Description
Provides the full range of social work services to schools and centers or to a diagnostic unit; performs specialized social work in an educational setting; and systematically collects, analyzes, synthesizes, and interprets information needed to devise appropriate services for schools, programs, students and families.
Qualifications
Required

• Master's degree from an approved program in social work.
• Placement in a particular setting or model determined by experience with a specific student population.
• Must hold or be eligible for license issued by the Virginia Department of Education with endorsement as a school social worker.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the highest standards of ethical and effective practice.
• Knowledge of social work theory, practice, and procedures.
• Ability to apply professional skills to provide a wide range of counseling, diagnostic, and crisis intervention services to the needs and requirements of a public school system.
• Ability to perform and guide data collection and analysis to ensure effective services and to measure outcomes.
• Ability to gain the confidence and cooperation of students, teachers, and families.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with other professionals within the school and the community.
• Proficiency in the use of technology and data compilation, analysis, and reporting.
• Analytic ability and adaptability to changing needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to write comprehensive reports and interpret findings to families.

Preferred

• Clinical experience.