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School Social Worker
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What they do
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.
$71,203 / year median in New York
+14% projected growth
Job Description
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Area of Interest:
Administration and Pupil Personnel ServicesSubject Area:
Social WorkGrade Level:
Pre K-12 - All GradesTitle:
School Social WorkerType of Certificate:
Provisional or Permanent CertificateGENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To help students resolve such personal, emotional and social problems as they interfere with their adjustment to school and their capacity to enjoy the fullest benefits of the education offered them.WORK SCHEDULE
10 Month Schedule Monday through FridaySPECIFIC DUTIES
1. Performs casework service with individual students to correct those personal, social, or emotional maladjustments related to their educational and social progress. 2. Performs casework service with parents as an integral part of the task of helping students, to increase the parents' understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child's problems, and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available. 3. Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in gathering and giving information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of the student's behavior. 4. Supervises the referral of students to, and serves as liaison with, such outside agencies as the Welfare Department, Child Placement Bureau, Juvenile Court, and the like, as appropriate. 5. Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering helpful information on a student's background. 6. Serves as liaison between home and school when considerable follow-up is necessary, as in welfare cases, foster home children, and disadvantaged students. 7. Assists students directly toward adjustment to school. 8. Keeps sufficient records of cases for use by school staff members and outside agencies when appropriate. 9. Assumes other duties as assigned by the Supervisor. Job QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Possession of Appropriate NYS School Social Worker Certification Possession of Appropriate NYS License as a Licensed Clinical Social WorkerAGENCY OVERVIEW
Our Mission:
At Ulster BOCES, our mission is to provide high quality shared educational, administrative, and technical services that will enable component school districts to develop the capacity of their students and adults to achieve higher standards of performance. With an emphasis on economic efficiencies, Ulster BOCES is committed to offering educational programs that enable all students to prepare for employment and/or post-secondary education. The Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services is an educational agency serving eight component school districts.They are:
Ellenville Central School District- Highland Central School District
- Kingston City Schools Consolidated
- New Paltz Central School District
- Onteora Central School District
- Rondout Valley Central School District
- Saugerties Central School District
- Wallkill Central School District