Programs of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Dr. Steven E. Farmer, Chief Executive Officer

POSITION TITLE:

School Social Worker

REPORTS TO:

School Psychologist

LOCATION:

537 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411



POSITION START:

ASAP

JOB
DESCRIPTION:

This is a full-time, exempt, 10-month, 199-day position. Responsibilities include meeting with families of students in need
when such meetings are beneficial to students and advocate for parents and families to ensure rights are safeguarded,
conducts and or coordinates individual or group counseling for at-risk students, meet with students individually or in small
groups to address personal issues related to family relationships, health, emotional adjustment, and attendance, interacts
proactively with families and students to avoid crisis situations, provides crisis intervention services to families as needed,
collaborate with school staff, parents, and community organizations to support student’s academic and social success,
maintains case records that demonstrate planning and appropriate record-keeping promoting effective delivery of
services, including service plans for students, attends IEP meetings as necessary to provide input to support the
academic, social, and emotional needs of students, participates in school-wide initiatives to promote a positive school
climate and enhance student well-being, works with the counseling department to maintain and update a directory of
referral services to be utilized in crisis situations with students, serves as a liaison between appropriate social service
agencies and the school, initiates attendance-related letters to families and conducts attendance intervention meetings
with families.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The School Social Worker must possess a Master’s Degree in Social Work and a PDE certification of School Social
Worker PK-12

SIGNING REQUIREMENTS:

The Sign Language Proficiency Interview for the position is “Advanced.” The minimum level accepted at
hire is “Intermediate Plus.”

CLEARANCES REQUIRED:

PA Criminal Background, PA Child Abuse, and FBI Clearance required. Physical, TB and Drug Screen also required.



APPLICATION
PROCEDURE:

Send letter of application and resume to:
Todd Behanna
Interim Director of Human Resources
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
300 East Swissvale Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15218
tbehanna@wpsd.org

It is the policy of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf not to discriminate in is programs, education, employment and all
other activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, creed, religion, disability, gender identification or

sexual orientation. Any complaints of discrimination should be directed to the Director of Human Resources.