Impactful School Social Worker — Grant Funded

Cabarrus County School District; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Cabarrus County School District in Concord, North Carolina, seeks a School Social Worker for a grant-funded position to support student well-being and educational progress. The role reports to the Coordinator of School Social Work & Mental Health and emphasizes crisis intervention, family referrals, attendance improvement, and collaboration with schools and community agencies.

Qualified candidates hold a social work degree (bachelor’s or higher) and NC Class SWA license; if not held, willingness

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of human behavior, social systems and social work skills.
• Understanding of how trauma impacts students, families, and systems.
• Excellent rapport building and advocacy skills.
• General knowledge of the principles of organization and administration.
• General knowledge of the NC Standard Course of Study.
• Skill in counseling, motivating students and talking with parents.
• Ability to manage culturally sensitive topics.
• Ability to coordinate the efforts of support services personnel and outside agencies.
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from that information.

Responsibilities

• Intervene, using social work methods, in situations affecting student educational progress.
• Provide crisis intervention services.
• Assist families with interpretation of school policies and procedures.
• Provide appropriate services/referrals for homeless families.
• Work with students and families to identify steps that promote school attendance.
• Investigate, as prescribed by law, violators of the compulsory attendance law.
• Strengthen home, school, and community connections by identifying essential components to create learning environments for students.
• Participate in case conferences with student services personnel.
• Collaborate with community agencies.
• Assess the school and community needs.
• Implement appropriate programs, groups and initiatives that target at-risk populations.
• Plan individual school and system-wide programs to promote a positive and caring climate.
• Ensure students’ educational, social, emotional, and physical needs are met in accordance with established laws and regulations.
• Utilize skills that respect issues of cultural and ethnic diversity and equity for every student and family.
• Address child abuse and neglect, family functioning, parent involvement, school attendance.
• Maintain working relationships with students/families, staff, administrators, and community agency staffs.
• Adhere to the values and ethics of the social work profession.
• Organize time and workload to meet the needs of students in assigned schools.
• Maintain accurate case records and documentation.
• Understand and practice in accordance with, federal, state, and local laws, and/or policies that relate to students and families.
• Determine how community resources may be beneficial to student, family, and family’s involvement in the academic process.
• Perform other professional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Extensive knowledge of human behavior,

Knowledge of social systems

Social work skills

Understanding of trauma impacts

Rapport building

Advocacy skills

Organization/administration basics

NC Standard Course of Study knowledge

Counseling with students/parents

Cultural sensitivity

Coordination with outside agencies

Record-keeping and reporting

Education

Bachelor’s/master’s/specialist/doctoral in social work

Job description

Cabarrus County School District in Concord, North Carolina, seeks a School Social Worker for a grant-funded position to support student well-being and educational progress. The role reports to the Coordinator of School Social Work & Mental Health and emphasizes crisis intervention, family referrals, attendance improvement, and collaboration with schools and community agencies.

Qualified candidates hold a social work degree (bachelor’s or higher) and NC Class SWA license; if not held, willingness