Social Worker

Locator: 4.08

Sweetwater County

School District Number One

P.O. Box 1089

Rock Springs WY 82902-1089

CERTIFIED PERSONNEL JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Social Worker

Location: Rock Springs High School

Reports To: Building Principal(s)

Terms of Contract: Full Contract

Nature and Scope of Job:

As a counselor one must function within the support services provided under the definitions and regulations of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 34 CFR 300.34(c)(2).

A counselor is to provide a comprehensive guidance program for students. The counselor will provide services to meet the educational and emotional needs of all identified special education students; consult with teachers staff and parents to enhance their effectiveness in helping students; and supports other secondary programs.

Job Functions:

Essential Functions:

1. Assists in planning and implementing a program of study that as much as possible meets the individual needs interests and abilities of students within the school district counselor/social worker curriculum.

2. Assists students to overcome problems that impede learning and assists them in making sound educational choices.

3. Provides individual crisis counseling and developmental counseling referred by teachers parents administrators or the student him/herself.

4. Provides opportunities to make home visitations when required in order to improve school/family communication.

5. To develop assistance plans for students at risk result of child abuse drugs and alcohol sexual abuse rape suicide STDs pregnancy court probation dropouts runaways and truants.

6. To provide guidance for post high school plans; employment occupational trends and opportunities; higher education academic preparation needed financial aids information grants scholarships work programs and loans; military services.

7. Provides small group counseling to students with similar concerns or needs.

8. Acts as a resource for classroom teachers in any and all areas that concern human behavior.

9. Makes home visitations for the purpose of building a healthy rapport between parents and children parents and school and children and school.

10. Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability.

11. Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.

12. Provides individual and/or family counseling to address student concerns and/or needs.

13.. To make referrals for students to outside agencies that are identified as agencies that can provide satisfactory assistance to a students problem.

Post High School

1. Conduct follow-up studies of graduates in order to gain information and insight as to how the school might change to better serve the needs of graduation.

Other Functions:

1. Graduation Checks

2. Progress Report Academic Advising and Counseling

3. Quarter and Semester Academic Advising

4. Special Needs Groups/ Counseling and advising

5. Teacher or parent referrals for personal counseling

6. Referrals to private treatment centers and aftercare

7. Counseling/support groups

8. Peer Tutor - coordinate and support

9. Follows school district policies and procedures

10. Assists with the pre-intervention activities of students in each building they are assigned to.

11. Assists with and/or develops new programs as necessary to meet the needs of identified and potential students in special education programs in the buildings they are assigned to

12. Promotes positive public relations with the community and within the school district by using positive verbal and non-verbal communication and interaction skills at all times.

13. Provides leadership with all staff members in maintaining the necessary confidentiality of information as it relates to students and staff that they work with on a daily basis.

All Programs Require:

Follow Up - after counseling implementations of plans and making sure the options are being implemented.

On Going Process - keep in touch with student for the high school career.

Job Qualifications

Knowledge Skills and Mental Ability

Awareness of and familiarity with financial aid counseling group counseling drug and alcohol counseling academic and career guidance.

Knowledge of Special Education Law.

Must perform a variety of duties.

Make evaluations based on data.

Must workwith people.

Must make judgments and decisions.

Minimum Requirements (Education License Certification or Formal Training):

Must meet the Professional Teachers Standards Board Licensure State of Wyoming teacher certification and professional standards.

Must have a Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited institution

Equipment Used:

1. School Management Software Familiarity with platforms for scheduling attendance and student records.

2. Data-Driven Decision Making Ability to analyze school performance metrics and trends.

3. Communication and Collaboration Platforms Proficiency with staff and parent communication tools.

4. Cybersecurity Awareness Ensuring data protection and compliance with privacy policies.

5. Digital Collaboration Tools Experience using shared documents discussion boards and communication apps.

6. Assistive Technology Understanding of tools that support diverse learning needs.

7. Cybersecurity and Digital Safety Awareness of online privacy security risks and digital citizenship.

Physical Demands:

Be able to stand walk and sit for long periods without fatigue or discomfort.

Be able to lift up to 50 pounds and carry a distance of 50 feet.

Be able to work at a computer for a portion of each day without fatigue or discomfort.

Environmental Demands:

Be able to spend most of the time inside classrooms with some work outside in cold/hot weather. Be able to tolerate noise up to 90 decibels.