Job Summary

Job Summary

POSITION/TITLE: SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER POSITION SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Principal, the School Social Worker will assist identified high risk/need students by providing strategic services that identify and address the social-emotional-environmental issues that interfere with the educational process. RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: Collaborate with school personnel, students, parents, and/or community agencies to promote optimal learning outcomes for all students. Provide information/training to school site faculty and staff, individuals and community groups to foster understanding of social aspects of environmental, emotional and physical problems and methods to alleviate these problems. Provide coaching and assistance in the implementation of school-wide positive behavioral intervention and support. Conduct suicide/safety assessments as needed Provide assistance and guidance for schools as restorative practices are implemented. Utilize skills in problem solving and assessment for intervention to support teachers in meeting the instructional needs of all students. Serve as a liaison between families and Student Study Teams (SSTs) by meeting with parents/guardians to assess home/community areas that interfere with students' capacity to receive and/or benefit from instruction. Conduct functional assessments that are intervention-oriented and that consider the environmental context of the presenting problems as they relate to the student's capacity to receive and/or benefit from instruction. Implement individual, group, or system-level interventions that are scientifically proven to promote positive social, emotional, behavioral, and independent functioning outcomes. Assist Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams in the development of meaningful, objective, and measurable IEP goals and support instructional personnel in the progress monitoring of these goals. Conduct assessments when requested by SSTs that yield results that are intervention-o

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