What are the responsibilities and job description for the Martin Luther King Academy School Social Worker 1.0 FTE position at Fayette County Public Schools?
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description.
School Social Worker
Job Class Code: 0270
Position Type: Salary
Job Type: Certified
Reports To: Superintendent’s Designee
Supervises: N/A
Work Calendar Name: Elementary counselors, PGES coaches, social workers, technology resource teachers, mental health specialists
Days in work calendar: 199
JOB SUMMARY
To provide social work services for students and their families needed to reduce or eliminate physical or emotional barriers to academic success and to contribute to the children's positive growth.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Focuses efforts on Early Entry Extended-Day Primary age children.
- Assesses the child's physical, social, and emotional needs.
- Provides family assessments as needed.
- Provides individual or group counseling for children.
- Involves parents/guardians in the intervention plan for the child.
- Offers services to the family as needed to work successfully with the child.
- Collaborates with teachers, other school personnel, and agencies to secure needed services for students.
- Maintains appropriate records.
- Submits monthly reports of social work services.
- May provide parent education and/or support groups.
- Makes home, community, and agency visits as needed.
- Assists in coordination of parent training and disbursement of Title I Outreach Library materials.
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Maintains regular attendance.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
Licenses or Certifications:
- School Social Work Certification
Special Requirements:
N/A
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
- Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
- Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
- Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights
Job Description Creation Date:
Revision Date:
7/1995
7/2012
10/2024
The Fayette County Board of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Superintendent shall adhere to a policy of equal employment opportunity in all personnel matters. No person shall be subjected to discrimination in regard to employment, retention, promotion, demotion, transfer or dismissal because of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), genetic information, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, age or disabling condition or limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
