Senior Administrator - Mental Health Services Social Worker

Overview

POSITION TITLE (Oracle title)

SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR

 

WORKING TITLE

Mental Health Services Social Worker

 

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT

Counseling and Student Services (CaSS)

 

LOCATION

Crossroads II, Cary, NC

 

PAY GRADE

Senior Administrator Band 3

 

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

 

ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Yes

 

WORK WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends) Position is available for a Hybrid Telework workweek 

 

POSITION PURPOSE:

Provides supervision, leadership, and support to the district’s school and preschool social workers in implementing a comprehensive program that addresses student attendance, homelessness, barriers to learning, student behavior, and mental health issues. Additionally, provides equitable delivery of social work services under the framework of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). Seeks to recruit the most highly qualified school social workers for Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and retain them through excellence in supervision, support/consultation, mentoring, goal setting, performance appraisal, and accountability.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

• Extensive experience in providing clinical mental health services and supervision;

• Comprehensive knowledge of mental health services and comprehensive school social work programs;

• Comprehensive knowledge of Restorative and Trauma Aware/Informed practices;

• Considerable 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;

• Effective time management and organizational skills;

• Effective crisis response skills; strategic problem-solving skills;

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

• Understanding of the legal limitations providing mental health services and confidentiality in schools;

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

• Ability to facilitate effective meetings;

• Ability and commitment to implement best practice service delivery and provide successful leadership (interns, practicum students, externs);

• Ability to support a collaborative working environment (i.e., coaching, active listening, etc.);

• Ability to be a reflective practitioner and continuous learner with a growth mindset;

• 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

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in social work;

• Experience providing and managing comprehensive and integrated school social work services;

• Experience providing crisis and suicide prevention and intervention.

 

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Hold or be qualified to hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s License for School Social Work;

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW);

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

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated skills designing and delivering professional development;

• Active in professional school social work associations, i.e. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and/or North Carolina School Social Workers Association (NCSSWA).

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manages and oversees the comprehensive and equitable delivery of school social work mental health services in consideration of system priorities and in a manner consistent with guidelines for professional p