School Social Worker

Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools

Job Description

The goal of the School Social Worker is to use home-school relations as the medium through which an individual student's response to and benefit from the school and its program can be strengthened and improved.

• Consults and cooperates with all school personnel (i.e. school psychologists, guidance counselors, nurses, principals, and classroom teachers) in assessing the academic, mental and emotional health of students and in developing appropriate plans for school success
• Works with students and/or parents relating to the basic social, emotional or physical needs as they affect student attendance, adjustment and school performance in accordance with established laws, rules, and regulations
• Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering and sharing information on the student
  • Gather information from home visits that will be useful in determining how best to meet the needs of the student and his parents relative to making the school experience more meaningful
• Performs casework services with individual students to correct those personal, social, or emotional maladjustments related to their educational and social progress and maintains accurate case records and documentation
• Performs casework services with parents as an integral part of the task of helping students, to increase their parents' understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child's problems, and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available
• Consults and collaborates with school personnel and community agencies in gathering and giving information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of the student's behavior
• Supervises the referral of students to, and serves as liaison with, such outside agencies as the Welfare Department, Child Placement Bureau, and Juvenile Court
  • Works closely with health and welfare agencies to coordinate all services
• Presents a positive image of the school to parents, and conveys to them the school's genuine concern with the education, growth, and development of each child
• Assists in developing ways of involving parents in the affairs of the school and the community.  Serves as a channel of communication for relaying the general public to the school
• Assists families with facilitating the transportation of parents to school and community meetings concerning their children
• Adheres to professional code of ethics
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures 

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work required; Master's preferred. (Bachelor's required in order to pursue NC Professional Educator's Licensure)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.
• Pupil Personnel Services Credential required
• Minimum one year of supervised employment in the field of school social work with school-age children or one year of supervised field placement experience (accredited by the Council on Social Work Education) in a school mental health setting working with school-age children required
• Training in clinical interventions and providing evidence-based therapy to youth and families
• Knowledge of special programs, guidance and scheduling preferred

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50lbs
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone

This document provides descriptive information about the above Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School position. Work actually performed by incumbents in this position may vary.  Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing, or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as a guideline or recommendation for the content of and qualifications for this position. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilities described in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion.  Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemed necessary without providing advance written notice.

Updated 8/12/2026