POSITION SUMMARY:
The Social
Worker serves in the primary role of promoting the mission of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS)
by serving as an advocate for all students, as the consultant to the principal,
school staff, parents/guardians and appropriate resource staff. The Social
Worker will establish home/school community partnerships and serve as a liaison
between various departments within PGCPS.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Develops
and implements strategies and programs designed to improve student achievement
by significantly decreasing the behaviors impacting student learning;
Assists
school teams in the development and implementation of Functional Behavioral
Assessments and Behavior Interventions Plans, as appropriate;
Identifies,
creates, and assesses services to address students’ needs;
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;
Conducts
home and community visits to develop intimate relationships and strong
partnerships with students, parents and/or guardians;
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;
and
Attends
and participates in local, regional and state meetings/conferences as a
designated representative of PGCPS.
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;
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;
Ability to write comprehensive reports;
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.