Qualifications:

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited fouryear college or university with major coursework in behavioral sciences social sciences humanities or a related field is required.
• Bachelors degree in social work preferred.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Experience in school social work with middle or high school students providing educational preferred or providing social services at juvenile probation child protective services or health and human services
• Knowledge of school social work direct and indirect services case management needs assessment intervention supports and records management
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development social and emotional learning and family systems
• Knowledge of and experience working with others in a culturally diverse academic setting
• Knowledge of schoolbased/intervention procedures student appraisal and postsecondary transition planning (workforce vocational college and career readiness or military)
• Knowledge of positive behavior supports that improve student engagement in the classroom
• Knowledge of mental illness and emotional components of physical illness of casework principles methods techniques and practice of social work
• Knowledge of dropout and prevention developmental assets and the eight dimensions of wellness
• Knowledge and experience with basic computer literacy skills including Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Excel

Work Schedule Requirements:

• Be on call 24 hours a day for students
• Be able to work nights and weekends as necessary in addition to a normal assigned schedule in order to do student home visits and complete the necessary job requirements

Functions & Responsibilities:

Case Management:

1. Manage a caseload of students.
2. Assist with student recruitment and meet enrollment targets for the campus.
3. Ensure caseload meets expected daily attendance targets for the campus.
4. Ensure student dropout recovery targets are met.
5. Ensure that all student documentation is completed.
6. Coordinate student and parent involvement.

College and Career Readiness and Transition:

1. Facilitate completion of college and career interest inventories.
2. Facilitate college and career application process.
3. Facilitate college and career financial aid and scholarship applications.
4. Advise students regarding graduation and transitions.
5. Enter data and monitor student progress on Student Management System.

SchoolWide Performance:

1. Ensure campus achieves student recruitment and enrollment goals.
2. Ensure campus achieves student punctuality and attendance goals.
3. Facilitate campus activities and events.

Social Emotional and Wellness:

1. Completes health services activities and referrals including vision immunizations and dental screenings.
2. Responds to identified social services needs and referrals including clothing food transportation housing and related community services.
3. Provides positive behavior supports including establishing positive relationships with students and families promoting schoolwide student activities enhancing study habits promoting prosocial school behavior providing timely student advising and addressing behavior referrals.

Other Duties:

1. Identify reasons why assigned students are not successful in school or exhibit undesirable behavior.
2. Work with families and students in alleviating adverse conditions to promote resiliency and academic success for atrisk students.
3. Assist parents in utilizing school and community resources to maximize their students educational abilities.
4. Involve parents in the school to create positive academic and social outcomes for students.
5. Listen to and respect the feelings and sensitivities of students and parents of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
6. Help students overcome the social and emotional problems interfering with adjustment and achievement in school.
7. Provide/coordinate special educationrelated services for students with physical mental social emotional and other educational disabilities.
8. Increase educational attainment and enhance the educational experience for students and their families by assuring equal opportunity.

This position requires meeting or exceeding specific student attendance college and career and wellness performance goals. Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Equipment Used:

Personal computer printer calculator copier fax machine and audio / visual equipment.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress; work with frequent interruptions. Repetitive hand motions; prolonged use of a computer.

TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES is an Equal Opportunity Employer