Copy Of School Social Worker (2023​/2024 SY

Copy Of School Social Worker (2023/2024 SY) (Education) Employment

Terms:

• Nine Month, Full Time, Exempt Position
• School Year

• Arizona State Retirement System, Year-Round Pay, Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Sick Leave Plan, Floating Holidays, & Life Insurance.

The School Social Worker is responsible for providing students with social, emotional and behavioral counseling in a K-8 school setting.

• Works with outside agencies to provide support to families.
• Develops and provides crisis intervention strategies to improve student success.
• Works to maximize coping skills for students in difficult situations.
• Provides a range of psychological services including class, group, and individual counseling.
• Consults and collaborates with parents, teachers, administrators, and supporting agencies concerning the personal, socioemotional, and academic needs of students.
• Assists students in removing barriers to learning and developing skills and behaviors critical for academic achievement.
• Assesses students' abilities, interests, and achievements to help them make decisions about their future.
• Provides professional support to students (individually or in small group setting) during times of transition, heightened stress, critical change or other situations impeding student success to enable successful outcomes.
• Recognizes and responds to students' mental health needs and assists students and families with seeking resources.
• Shares strategies supporting student achievement with parents, teachers, other educators and community organizations.
• Supports a balanced approach in supporting students' social and emotional needs while continuing to support the school's Character Counts program and disciplinary processes in place to increase success rates of students with personal challenges enabling a conducive learning environment for all students.
• Develops and facilitates Professional Development (PD) sessions pertaining to increasing socioemotional awareness and behavioral support to enable student academic achievement.
• Updates and maintains confidential records of students.
• Attends all scheduled meetings and in-service training throughout the year.
• Performs other duties as assigned.