School Social Worker (26-27)

Poplar Bluff School District; Poplar Bluff (MO); Sur place; USD 31 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Poplar Bluff School District invites applications for a School Social Worker. The position focuses on strengths-based approaches to support families and improve student outcomes within the school, neighborhood, and community.

The incumbent will perform home visits, case management, crisis intervention, and collaborate with teachers, parents, and community agencies. Employment is for nine months with an annually set salary by the Board of Education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human or Social Services, Health Education, or related field.
• Two years experience in social services or related field.
• Experience with home visits and parenting education, preferred.

Responsabilités

• Act as a liaison among school district programs, community agencies, teachers and families.
• Develop referral systems and procedures among families, staff and community agencies to facilitate the delivery of services including health, mental health, education, safety, housing and employment.
• Carry out activities designated to implement family involvement and support for educational goals.
• Develop services that are inclusive of family diversity and based in a strengths perspective model.
• Assist in the coordination of school-wide goals and outcomes.
• Provide advocacy for social services that are unavailable to families by acting as a catalyst to facilitate community action and by partnering with families to become advocates for their children.
• Make regular home visits to families to develop rapport, assess needs, and build on strengths.
• Inform school staff of changes in family situations that might reflect on child behavior or attendance.
• Maintain a record keeping system that documents service delivery completely and adequately protects confidentiality.
• Prepare monthly reports for district use as necessary
• Participate in ongoing professional growth opportunities and follow ethical and legal standards and guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Home visits

Case management

Crisis intervention

Team building

Social services background

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in Human or Social Services, Health Education, or related field

Description du poste

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Human or Social Services, Health Education, or related field. Two years experience in social services or related field. Experience making home visits and parenting education, preferred. Experience with case management, problem solving, crisis intervention, and team building preferred.

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Human or Social Services, Health Education, or related field. Two years experience in social services or related field. Experience making home visits and parenting education, preferred. Experience with case management, problem solving, crisis intervention, and team building preferred.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status

Exempt

Reports To

Building Principal and Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Curriculum.

Job Goal

Using a strengths-based approach that improves the quality of life of families and impacts the educational success of children, (1) assist and support families in setting and attaining goals aimed at self-sufficiency and stability, and (2) provide and connect families to comprehensive services in the school, neighborhood and community.

Performance Responsibilties

• Act as a liaison among school district programs, community agencies, teachers and families.
• Develop referral systems and procedures among families, staff and community agencies to facilitate the delivery of services including, but not limited to, health, mental health, education, safety, housing and employment.
• Carry out activities designated to implement family involvement and support for educational goals.
• Develop services that are inclusive of family diversity and based in a strengths=perspective model.
• Assist in the coordination of school-wide goals and outcomes.
• Provide advocacy for social services that are unavailable to families by acting as a catalyst to facilitate community action and by partnering with families to become advocates for their children.
• Make regular home visits to families to develop rapport, assess needs, and build on strengths.
• Inform school staff of changes in family situations that might reflect on child behavior or attendance.
• Maintain a record keeping system that documents service delivery completely and adequately protects confidentiality.
• Prepare monthly reports for district use as necessary
• Participate in ongoing professional growth opportunities and follow ethical and legal standards and guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Terms Of Employment

The School Social Worker will be employed for a period of nine (9) months or during the school term. The salary and work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate supervisor, using an appropriate evaluation tool.