FLSA STATUS

EXEMPT Job Goal:

Provides comprehensive social work counseling and effective ways to prevent and resolve personal, emotional and social problems that significantly interfere with students' adjustment to school. Possesses skills related to problem-solving, planning, supervising, organizing and scheduling. Ability to handle highly sensitive personnel matters in a timely and professional manner.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited university required 3-5 years professional school social work experience in a K-12 educational setting or government/public service departments preferred Prior experience providing social work services and programs to students in a public school setting; makes decisions and recommendations which routinely affect the activities of others. S-5 Certificate from the Georgia Professional Certification in Social Work is required. Valid Georgia driver's license.

Responsibilities:

Performs casework intervention services as appropriate for individual students and their parents/guardians who are referred by the student's school in order to correct personal, emotional or social maladjustment, which interfere with a student's academic progress. (Interventions may include home visits, conferences with school personnel or referrals to local or state agencies such as the Department of Family and Children Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Public Health, Liberty County Sheriff's Office, etc.). Investigates attendance problems reported by schools or persons in the community; files and presents cases in court pertaining to school attendance. Provides assistance to assigned schools to comply with the compulsory attendance law. Serves as home, school and community liaison for at-risk families; participates in special education committee meetings, in-school review meetings and student support team meetings as requested by school personnel. Coordinates and maintains a comprehensive referral system to provide direct service to students, parents and teachers. Gather data necessary for assessment purposes. Maintains sufficient documentation of casework for use by school staff members or outside agencies when appropriate. Completes all other duties, as assigned and required, in order to perform the above services.

Physical Requirements:

Able to perform routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities including:

Light Work:

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds as needed to move objects.

Terms of Employment:

195 days. Salary shall be paid consistent on the System's approved salary schedule. Length of work year and hours of employment shall be established by the system.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Executive Director of Student Services.