School Social Worker

School Social Workers strengthen the district’s mission by providing services that enhance home, school, and community partnerships. The School Social Worker will address barriers that interfere with student performance and achievement by bringing stakeholders together while creating an environment that is conducive to effective problem solving and learning. The School Social Worker will help students and families with learning, behavior, and/or attendance concerns.

The School Social Worker will work independently under the supervision of site principals and the Supervisor of School Social Work Services.

The School Social Worker will be responsible for:

• Promoting mental health and well-being of all students by providing individual and group psycho educational counseling, implementing district crisis protocols, and linking students and families to community mental health services.
• Serving as the liaison between school, family, and community agencies, including advocacy on behalf of students.
• Promoting parental engagement in the educational process through a multi-tiered system of supports, including home visits.
• Consulting with classroom teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders to provide insight and understanding regarding a student’s needs or behaviors.
• Developing comprehensive, diagnostic assessments of students’ social, emotional, and interpersonal relationships within the school, home, and community.
• Serving on intra/interdisciplinary teams at each school to assist students experiencing attendance, academic, social, emotional, and/or health problems.
• Identifying barriers to student attendance and engaging parents in implementing interventions to maximize student achievement.
• Coordinating services with internal and external resource providers to develop a comprehensive service and delivery system.
• Providing and participating in professional developmental opportunities.
• Performing any other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in social work preferred.
• Field work placement in a school setting or related human service area (e.g., community mental health, social service agency, etc.) or school social work experience preferred.
• Florida Professional Educator Certificate or Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Certification as a school social worker may be earned in accordance with School Board Policy.

The district accords preference in selection, retention, and promotion procedures to certain veterans and spouses of veterans who are Florida residents. School Board Policy ensures equal opportunity for all in its personnel policies and practices and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender preference, political beliefs, social/family background, disability or age.