

Participates in student planning and program development

Implements individual student programs

Demonstrates a willingness to examine and implement change as appropriate

Works productively with colleagues, parents, and students

Demonstrates accurate knowledge of field

Demonstrates appropriate assessment techniques and procedures

Demonstrates a professional demeanor as defined by the code of ethics of the education professional

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct an individualized social-emotional-adaptive assessment of the student, the student's family and the educational and social communities.
Employ appropriate methods of practice that enables students and their families to function adequately within their educational and community settings.
Utilize on-going appropriate methods to evaluated his/her services
Prepare social or developmental histories for students with disabilities
Provide group and individual counseling with students and their families who are receiving special education as identified as a need through assessment
Work with those problems in student living situations (home, community and school) that affect their adjustment in school
Mobilize school and community resources to enable students to receive benefit from their special education services
Attend Multidisciplinary Team meetings as needed to discuss student need, evaluation data and to plan for goals and objectives, if appropriate
Maintain necessary and appropriate licensure
Other duties as deemed necessary by supervisor

Qualifications

Must have current SW license, effective verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with parents, students and school personnel.

Physical Requirements

Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, physical ability to type on a keyboard terminal, and moving light furniture may be required.

Equipment/Technology Handled

Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

Work Environment

Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignment without direct supervision.

Terms of Employment

Salary and work calendar established yearly by the district.

Social Worker, Mental Health