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Southeast Alamance High School
Alamance-Burlington Schools
Haw River, North Carolina
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Job Description
Social Worker
SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT
Assigned School/ Assigned Discipline/Student Services
SALARY
Social Worker Salary Scale
FLSA STATUS
Exempt
REPORTS TO
Principal
SUPERVISES
Students; Teacher Assistants as assigned
WORK WEEK SCHEDULE
Monday - Friday
WORK HOURS
40
NUMBER OF MONTHS PER YEAR
10, 11, or 12
POSITION PURPOSE:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution in an applicable field for applicable level(s)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Considerable knowledge of program evaluation to support continuous improvement;
- Comprehensive knowledge of school social work and comprehensive school social work programs;
- Comprehensive knowledge of current local, state, national, and global trends in school social work
- Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Apps;
- Skills in creating and managing effective presentations, including the capability to use relevant technology;
- Effective crisis response skills;
- Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement;
- Effective time management and organizational skills;
- Strategic problem-solving skills;
- Ability to facilitate effective meetings;
- Ability to support a collaborative working environment;
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, community groups, vendors, external agencies, and the public.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution in an applicable field for applicable level(s)
- Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
- Must hold a valid School Social Work License issued by the state of NC
- Must possess a valid driver’s license issued by the NC Department of Motor Vehicles
- Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in Social Work;
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW);
- Nationally Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS) credential;
- Experience that incorporates comprehensive and integrated school social work services;
- Experience providing crisis and suicide prevention and intervention;
- Active in professional school social work associations (NASW and/or NCSSWA).
- Spanish Speaking
- Ensures a comprehensive and equitable delivery of school social work services in consideration of system priorities and in a manner consistent with guidelines for professional practice and codes of ethics, adhering to relevant laws, policies, and lines of authority.
- Conducts assessment of student needs and parental involvement;
- Promotes regular school attendance;
- Conducts home visits;
- Promotes safe, caring, and drug free schools;
- Empowerment of/advocacy for students;
- Provides culturally competent services;
- Provides appropriate services for homeless students;
- Provides individual counseling;
- Facilitates group counseling;
- Promotes positive self-esteem;
- Teaches anger management and impulse control;
- Social skills training;
- Substance abuse prevention;
- Provide crisis intervention services;
- Participate in the development of behavioral modification plans;
- Provide short/long-term case management services to individual students;
- Provides referrals to community agencies and coordinates services;
- Coordinates services with other disciplines within the school;
- Participates in transition planning for students;
- Coordinates pregnancy prevention programs;
- Coordinates dropout prevention programs
- Participates in the district-level crisis team (including on-call crisis coverage and event response), school social leadership team, and school social work professional learning teams
- Collaborates with school personnel, other central services departments, parents, and community agencies to provide information and assistance pertaining to student attendance, student behavior, and mental health.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Job Category : Student Services > Social Worker
Job Requirements
- No experience required
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