Grant Funded School Social Worker

Iredell-Statesville School District; Statesville (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Iredell-Statesville School District in Statesville, NC, seeks a Grant Funded School Social Worker (K-12) to support students and families by coordinating wraparound services and removing barriers to learning. The role emphasizes collaboration with SBMH teams and community resources.

Responsibilities include crisis intervention, advocacy for equitable access, and developing targeted intervention plans within the school’s MTSS framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work required.
• Licensure and experience providing students with interventions.

Responsibilities

• Assist McKinney-Vento students with resource connections and barrier removal to education.
• Address attendance/truancy issues and engage parents to improve student attendance.
• Use evidence-informed practices to design interventions involving students, families, school personnel, and community resources.
• Provide crisis intervention services related to family violence, substance abuse, and behavioral disorders.
• Advocate for equal access to education and services; conduct assessments per rights.
• Develop short- and long-term intervention plans aligned with curriculum and student needs.
• Serve on MTSS teams with SBMH providers and offer evidence-based interventions.
• Promote family involvement in learning within multicultural contexts.
• Help students and families access community resources.
• Collaborate with SBMH Therapists to address barriers and gaps.
• Work with internal/external partners to enhance health, social, emotional well-being, and safety.

Skills

Interventions

Family engagement

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

MTSS collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

Grant Funded School Social Worker

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Job Details

Job ID: 5817094

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 06, 2026 7:03 PM (UTC)

Job Description

GRANT FUNDED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER (K-12)

General Statement of Job: Enhances the overall academic mission by providing students and families with wraparound coordination targeting students' out-of-school needs, as well as services that address barriers to learning and achievement.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills: As required by the state of North Carolina, must have at least a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, licensure, and experience providing students with interventions.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working to assist our McKinney-Vento population with resource connections and removing barriers to their education.
• Focus on the attendance/truancy process and remove barriers that are negatively impacting the child's education. Actively engage parents in their child's education and mitigate negative impacts on students' attendance.
• Remains current with school-based intervention research and uses evidence-informed practices in service delivery. Interventions shall be designed to enhance positive educational experiences and will involve the student, the family, other team members, school personnel, and community resources as needed.
• Provides crisis intervention services related to family violence, substance abuse, and behavioral disorders.
• Engages in advocacy that seeks to ensure that all students have equal access to education and services to enhance their academic progress. Conducts assessments and evaluations in accordance with family and student rights.
• Develop appropriate short- and long-term intervention plans that are consistent with the curriculum; students' needs, strengths, and life experiences; and social and emotional factors for students, families, schools, and communities.
• Serves on school-level MTSS teams with SBMH providers. Provides evidence-based interventions.
• Promotes family support of students' learning experience within the context of multicultural understanding and competencies.
• Assists students and families in accessing community resources.
• Supports, consults with, and collaborates with SBMH Therapists to address barriers and gaps.
• Works with internal and external individuals, groups, and organizations to develop programs or systems of care that enhance the health, social, and emotional well-being, and safety of students.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

Student Services > Social Worker

Contact Information

• Boen Nutting
• 549 N. Race Street
• Statesville, North Carolina 28677
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]