Social Worker, School Social Worker

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• Position Type:
  Special Education/ Social Worker
• Date Posted: 9/25/2026
• Location:
  
  Special Education

Job Title: School Social Worker
Reports To: Coordinator for Special Education Campus Operations
FLSA Status: Exempt
Summary
Assists with mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive behavioral support, academic and classroom support, consultation with teachers, parents and administrators as well as provide individual and group counseling/therapy (sswaa 2015).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provides assessment, and evaluation for developing appropriate intervention strategies to increase academic success.
Participates in special education assessment review and dismissal (ARD) meetings as well as Individual Educational Planning (IEP) meetings as needed.
Works with problems in a child's living situation that affect the child's adjustment in school (home, school, and community).
Provides counseling (group, individual and/or family).
Coordinates family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program.
Assists in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
Provides staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student's performance and behavior.
Provides home visits for the sole purpose of gathering helpful information on a student's background and/or providing parents with educational intervention, and referrals, when appropriate.
Identifies and reports child abuse and neglect.
Assists with conflict resolution and anger management.
Helps the child develop appropriate social interaction skills.
Assists the child in understanding and accepting self and others.
Provides crisis intervention as needed.
Maintains current knowledge of local social services resources available to students and their families.
Maintains current knowledge and skills related to social work ethics, values, and laws governing social work practices.
Provides other services as assigned as related to School Social Workers Association and National code of ethics (sswaa 2015).
Collects data for IEPs, session notes, and quarterly progress reports.
Prepares and maintains a computerized database of referrals and evaluations for each school assigned.
Compiles, maintains, and files all reports, records, and other required documents to include but not limited to inputting evaluations, daily session notes, progress reports, and maintaining documentation for Medicaid billing, as necessary, into the KISD informational management system.
Prepares and maintains a database of referrals and evaluations for each school assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Licensed Master's Social Work degree required and three years' experience working with school age students preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS
Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general educational periodicals, professional journals, or governmental laws and regulations. Ability to write…