Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

State Social Worker

Promotes maximum development of all students by prevention/alleviation of problems that interfere with the tasks of learning through knowledge of human behavior, social systems and social work skills. May supervise professionals, social work interns, paraprofessionals, and clerical staff. Reports to Supervisor of Social Services.

Uses assessment skills to determine special needs of students. Provides input for program planning and evaluation and contributes to the development of departmental and system-wide policies. Employs appropriate social work methods in situations affecting the student's educational progress. Maintains an advocacy role to assure that the student's educational, social, emotional and material needs are met in accordance with established laws, rules and regulations.

Provides consultation and in-service experiences for teachers and staff and engages in the mutual exchange of information with community agencies. Serves as a liaison between home-school-community and promotes effective resource utilization and positive relations with various publics. Organizes time, resources and workload in order to meet responsibilities and maintains accurate case records and documentation. Shows evidences of professional growth and development and adheres to a professional code of ethics.

Performs additional work as requested.

BA or Masters Degree in Social Work from a CSW (Council on Social Work) accredited University. Must be licensed in the State of North Carolina in social work, counseling or in a related teaching area. Must be eligible or possess Social Work Certification.

Physical Requirements:

Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copies, etc. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Data Conception:
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Interpersonal Communication:
Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants. Language Ability:
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, contracts, policies, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence. Intelligence:
Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Verbal Aptitude:
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to give oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including educational and legal terminology. Numerical Aptitude:
Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics,…