Social Worker, Community Health

Position Type: Student Support Services/ Social Worker

Date Posted: 5/1/2025

Location: All Sites

Date Available:  School Year

Location: Multiple Sites

• Possess a Master or advanced degree in Social Work
• Arizona State Department of Education School Social Worker Certification
• Experience in multicultural-multilingual school setting is preferred
• Knowledge of community resources within the district boundaries is preferred
• Social Work experience is preferred

• Coordinates preventative and intervention services.
• Keeps sufficient records of cases in compliance with FERPA and state requirements for use by school staff members and outside agencies when appropriate.
• Provides social work case management to students and families within the context of cultural understanding and competence.
• Consults with parents and other stakeholders to increase access to appropriate resources and services available to minimize risk factors.
• Identifies and mobilizes a continuum of resources to meet the school community’s needs.
• Serves as a liaison between home and school when considerable follow‑up is necessary with community agencies.
• Makes home visits, in consultation with site administrators, to extend support to students and families.
• Fosters and maintains positive work relations with community partners.
• Serves as liaison with such outside agencies as DCS and Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department as it relates to mandatory reporting and ISD’s district truancy diversion program (C.U.T.S.).
• Maintains working knowledge of local, state, and federal laws pertaining to serving children experiencing homelessness and foster care placements to maximize educational rights.
• Conducts multi‑tiered school needs assessment for individual students, groups of students, and school‑wide support to improve the social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes of students.
• Assists students directly toward adjustment to school including, but not limited to, small group counseling, one‑to‑one support, and classroom visits.
• Provides programs and direct services that foster social and emotional competence.
• Provides support when responding to self‑harm, crisis and threat assessment procedures.
• Participates in monthly School Safety Assessment Prevention Team meetings and other team meetings or committees.
• Adheres to the NASW Code of Ethics and SSWAA ethical guidelines.
• Advocates for policies, programs, and services that respect diversity, address individual needs, and support the inherent dignity and worth of all students, families, and school personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

SALARY: Certified Salary Schedule

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 9 months

CLOSING DATE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED – Dependent Upon Grant Funding