School Social Worker

0925 School Social Worker

Salary Range: $86,291-$146,876/annually

Appointment Type: Temporary Contract

Length of Appointment:  School Year

Calendar: Full Time / School Year

Number of Service Days: 186

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile.

Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values
:

• Student-centered:
  We put students’ needs first
• Fearless:
  We persist through challenges
• United:
  We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice:
  We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven:
  We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

In accordance with the California Standards of the Teaching Profession, teachers work under the supervision of site or central office administrators and in collaboration with their school staff, families and community and are responsible for the fulfillment of the essential duties set forth below:

1. School Climate and Systems Work:
Provide a mental health perspective to (a) enhance school climate and (b) build, sustain, and integrate service-delivery systems in collaboration with the school community of students, staff, families, and service providers.

1.1 School-wide Needs Assessment:
Assess current status of needs and resources of school community to inform program implementation; consult with teachers, administrators, staff, and parents regarding social and emotional needs of students (CCTC School Social Work credential authorization).

1.2 Coordinated Multi-Disciplinary Student Support Structures

Coordinate and/or participate in coordinated multi-disciplinary student support structures including the Student Assistance Program (SAP) and Behavioral Response to Intervention (RtI) team.

1.2.1 Coordinate and/or participate in the SAP to identify student needs and create intervention plans in accordance with the procedures and documents outlined in the SFUSD SAP manual.

1.2.2 Utilize a Response to Intervention framework to guide service delivery. Lead school site efforts to integrate the Student Assistance Program, Student Success Team, and Behavioral Response to Intervention frameworks to best support student needs, ensuring data driven decision making, fidelity of…