POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the
direction of the Instructional Supervisor, the Social Worker is responsible for
providing mental health consolation services to homes, child care, group
settings and licensed family child care homes to assist prevention, early
identification and intervention with at risk children and families in the
Infants and Toddlers Program.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Conducts home and community visits to develop
intimate relationships and strong partnerships with students, parents and/or
guardians;
Identifies, creates and assesses
services to address students and family needs;
Administers psychosocial assessments;
Performs services in the child’s natural
environment;
Participates in Individualized Family
Service Plan (IFSP) meetings;
Develops and implements strategies and
programs designed to improve student achievement by significantly decreasing
the behaviors impacting student learning;
Identifies, creates, and assesses
services to address students’ needs; refers families to agencies for
appropriate services;
Participates in IFSP meetings;
Participates in Infants and Toddlers
staff meetings and community events;
Provides in-service opportunities for
Infants and Toddlers staff members;
Provides for ongoing parental
involvement and participation in the program;
Provides assistance to families with
school and social adjustment problems; consults with law enforcement agencies
regarding students as necessary
Conducts frequent and ongoing individual,
group and workshop sessions with students to address social/emotional needs and
improve behaviors and interactions that impact school climate and learning
environments;
Participates in relevant professional
development and team building sessions with principals, parent liaisons, school
counselors, teachers, and other resource providers designed to clarify and make
explicit new roles, responsibilities and duties of all resource personnel as
well as their relationships with and to each other;
Provides consultation, support and
resolution on school-based issues through collaboration with parents/guardians,
advocates or legal counsel and make appropriate referrals as warranted;
Provides crisis support for schools and
serves as a member of the school’s crisis support team;
Designs, implements and evaluates
processes and procedures for services to include student referrals, placement
and continuous assessments;
Submits documentation and reports as
required by the Department of Special Education confirming improved student
performance and other required outcomes;
Collaborates with all stakeholder groups
including central office, building administrators, staff, parent councils,
community organizations and other outside agencies and appropriate departments
to bring programs in the schools to assist with promoting positive behavior
intervention;
Works collaboratively with the school
counseling team and other appropriate personnel to present parent workshops on
various issues supporting student achievement;
Serves as a member of the Student
Intervention Team (SIT) Student Support Team (SST) to assist all students
toward optimal health, personal, and interpersonal development;
Attends and participates in local,
regional and state meetings/conferences as a designated representative of PGCPS;
and
Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Good knowledge of social work theory,
practice and procedures;
Ability to apply professional skills to
provide wide-range of counseling, diagnostic, and crisis intervention services
to the needs and requirements of a public school system;
Expert knowledge in early intervention
birth to age four (4);
Knowledge and experience with parent
coaching and developmentally appropriate practices for children birth to age
four (4);
Knowledge of and ability to work with
large populations of English Language Learners and their families;
Ability to gain the confidence and
cooperation of students, teachers, and parents;
Ability to establish and maintain
positive relationships with other professionals within the school and the
community;
Analytic ability and adaptability to
changing needs;
Effective program planning and
organizational skills;
Ability to write comprehensive reports;
Ability to collect, manage and analyze
data;
Ability to communicate effectively, both
orally and in writing; and
Ability to interpret findings to
parents.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a
master’s degree in Social Work required; three (3) years of satisfactorily
experience or two (2) years of related experience.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Holds
or is eligible for a Standard Professional Certificate; Holds license from the
Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
(LCSW-C).
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.