School Social Worker

Job Description

Description The primary focus of the school social worker is to assist students whose emotional/social problems interfere with their ability to obtain maximum benefit from the educational program. The social worker may also act as a liaison between parents/guardians, school, and public or private agencies responsible for student care and services in order to assist parents in taking advantage of services available in the school and community. Serve as a mentor to less experienced Social Workers; serve on Leona-wide crisis response team to provide support to other schools in the event of major incidents of crisis. Essential functions related to services to students eligible for special education who have emotional/social problems: Conduct social work evaluations with students suspected of having emotional/behavioral problems which may qualify them for special education services. Participate in Multi-Disciplinary team meetings to review the results of evaluation(s) and make recommendations relative to eligibility. Participate in Individual Educational Planning team (IEP) meetings to identify the amount of social work support a student may require; develop annual goals/short-term instructional objectives related to the social/emotional needs of an eligible student. Provide social work services as described in IEPs related to specific goals and objectives; provide written evaluations on student progress. Conduct functional behavior assessments and write behavior intervention plans in cooperation with IEP team members. Provide training for staff and assists staff in carrying out behavior intervention plans. Maintain appropriate confidential records for each student served. Develop and plan activities with general education and collaborative teachers to facilitate inclusion of special education students with behavior problems in the general education classroom. Mentors other social w