Social Worker, School Social Worker

School Social Worker

Wilkes County Schools provides a robust variety of state and local benefit offerings that include but are not limited to health insurance, annual leave, sick leave, holiday pay, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, state pension plan, and other ancillary benefits. Benefit eligibility is determined by job status and percentage of employment. In addition, Wilkes County Schools offers a local salary supplement of 5%.

The demands of twenty-first century education dictate new roles for school social workers. Schools need school social workers who are adept at creating and utilizing systems for change and at building relationships within the school community. School social workers create nurturing relationships with students that enhance students' academic achievement and personal success as globally productive citizens in the twenty-first century. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school social workers promote overall academic success by providing services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and alleviate barriers to learning.

• School social workers collaboratively engage all school personnel to create a professional learning community. School social workers develop and maintain a written plan of data-driven goals and strategies for effective delivery of the school social work program based on national best practices, individual school data, current relevant research findings, and the School Improvement Plan.
• School social workers strive to enhance the social work profession. School social workers contribute to the establishment of positive working conditions in their schools, districts, state, and nation. School social workers actively participate in and advocate for decision-making structures in education and government that utilize the expertise of school social workers. School social workers communicate the goals of the school social work program to stakeholders.
  
  School social workers maintain current and appropriate resources to improve the relationship among home, school, and community. School social workers promote professional growth and collaborate with their colleagues to improve the profession.
• School social workers advocate for positive change in policies and practices affecting student learning. School social workers support the School Improvement Plan and student academic success through developing and utilizing internal and external partnerships and resources. They participate in the implementation of initiatives to improve educational and support services.
• School social workers adhere to the laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the social work profession. School social workers demonstrate ethical principles including honesty, integrity, fair treatment, and respect for others.
• School social workers encourage an environment that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible. School social workers provide leadership and collaborate with other school personnel to provide effective school social work services. School social workers implement developmentally-appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
• School social workers maintain high expectations, including graduation from high school for students of all backgrounds. School social workers appreciate differences and value the contributions of each student in the learning environment by building positive, appropriate relationships. School social workers assist students, individually and/or in groups, with developing academic, social, emotional, and psychological skills.
• School social workers collaborate with administrators, teachers, and a range of specialists to help meet the special needs of all students. School social workers may participate in the evaluation process by conducting the student social/developmental history and parent interviews. School social workers engage students to ensure that their academic, social, emotional, and psychological needs are effectively met by conducting individual/group counseling.
• School social workers recognize that educating students is a shared responsibility involving the students, families, schools, and communities. School social workers improve communication and collaboration among the school, home, and community in order to promote trust and understanding and to build partnerships with all segments of the school community. School social workers seek solutions to barriers that inhibit effective familial and community involvement in the education of students.
• School social workers utilize skills such as advocacy, assessment, consultation, counseling, and collaboration to create and implement developmentally appropriate and targeted interventions to meet the identified needs of students, families, schools, and communities. School social workers support and encourage student and family involvement in the school process.
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