Social Worker

TITLE: Social Worker

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

Certified Placement Schedule

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES: To provide supportive services and resources for students and families in overcoming barriers to learning; to promote positive working relationships among and between staff, families, and other agencies; and to coordinate internal and external services to students and families.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES: (essential functions)

• Counsels students and families on topics such as problem solving skills, parenting skills, substance abuse, family violence, teenage pregnancy, and other related topics
• Provides information to facilitate the family’s use of community resources for meeting housing, clothing, nutritional, and health needs
• Provides short-term crisis intervention to students, staff, and families
• Assists with coordination of activities and programs for homeless and migrant families
• Assists families with understanding their children’s needs and the resources available within the school and community
• Helps students overcome barriers to school attendance and achievement
• Assists students and their families with exploring alternative educational programs and career options
• Serves as a liaison between schools and local high schools to support student transitions
• Assists teachers and staff with program implementation (eg: Kids At Hope, peer mediation, bully prevention, ECAP, tobacco prevention)
• Maintains records of counseling and consulting contacts
• Cooperates with outside agencies and other student support services personnel within the District, as applicable
• Makes home visits as needed, in consultation with supervisor
• Serves as a liaison between homes and schools
• Provides identification and referral service for students having emotional, health, and/or learning problems which are beyond the resources of the local school
• Seeks grants for resources and services for students and families
• Attends staff and district meetings, as required
• Performs other duties as may be assigned

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Solving problems and resolving conflicts
• Counseling and advising parents, students, and staff
• Using computer and related software
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Monitoring safety procedures
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor and the general public sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
• Evaluation, mentoring, and training methods
• Arizona State Law and District policies and procedures
• Human growth and development
• Federal, state and district financial budgeting regulations, processes and procedures
• Effective discipline methods
• Positive interpersonal skills to interact with staff, parents and community
• Knowledge of Special Education requirements and regulations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
State certified/licensed
Three years of experience working in an environment with children (school experience preferred)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty successfully
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Fluent in Spanish
Social worker certification through ADE.

REQUIRED LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:A master’s degree in social work or counseling is required.

Valid State of Arizona Driver’s License

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten, eleven or twelve month. Salary and work year to be
established by the Board. Telecommute eligibility established by the Governing Board in accordance to Policies GCC & GDD.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation.