School Social Worker

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Title: School Social Worker

Job Goal: To provide assistance with mental health services and to ensure the successful transition of students between schools. To assist all students and families to increase the quality of education and community living.

Reports to: Mental Health Services Coordinator

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in social work
• Demonstrates effective skills in problem solving, communications, organization, planning, record keeping and human relations
• Possesses knowledge of laws and regulations governing special education in Alabama
• Successfully completes required criminal history check and has proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status

Responsibilities

• Works with students, families, teachers, and administrators to identify and address the social/emotional, mental health, and wellness needs of students through collaboration with school-based and community mental health professionals, including school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, school psychologists, and school resource officers through the following activities:
• Works with parents/guardians, teachers, school principal/principal's designee, and community-based resources, the school social worker implements strategies that promote students' positive school adjustment
• Serves as a member of the basic Problem-Solving Team, complying with State and federal statutes;
  Participates in the evaluation, identification, classification and placement of all pupils requiring Special Education
• Performs a social assessment of students referred to the Problem-Solving Team for evaluation, including observation of the student, and evaluation of family, school and community factors, which contribute to the student's social and academic adjustment within the educational setting
• Reports social work findings at regularly scheduled Problem-Solving meeting
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively with students, staff, parents, administrators and others
• Develops youth leadership and empowerment skills
• Facilitates restorative justices circles, conflict resolution, and small group mental health counseling (i.e. anger/stress management, self-esteem, grief, relationships, etc.)
• Serves as liaison to/for community resources, including providing next steps for short and or long term therapy, intervention, and advocacy.
• Works with truancy officers. In collaboration with Helping Families Initiative
• Other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment: 187-day contract; salary to be determined by Empower Schools of Alabama

Start Date 07/22/24

Duty Days 187

Job Posting Link empoweral.org/careerss

Salary Range:
From/To $40,000-$55,0000

Additional Job Information

As part of the application process at Empower Community School we ask all candidates to take several brief assessments after the submission of a resume or completion of an online application. For the first assessment, you will click on this LINK. Please enter your contact information. Upon completion of the first assessment, you will receive a link for the second assessment at the provided email address.

The link will come from .

In the first assessment,

• There are no right or wrong answers
• The assessment takes about 5 minutes to complete
• You should take on a laptop or desktop
• Make sure that you are in Google Chrome with a stable internet connection

Once you complete the first assessment, you will immediately receive a link to the 2nd assessment. Unlike the prior assessment, this is a timed test. Please consider the following

• There are 50 questions
• You will have 12 minutes to complete
• Questions will include three types of questions: numerical, verbal, and spatial-reasoning
• Please complete the assessment on a laptop or desktop
• Make sure that you are in Google Chrome with a stable internet connection
• Ensure that you are in a quiet place where you will not be distracted or disturbed
• Be in a competitive state of mind.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Empower Schools of Alabama considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, marital status, veteran or military status, the presence of a medical condition, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Non-Discrimination Statement

In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination and as required by law, Empower Schools of Alabama does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, disability, age, or any other basis prohibited by law, in providing education services, activities, and programs.

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As part of the application process at Empower Community School we ask all candidates to take several brief assessments after the submission of a resume or completion of an online application. For the first assessment, you will click on this LINK. Please enter your…