K-5 School Social Worker - shared Hillcrest & Pleasant Grove Elementary (2025-2026)

***For 2025-26, this position is shared 60% Hillcrest Elementary and 40% Pleasant Grove Elementary Schools.

POSITION PURPOSE:

Works to ensure that Alamance-Burlington School System is implementing a comprehensive program that addresses student attendance, homelessness, barriers to learning, student behavior, and mental health issues. Provides equitable delivery of social work services under the framework of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution in an applicable field for applicable level(s)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of program evaluation to support continuous improvement;
• Comprehensive knowledge of school social work and comprehensive school social work programs;
• Comprehensive knowledge of current local, state, national, and global trends in school social work
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Apps;
• Skills in creating and managing effective presentations, including the capability to use relevant technology;
• Effective crisis response skills;
• Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement;
• Effective time management and organizational skills;
• Strategic problem-solving skills;
• Ability to facilitate effective meetings;
• Ability to support a collaborative working environment;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, community groups, vendors, external agencies, and the public.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution in an applicable field for applicable level(s)
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Must hold a valid School Social Work License issued by the state of NC
• Must possess a valid driver’s license issued by the NC Department of Motor Vehicles

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in Social Work;
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW);
• Nationally Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS) credential;
• Experience that incorporates comprehensive and integrated school social work services;
• Experience providing crisis and suicide prevention and intervention;
• Active in professional school social work associations (NASW and/or NCSSWA).
• Spanish Speaking

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures a comprehensive and equitable delivery of school social work services in consideration of system priorities and in a manner consistent with guidelines for professional practice and codes of ethics, adhering to relevant laws, policies, and lines of authority.
• Conducts assessment of student needs and parental involvement;
• Promotes regular school attendance;
• Conducts home visits;
• Promotes safe, caring, and drug free schools;
• Empowerment of/advocacy for students;
• Provides culturally competent services;
• Provides appropriate services for homeless students;
• Provides individual counseling;
• Facilitates group counseling;
• Promotes positive self-esteem;
• Teaches anger management and impulse control;
• Social skills training;
• Substance abuse prevention;
• Provide crisis intervention services;
• Participate in the development of behavioral modification plans;
• Provide short/long-term case management services to individual students;
• Provides referrals to community agencies and coordinates services;
• Coordinates services with other disciplines within the school;
• Participates in transition planning for students;
• Coordinates pregnancy prevention programs;
• Coordinates dropout prevention programs
• Participates in the district-level crisis team (including on-call crisis coverage and event response), school social leadership team, and school social work professional learning teams
• Collaborates with school personnel, other central services departments, parents, and community agencies to provide information and assistance pertaining to student attendance, student behavior, and mental health.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.