Social Worker SY

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

We are looking for a School Social Worker who will positively impact student success by planning, carrying out, evaluating, and supervising instructional activities. Our School Social Work addresses barriers to student learning, including social, emotional and mental health challenges and provides services at the school-wide, family, small group and individual levels. The role assists students with behavioral, mental, emotional, or physical issues.

As a member of the Unified Student Supports Team, you will receive excellent benefits, opportunities to grow within your role and the organization, and collaborative and supportive colleagues who put students first.

The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your day‑to‑day may look like.

• Provides assessment and instruction/intervention at the school‑wide prevention level, at the targeted classroom/small group level and at the individual behavioral/mental health level to address issues that prevent learning readiness.
• Utilizes student, school and community data to plan, identify and implement evidence‑based, culturally competent prevention strategies to meet student needs.
• Confer with school counselors, school psychologists, and teaching staff to obtain additional testing information and gain insight on student behavioral disorders affecting the learning process.
• Serves as a member of the educational evaluation multidisciplinary team with responsibilities that may include the preparation of a social and developmental history of a student and assists in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
• Provides brief individual and group counseling to students and families who need help with personal concerns or development problems. Consults with school staff and parents regarding strategies for helping students cope with personal and social concerns.
• Accesses and links community resources to students, families, and the school in response to identified needs. Home and agency visits are required to accomplish this responsibility.
• Counseling students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical limitation or condition indicates need for assistance.
• Consults with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems and effective solutions. Serves as the Case Manager for Section 504/Disability, maintaining case conferences and monitoring compliance.
• Serves as a member of the IPS Crisis Team and can be called on to aid schools when a crisis occurs.
• Works with Mental Health Therapist to monitor mental health referrals.
• Leads Attendance Team to work on using positive reinforcement for students who are chronically absent.
• Works collaboratively with school professionals, parents and community leaders in a culturally responsive manner to support the optimum learning environment for students.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Support students by providing individual and group counseling to students and families.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to provide behavioral and academic support to students.
• Meet with attendance team and provide strategies to improve attendance.
• Analyze attendance data to implement strategies to improve attendance.
• Attend to 504 Case Conference to keep IIEP 504s in compliance.
• Work collaboratively with other staff.
• Hold parent conferences regarding academic achievement and behavioral issues.

• Working knowledge of federal and state 504 laws, rules, and practices.
• Broad knowledge of Indiana and IPS policies, practices and programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong strategic analytical and writing capabilities, and interpersonal savvy.
• Proactive nature; able to anticipate conflicts before they rise, results/action‑orientation; project management skills.
• Racial equity mindset and other critical indicators related to DEI.
• Organizational agility; developed negotiation skills.
• Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust.
• Ability to successfully navigate…