A Family, School, or General Social Worker provides specialized assistance to vulnerable families and children. Intervenes in crisis situations; evaluates individual and family needs, helps clients get access to health care, mental health care or social services such as housing assistance. Advocates for clients and provides follow up visits. May work with teachers, parents and school administrators to help students improve academically and deal with social issues such as bullying.
Title 1 Social Worker (Grant Funded) Nashua School District - 3.6 Nashua, NH Job Details $49,000 - $100,386 a year 13 hours ago Qualifications Master's degree in social work Master of Social Work Cultural competency Working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds Cultural diversity counseling
Full Job Description JobID:
12621
Position Type:
Student Support Services/Social Worker Date Posted:
7/27/2026
Location:
Dr.
Norman Crisp Elementary School Date Available:
2026-2027
SY Closing Date:
7/31/2026 or Until Filled
POSITION
Title 1 Social Worker (Grant Funded)
LOCATION
Dr. Norman Crisp Elementary School
STARTING
2026 - 2027 School Year
SALARY RANGE
$49,000 - $100,386
QUALIFICATIONS:
NH certification as a Social Worker or eligibility with a (MSW) Masters in Social Work. Demonstrates knowledge, competence and interest in serving culturally disadvantaged families. Demonstrates organizational, human relations, and oral and written communication skills.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Social Worker counsels students to improve social, medical, emotional, physiological needs. Counsels students in personal, confidential, face-to-face situations to understand themselves better, to make appropriate choices and decisions and to resolve conflicts. Provides crises counseling for students (individually or in groups) Interacts with parents/guardians, families and other relatives to facilitate the meeting of students' educational and/or socio-emotional needs and provides mental health and medical outreach for students and their families. Creates a plan for intervention for students with staff or outside parties, in an attempt to have students engage in the learning process. This position works with the other school staff to develop appropriate in-school support for all students in the building. Assists with support plans as needed .Documents evidence to support court petitions; testifies in court and prepares court documentation as needed on a case by case basis. This notice should not be construed to imply that this is the exclusive list of job functions associated with this position.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicants must apply online at www.nashua.edu and include a letter of interest, resume, official transcripts; graduate and undergraduate, three letters of recommendation, copy of NH certification or letter of eligibility. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Nashua Board of Education reaffirms its position of compliance with applicable State and Federal laws of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information and age in admission to, access to, treatment in or employment in the services, programs and activities of the Nashua School District.
