Social Worker 2026-27 SY

Social Worker 2026-27 SY

Normandy Schools Collaborative — Normandy, Missouri

Job : 5631493

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Apr 07, 2025 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

JOB SUMMARY

Normandy Schools Collaborative is seeking Social Workers to provide direct and indirect social work services to students district-wide experiencing social, emotional, and/or behavioral problems that interfere with their performance in school, and facilitate communication among school, home, and community providers. The School Social Worker will be responsible for demonstrating behaviors that are consistent with Normandy Schools Collaborative Values.

Reports to: Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services

Supervises: None

Pay Grade: Classified Pay Scale

Terms of Employment: 10.5 Months

• Provides school social work services to students who are at-risk for school failure and/or are demonstrating social/emotional/behavioral problems within the school setting.
• Assists teachers and parents in developing and implementing behavior management plans to remediate problem behaviors. Assists students to improve their academic, personal, and social functioning.
• Provides social skills, anger management, stress reduction or other similar instruction to students who are experiencing social/emotional/behavioral problems that interfere with their learning or the ability of others to learn.
• Provides short‑term individual and group counseling to students who are experiencing social/emotional/behavioral problems that interfere with their learning or the ability of others to learn.
• Provides information to families and assists them in accessing long‑term or intensive counseling services, as needed.
• Provides direct and indirect school social work services as a related service in support of special education.
• Provides direct and indirect School Social Work services as specified in students’ IEPs. Works collaboratively with special education staff in designing and implementing social skills, anger management, stress reduction or other similar instruction as is appropriate to addressing students’ special education needs.
• Assists school staff in developing and implementing interventions to allow students with disabilities to be successful within the mainstream.
• Provides information and assistance to families to help them understand their child’s educational disability and equip them with the tools necessary to support their child’s educational and/or behavioral progress.
• Provides parents with training and support as needed.
• Provides information to parents regarding the referral/assessment process, special education services available within the district, and their rights relative to special education.
• Conducts social/developmental assessments of students referred for special education, assists in determining eligibility for special education.
• Provides short‑term individual or group counseling to assist students during transitions and other high‑stress situations.
• Acts as a liaison between the home, school, and community providers to access, mobilize and coordinate services. Communicates with staff, administration and parents concerning students’ social, emotional, and behavioral progress. Provides information to students and parents about services available within the community.
• Make referrals to community providers, as appropriate.
• Consults and collaborates with social services, mental health, and other community providers. Maintains an accurate record of student, parent, and other contacts. Provide crisis intervention services as needed.
• Conducts risk assessments.
• Coordinates home, school, and community resources in addressing the crisis situation.
• Coordinates follow‑up services as needed.
• Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as apparent or assigned.
• Attends training sessions, conferences, seminars, department, and district meetings.
• Serves on District committees, task forces, work groups, etc., as requested.
• Keeps abreast of changing developments, trends, instructional and educational technologies.
• Perform all duties assigned.