Social Worker @ John Dewey Learning Academy

School Social Worker

The school social worker assists students with academic and social emotional learning through services that identify and address environmental issues that interfere with the educational process; and functions as the home-school liaison to enhance parental and community involvement in the student's success.

Essential Functions:

• Assesses student's social and emotional needs for the purpose of developing and implementing individualized plans of services to support educational objectives.
• Assists students and families with a variety of outside services agencies for the purpose of providing referrals for families and students.
• Consults with teachers, parents, and other personnel for the purpose of determining student needs, developing plans for services, making recommendations, and providing requested information.
• Counsels students, parents, and teachers for the purpose of resolving issues that could impede student success.
• Develops individual education plan goals and other written materials for student IEPs for the purpose of establishing strategies/opportunities for student success.
• Facilitates social work sessions for the purpose of assisting attendees in resolving issues and creating positive change.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential files and records for the purpose of documenting activities, complying with mandated requirements, and providing up-to-date information.
• Participates in meetings, workshops, and seminars as assigned for the purpose of conveying and gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Prepares a wide variety of written materials for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, and conveying information.
• Responds to a variety of inquiries for the purpose of resolving problems, providing information, and referring to appropriate personnel.
• Serves as a liaison between a variety of groups and individuals for the purpose of facilitating communication between participants while ensuring compliance and continuity of care.
• Travels to multiple work sites for the purpose of providing social services to students.
• Provides crisis intervention services and serves on the Keystone crisis team.

Other Functions:

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Skills are required to perform multiple, highly complex, technical tasks with an expectation that the social worker will occasionally upgrade skills to meet changing job conditions.
• Knowledge is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percent, and/or ratios; review and interpret highly technical information, write professional materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define concerns and draw conclusions.
• Ability is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use basic, job-related equipment.

Work Environment:

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting and carrying up to twenty (20) pounds, some pushing, and/or pulling, frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 75% sitting, 20% walking, and 5% standing. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and in a generally hazard free environment.

The job is performed under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

Core requirements:

• Experience:
  
  Job related experience within a specialized field is required.
• Education:
  
  Master's degree in a job-related area.
• Equivalency:
  Required Testing Certificates and Licenses Driver's License and Evidence of Insurability Continuing Educ. / Training Clearances