Social Worker

Overview

POSITION TITLE (Oracle title)

SOCIAL WORKER

 

WORKING TITLE

Social Worker 

 

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT

Counseling and Student Services (CaSS)

 

LOCATION

Crossroads II, Cary, NC

 

PAY GRADE

Guidance Counselors/Social Worker Salary Scale

 

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

 

ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

No

 

WORK WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends) 

 

POSITION PURPOSE:

Works to ensure that Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is implementing a comprehensive program that addresses student attendance, homelessness, barriers to learning, student behavior, and mental health issues. Provides equitable delivery of social work services under the framework of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS).

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

• Comprehensive knowledge of school social work and comprehensive school social work programs;

• Comprehensive knowledge of current local, state, national, and global trends in school social work;

• Considerable knowledge of program evaluation to support continuous improvement;

• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Apps;

• Skills in creating and managing effective presentations, including the capability to use relevant technology;

• Effective crisis response skills;

• Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement;

• Effective time management and organizational skills;

• Strategic problem-solving skills;

• Ability to facilitate effective meetings;

• Ability to support a collaborative working environment;

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback;

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, community groups, vendors, external agencies, and the public.

 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in school social work from a regionally accredited college or university.

 

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Hold or be qualified to hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s License for school social work;

• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of North Carolina requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in Social Work;

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW);

• Nationally Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS) credential;

• Experience that incorporates comprehensive and integrated school social work services;

• Experience providing crisis and suicide prevention and intervention;

• Active in professional school social work associations (NASW and/or NCSSWA).

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensures a comprehensive and equitable delivery of school social work services in consideration of system priorities and in a manner consistent with guidelines for professional practice and codes of ethics, adhering to relevant laws, policies, and lines of authority.

School Social Workers:

• Conducts assessment of student needs and parental involvement;

• Promotes regular school attendance;

• Conducts home visits;

• Promotes safe, caring, and drug free schools;

• Empowerment of/advocacy for students;

• Provides culturally competent services;

• Provides appropriate services for homeless students;

• Provides individual counseling;

• Facilitates group counseling;

• Promotes positive self-esteem;

• Teaches anger management and impulse control;

• Social skills training;

• Substance abuse prevention;

• Provide crisis intervention services;

• Participate in the development of behavioral modification plans;

• Provide short/long-term case management services to individual students;

• Provides referrals to commun