2026-2027 School Social Worker

School Social Worker

Salary Range: $61,558- $113,623 (Commensurate with experience) Supervisor:
Director of Special Education Job Classification:
Exempt Contract Length: 11-months (220 days)

The School Social Worker provides a comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of students through early identification, prevention, intervention, counseling and support to assure academic success, educational equity and social justice for every student. Works collaboratively with school personnel and parents to reduce or eliminate the social, economic, emotional, and environmental barriers that may interfere with a student's ability to maximize the benefit from his/her education.

Essential job functions include:

• Facilitating the effective development of relationships between home, school, and community agencies by researching and coordinating community resources in addressing the needs of students and families
• Providing research-based strategies, interventions, and progress monitoring strategies to address specific academic and behavioral needs of students
• Performing structured observations of students in both the school and home settings to resolve problems with learning, behavior, and/or attendance
• Conducting a variety of parent education activities geared to supporting and strengthening the school-parent relationship
• Conducting individual, group, and family counseling as needed
• Maintaining appropriate confidentiality and sharing knowledge in a professional manner
• Serving as an advocate for the student
• Collaborating/consulting with parents, teachers, and administrators and school community resources concerning student issues
• Maintaining accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, division, policy, and administrative procedures
• Serving as a resource for students, parents/guardians, administrators and school staff
• Analyzing, synthesizing, interpreting and disaggregating relevant data to examine student outcomes and to identify and implement interventions that improve student achievement, attendance and behavior; providing appropriate training for staff
• Acting as a liaison between schools and community agencies/professionals serving students and their families
• Collecting and analyzing socio-cultural and adaptive information, including home information, social history, developmental and health information, family and living conditions, and family dynamics; preparing and providing reports for eligibility team consideration
• Serving as a member of multi-disciplinary teams, as needed (Threat Assessment Teams, School Based Intervention Teams, Child Find and Eligibility Teams, etc.)
• Collaborating with teachers, administrators, and other school personnel to provide effective instruction and support to marginally performing and at-risk students
• Serving on division crisis response team
• Planning, developing, and implementing professional development activities for faculty and staff

Job specifications (knowledge, skills, and abilities required) include:

• Thorough knowledge of federal and state mandates and local procedures and regulations relating to special education programs
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to effectively relate with persons from a diverse social and economic background
• Skill in the use of personal computers and related software packages, hardware and peripheral equipment
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other school personnel, parents and community agencies
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, students and parents
• Ability to travel frequently to and from schools/agencies within and without division
• Basic knowledge of adolescent substance use and current trends
• Knowledge regarding Social and Emotional Learning
• Knowledge of current trends and methodologies used to address the needs of children with behavioral challenges
• Ability to recommend evidenced based practices as needed
• Extensive successful experience in analyzing and assessing behavior, developing, planning and implementing behavioral interventions
• Skills in evaluation, development and implementation of positive behavior intervention plans; knowledge of tiered intervention frameworks; knowledge of current accepted best practices utilized in the full continuum of placement options for students with behavioral challenges
• Knowledge of data tracking and collection, record management and reporting methods, and a demonstrated understanding of differentiated instruction
• Expertise in developing and providing staff development activities for individual schools and/or programs

Minimum qualifications include:

• Education:
  
  Master's Degree Masters of Social Work from an accredited school of social work
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of one year of successful experience working with students who have challenging behaviors in a therapeutic or school setting
• Certification/Licensure:
  Pupil Personnel Services license with endorsement in school social work

Working conditions and physical demands include:

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