• Job Description

  Req#: 370
  SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER(All In Tutoring Grant Funded)Posted until filled FLSA Status: Exempt Reports To: Director of Exceptional Education Supervises: None Employment Terms: 11-Month Full-time Position (224 Contracted Days) Grade: 19 Position Summary Performs intermediate professional work; assessing and meeting the sociological needs of individual students and determining disabilities, attending meetings, coordinating student services and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Director of Exceptional Education. Qualification Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Functions Provides professional social work services to students, parents, and school staff, which may include data collection and analysis, consultations, counseling, crisis intervention and assessments, threat assessments, community information, referrals, etc. Remains current in social work and special education practices, legislation, evidenced based theories, and follows the Code of Ethics while providing services, and attending meetings and conferences related directly to school social work in order to stay abreast of changes and new developments in practice. Serves as a liaison between the home and school and the school and community by providing and interpreting information regarding school matters and serving as a resource to organizations and agencies, to include the local social services and court services agencies. Assists with interventions for at-risk students by identifying needs and assisting with the development of community resources. Conducts socio-cultural evaluations and submit a written report of the information and interpret the data for the eligibility committee. Assists with the identification of students with disabilities as an eligibility committee member. Administers the adaptive assessment to all children with or at risk of an intellectual disability. Attends IEP meetings, 504 eligibility meetings, child study meetings, and manifestation reviews as needed. Serves monthly as the school representative for the FAPT team and assists in recommendations for all children and families presented to the team by various community partners. Submits Individual/Family Service Plans to the CSA coordinator detailing the circumstances, needs, and strengths of each child placed in a private day school placement, articulates the plan to the FAPT team 2-4 times per year depending on the services provided and ensures appropriate funding. Coordinates the placement for all children identified through their IEPs as needing a private day school placement, including assisting the family in selecting the best match for the child’s needs, and submitting the required paperwork to the new school in order to enroll. Monitors the placement of children in private day schools by visiting the student at their assigned school, reading monthly/quarterly reports provided by the school, and maintaining contact with the student, parents, and school. Completes a CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs and Services) assessment for each child in a day school placement or those requiring any FAPT funded service, maintains annual CANS certification. Coordinates with the schools regarding attendance improvement planning and effective policy implementation. Assess students and families to determine the barriers for attendance and make the appropriate suggestions or referrals based upon the needs. Assists with students experiencing chronic truancy by counseling students and parents of those whose truancy appears to be the result of underlying family problems. Provides transportation to school for students with chronic truancy, as needed and as available. Refers any on-going truancy concerns to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, attends court hearings and articulates the concerns and needs to the court. Monitors on-going attendance and services for those referred. Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Director of Exceptional Education, Superintendent or Designee. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Thorough knowledge of the policies, procedures, methods and techniques used in the special education process for assessing sociological needs of individual students Thorough knowledge of federal and state mandates and local procedures and regulations relating to special education programs. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to effectively relate with people from diverse social and economic backgrounds. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software packages, hardware and peripheral equipment. Ability to work with and through other school personnel, parents and community agencies. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, students and parents. Ability to travel frequently to and from schools/agencies within and without division. Qualifications, Education and Experience Master’s Degree in social work from an accredited school and a minimum of six graduate semester hours in education. One year of successful full-time supervised experience as a school social worker or completion of a supervised practicum or field experience of a minimum of 400 hours. Must have the training and experience necessary to develop consistent, stable, and supportive relationships with parents, as well as children. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the School Board may find appropriate and acceptable. Physical Requirement Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner both orally and in written form. This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force. work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires sitting and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms and lifting. Work has standard vision requirements. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly. Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound. Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities. Work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and Bodily fluids. Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic). Special RequirementsPossession of or ability to acquire appropriate license(s), certificate(s) and/or endorsement(s) for the position as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia or School Board. May require the ability to acquire a valid driver’s license to operate division-owned/leased motor vehicles. The incumbent’s driving record will be subject to periodic review, and must be acceptable in accordance with the provisions of the Dinwiddie County School Board’s policy manual. All candidates must successfully undergo the following pre-employment screenings: Tuberculosis Screening Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation State Police Criminal History Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)/National Criminal History Investigative Search Evaluation Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Dinwiddie County School Board’s policy manual. Equal Opportunity Employer Statement As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Dinwiddie County Public Schools does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We will recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Our guidelines and practices, including those relating to wages, benefits, transfers, promotions, terminations and self-development opportunities, will also be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex/sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, age, marital status, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, disability, protected veteran status and all other classes protected by the Federal and State Law. Dinwiddie County Public Schools is a Drug & Alcohol Free Workplace.

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  Dinwiddie High School is a secondary school in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.

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