Closing Date:
04/07/2024 This is an anticipated NEW! full-time professional (teacher's contract) PASD position which will begin August 2024.
Job Overview:
The successful candidate will provide support to students, families, and the District through clinical activities, instruction, agency coordination, and mental health supports. The School Social Worker will assist students in developing skills that promote healthy academic, behavioral, and social success by collaborating with K-12 school staff. This position will be for a secondary (grades 6-12) social worker.
Qualifications:

• Must have completed a Master’s degree in social work and hold a current Licensed as a Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) issues by the Pennsylvania Department of State.
• PA Educational Specialist I/II School Social Worker PK-12 (1851) Certificate preferred.
• Previous experience working in a school-setting is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Must possess an ability for working in complex situations, visiting homes or service facilities, and strengthen the connections between home, school, and community agencies.
• Coordinate the direct and indirect services, serve as an advocate, and assist students/families to gain access to needed resources while addressing their personal, social, emotional, and development issues.
• Serve as a support to families, community resources, and social service agencies concerning educational issues to help promote school success, coordinating and collaborating within the school, as well as with other divisions/departments.
• Serve as a critical liaison between school, family, and community resources.
• Assist with completing assessments and developing interventions to promote school attendance, academic, behavioral, and social success.
• Supporting students who have traumatic experiences or are at risk of experiencing trauma.
• Case management of students with ongoing mental health needs/placements.
• Assist with addressing students’ social/emotional needs through individual counseling and/or conducting small groups, based on needs.
• Support K-12 Student Assistance Program (SAP), and topics in Act 44.
• Develop programs for training and implementation across K-12 needs.

Interested in applying for this position?
Submit your application here. All applicants are required to submit a PA Standard Application, letter of interest, resume, transcripts, copy of certificate, 3 reference letters, PA Child Abuse Clearance, PA Criminal Record Check, and FBI Background Check.

• We want you to submit your application if you are interested in being considered - even if you do not have all the required items at the time of application. If you do not have all the items required at the time of application, please submit a Word.doc with an explanation of where you are at in each process to be able to submit your application by the deadline. For example, if you are waiting on a letter of reference, simply upload a Word.doc that states "requested reference letter from [NAME] on [DATE]. Upon receipt, log back into your account and replace the Word.doc with the actual document received.

Questions? Contact HR.
Mrs. Angela Hepner
Palmyra Area School District, Director of Human Resources
1125 Park Drive, Palmyra, PA 17078
(717) 838-3144, Option 9

Closing Date:
04/07/2024 This is an anticipated NEW! full-time professional (teacher's contract) PASD position which will begin August 2024.
Job Overview:
The successful candidate will provide support to students, families, and the District through clinical activities, instruction, agency coordination, and mental health supports. The School Social Worker will assist students in developing skills that promote healthy academic, behavioral, and social success by collaborating with K-12 school staff. This position will be for a secondary (grades 6-12) social worker.
Qualifications:

• Must have completed a Master’s degree in social work and hold a current Licensed as a Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) issues by the Pennsylvania Department of State.
• PA Educational Specialist I/II School Social Worker PK-12 (1851) Certificate preferred.
• Previous experience working in a school-setting is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Must possess an ability for working in complex situations, visiting homes or service facilities, and strengthen the connections between home, school, and community agencies.
• Coordinate the direct and indirect services, serve as an advocate, and assist students/families to gain access to needed resources while addressing their personal, social, emotional, and development issues.
• Serve as a support to families, community resources, and social service agencies concerning educational issues to help promote school success, coordinating and collaborating within the school, as well as with other divisions/departments.
• Serve as a critical liaison between school, family, and community resources.
• Assist with completing assessments and developing interventions to promote school attendance, academic, behavioral, and social success.
• Supporting students who have traumatic experiences or are at risk of experiencing trauma.
• Case management of students with ongoing mental health needs/placements.
• Assist with addressing students’ social/emotional needs through individual counseling and/or conducting small groups, based on needs.
• Support K-12 Student Assistance Program (SAP), and topics in Act 44.
• Develop programs for training and implementation across K-12 needs.

Interested in applying for this position?
Submit your application here. All applicants are required to submit a PA Standard Application, letter of interest, resume, transcripts, copy of certificate, 3 reference letters, PA Child Abuse Clearance, PA Criminal Record Check, and FBI Background Check.

• We want you to submit your application if you are interested in being considered - even if you do not have all the required items at the time of application. If you do not have all the items required at the time of application, please submit a Word.doc with an explanation of where you are at in each process to be able to submit your application by the deadline. For example, if you are waiting on a letter of reference, simply upload a Word.doc that states "requested reference letter from [NAME] on [DATE]. Upon receipt, log back into your account and replace the Word.doc with the actual document received.

Questions? Contact HR.
Mrs. Angela Hepner
Palmyra Area School District, Director of Human Resources
1125 Park Drive, Palmyra, PA 17078
(717) 838-3144, Option 9