Position:  Social Worker

 

Supervisor:  School Principal/Director of Student Services

 

Exempt

 

Work Schedule:

            Contract Days: 185 days

 

General Job Description:

The school social worker will address the psychological and social well-being of students. The social worker will facilitate communication and connection between home and school, working to remove barriers to educational success. Within the community, the social worker will help families obtain needed services. In the school setting, the social worker will provide individual and group intervention to children who are experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioral issues which interfere with academic progress. The social worker will also collaborate with truancy workers, teachers, parents and school staff to address attendance problems.

The social worker will participate in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process as required and will participate in problem solving throughout the prevention and intervention process. 

 

Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in school social work; Valid certificate as a Social Worker as established by the New Mexico Public Education Department.

 

Physical Requirements:

            Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 50 lbs.), reaching, squatting, kneeling.

 

Performance Responsibilities: