Social Worker, Guidance Counselor: Social​/Educational

Social Worker

* Position receives an annual $1,800 related services stipend*

* Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,000 per year available*

To obtain special education licensure*

USD 497 - Details

FTE: 1.0

Hours/Day: 8.0

Days per year: 188 (new teachers)/186 (returning teachers)

Fiscal year: 2026-27

Location - District Wide

Qualifications:

• Master's level Social Worker LMSW or Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW)
• Current and valid license with the KS. Behavioral Science Regulatory Board

Reports to:

Principal/Department Supervisor

Job Goal:

School social work services are developmental, corrective and supportive and are provided to assist a student in benefiting from educational services:

• Support families and students to ensure that students come to school ready to learn.
• Strengthen partnership between home and school.
• Mobilize school and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team problem-solving to address student needs, and strategies that will increase student's success in school.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide services to a diverse population of students and families, primarily students involved with Student Improvement Teams.
• Act as liaison between students and their families with the school community, district, or surrounding community to address problems in a child's living situation (home, school, community) that affects the child's adjustment in school.
• Collaborate with parents, student and staff in development and maintenance of positive behavior interventions.
• Serve as liaison and facilitator of community agency services, family and schools, and supervising the referral of students to appropriate community agencies.
• Participate in assessment of student needs with observations, developmental or social history interviews, home visits, and consultation.
• Participate in response to crisis situations for individual students, staff, families, buildings, or district.
• Maintain Weekly Activity Logs to document activities and contacts, as required by the district and state.
• Work with parents, students, and staff in a professional and collaborative manner.
• Serve as a child and family advocate.

Essential skills and Abilities:

• Ability to possess and maintain licensure as a social worker in the state of Kansas.
• Ability to speak clearly to various groups expressing ideas in a logical and forthright manner.
• Possess composition skills suitable for producing written communication for a variety of readers.
• Ability to quickly analyze a situation and provide prompt advice.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities using appropriate software on district computer system and communication equipment.
• Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines.
• Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others.
• Ability to travel as needed.

The tasks listed in the position description are subject to change at the discretion of the superintendent/designee. The incumbent is expected to take on other duties as requested or assigned by his/her supervisor.

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel

Salary:
Certified Salary Schedule + fringe benefits