Social Worker

Job Title: **Social Worker

FLSA Status: EXEMPT

Salary Range: $60,800-83,952 (Depending on Licensure Level and Experience)

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university;

Master’s degree

New Mexico Public Education Department Licensure as a Social Worker New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Licensure

Medicaid Provider Number NPI Number

5 years minimum in public school setting experience. Bilingual preferred

Skills/Aptitudes:

Good organizational ability; good written and oral communication skills; ability to maintain high level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding students, staff, parents, and school matters.

Essential Job Responsibilities of Social Worker:

• Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.

• Demonstrates ethical behavior.

• Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations.

• Follows District Code of Conduct policies.

• Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.

• Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.

• Embraces and encourages the acceptance of diversity.

• Uses effective and respectful skills to communicate.

• Keeps monthly service log for every child on caseload and submits to Student Services on designated deadline each month.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the dynamics of the educational organization.

• Effectively manages the resources for which he/she is responsible.

• Complies with state and federal statutes.

• Participates in parent conferences, teacher conferences and in-service training when appropriate.

• Participates in initial Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.

• Assists in preparing Individual Educational Plans when appropriate.

• Familiar with program levels, services available for the student, and makes recommendations that will help the student reach his/her learning potential.

• Responsible for all reports and other paperwork as may be required.

• Knowledgeable about each criteria requirement for each of the IDEA exceptionalities.

• Follows methods of school social work practice appropriate to identified concerns, including direct services and program development.

• Provides family assessments, crisis intervention, group, individual and family counseling, and offers information and referral services.

• Serves as home-school-community liaison.

• Establishes and maintains relationships with other school personnel, community agencies, students and their families.

• Participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings relating to the educational planning and progress of students in Special Education.

• Ensures parent participation in the student’s educational placement through home visits and other outreach

activities.

• Establishes and maintains communication with parents regarding student academic, social and behavioral progress.

• Consults and shares information with teacher, administrators, and other school personnel.

• Coordinates efforts for the management of individual and group cases as appropriate.

• Assesses the quality and effectiveness of school social work services and provides records as necessary.

• Complies with the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.

• Articulates and facilitates the implementation of the mission and values of the Pojoaque Valley Schools.

• Safeguards confidentiality of privileged information.

• Prepares and maintains accurate and complete records and reports as required by law, state directives, District policy and administrative regulations.

• Shares the responsibility for the supervision and care of District inventory, proper and safe use of facilities, equipment and supplies, and reports safety hazards promptly.

• Attends and/or conducts staff meetings and participates on committees within area of responsibility.

• Attends workshops and in-service to stay abreast of changes in standards, assessment strategies, and research findings.

• Collaborates with other professionals to develop multidisciplinary reports, etc.

• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Supervisor and Reviewers:

Special Education Director & Principal

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Equipment, Tools, and Materials:

Educational supplies and materials, including chalk, pen, markers, paper, books, chalkboard, desks, chairs, computers, and audio-visual equipment. Must know how or be willing to learn how to operate multi-media equipment to include current technology; testing kits, including IQ, achievement, and specialized area tests.

Functional Profile:

Persons assigned to this position must possess the ability to engage in certain physical tasks as part of their job duties. The following section identifies the nature and expected frequency of those tasks and is not intended to describe all the job tasks in this position. Individual work assignments may vary from the representative tasks described herein.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,800.00 - $83,952.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person