Social Worker/Counseling Professional
This position is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating school health services that will maximize the quality of in-class time by reducing the incidence of health-related absenteeism, eliminating or minimizing health problems that impair learning, and achieving the highest degree of independent functioning possible.
Duties may include but not be limited to:
- Support and advocate for students’ academic success and social, emotional, and mental health well-being.
- Provide strategies and interventions to promote student development in conflict resolution, social skills, problem solving, decision making, coping strategies, and other life skills.
- Participate on school/corporation crisis intervention teams and provide individual/family support in crises.
- Provide individual and collaborative support for students with special needs.
- Present relevant topics to individuals as well as large and small groups of students to promote personal and relational development.
- Consult and support administrators, teachers, and other staff in educating the “whole child”.
- Educate students and staff in areas of anti-bullying and positive behavior support.
- Work with administrative and school staff to promote a safe learning environment for all students.
- Serve as a liaison between the school and community resources.
- Participate on multidisciplinary teams for program development and implementation.
- Collect and assess program data as needed.
- Demonstrate professional skills that include excellent communication, organization, rapport building, active listening, and confidentiality.
- Possess professional knowledge in areas of child development that include social and emotional learning, mental wellness, societal influences, socio-economic issues, cultural diversity, psychopathology, family systems, etc.
- Other duties as assigned by the principal or superintendent.
Reports to: School Principal
Work Period: 183 days/year
Qualifications: Master’s degree in social work, counseling or equivalent.
Licensed or candidate to become licensed in social work or equivalent field preferred.
Physical/Mental Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held
Requirements: devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
