School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor
School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor
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TITLE:School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor
TYPE:Unit A Collective Bargaining Agreement
SALARY: Per Unit A Collective Bargaining Agreement
REPORTS TO:Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:The role of the school social worker/adjustment counselor is to work with identified at risk students and their families to address social emotional and behavioral health concerns and supporting students in order to positively guide their intellectual emotional and social development. In addition the school social worker/adjustment counselor collaborates with all stakeholders involved with assigned students in improving personal and academic success.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with school administration and school staff to identify at risk students
- Develop behavior and emotional management techniques for students to help them become successful throughout the school day
- Coordinate and facilitate short-term individual and group counseling sessions relevant to specific needs of identified students
- Assist support staff in developing behavior intervention and safety plans for assigned students
- Consult and collaborate with parents/guardians and community supports and/or providers to encourage an atmosphere conducive to the emotional and developmental needs of the student
- Work with students in escalated situations and assist in determining appropriate interventions
- Work as a member of the School All Hazards/Crisis Team and be trained in the de-escalation and physical restraint techniques utilized by the District
- Participate and support in parent/guardian-teacher conferences IST IEP 504 Re-entry and Discharge/Community-Based (i.e. PHP and CBAT) meetings of assigned students
- Knowledge of and collaboration with outside/community-based agencies to assist with obtaining those needed services to help families support their children/students in a school setting
- Conduct home assessments/visits when deemed necessary with the approval of the Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services that will be useful in determining how best to meet the needs of the student and his/her family toward making the overall school experience more meaningful Respect and embrace students and families of diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Monitor student attendance and collaborate with students families and the attendance clerks/Supervisor of Attendance to address attendance concerns
- Assist in the communication and enforcement of federal and state laws and regulations as well as district policies and procedures
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or Counseling
- LICSW I-MHC or LCSW with a strong mental/behavioral health background preferred
- Initial License by the Massachusetts Department of Education as a School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor (Levels: All)
- Preferred minimum of three years of experience in the mental/behavioral health field working with students and families as a social worker/adjustment counselor in a school inpatient/outpatient facility or social service agency
- Excellent time management skills including the ability to triage/prioritize competing needs
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the proven ability to effectivety communicate with students and families from diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Proven ability to relate to and work with a variety of constituencies including but not limited to: administrators teachers other school staff members parents/guardians students visitors and community and social service agencies
ADA & MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Physical Requirements:Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including mop buffer snow blower shovel etc. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 15 pounds of force and enough force to constantly to lift up to 35 pounds carry push and pull or otherwise move small and large objects. Work requires walking standing kneeling squatting to a significant degree.
Interpersonal Communication:Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions assignments or directions to staff students parents and visitors.
Language Ability:Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence reports forms newsletters schedules manuals invoices requisitions menus recipes journals etc.
Intelligence:Requires the ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Verbal Aptitude:Requires the ability to deliver information to explain procedures to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently.
Form/Spatial Aptitude:Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length width and shape.
Motor Coordination:Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using equipment.
Manual Dexterity:Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Interpersonal:Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Physical Communication:Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone or radio
Employment Type
Full-Time
