Collaborative Service Worker

Position Title:  Collaborative Service Worker

Department/Building:  Forestview Middle School

Reports to: Building Principal

Position Duty Days/Contract: 203 duty day schedule (184 school year + 19 extended days)

Hours: TBD – position is .5 FTE

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides intervention and prevention services to students enrolled in Brainerd Public Schools. The collaborative service worker will act as a liaison between students, their family and teachers, school counselors, mental health providers and/or other external agencies.
 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

Provide social-emotional and behavior intervention and frequent data collection to measure the effectiveness of intervention as part of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework 

• In collaboration with other school professionals, identify students having social and/or emotional difficulties in need of intervention prior to referral for special education services. 
• Develop an intervention plan for the student including obtaining family consent and input, identifying the skills to be taught, planning and preparing the intervention materials, collecting and tracking student progress data, and monitoring growth or intervention modification needs
• Provide direct intervention services. 
• Partner with other services workers and school district staff in support of the student.
• Fulfill all Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services (ADSIS) grant requirements.
• Acts as a liaison between the home, school and community providers to access, mobilize and coordinate services.
• Meet appropriate parties to assist in identification of students.
• Maintain working knowledge of community resources and agencies
• Meet with families to assess their needs, informing families of available services, programs, and policies for them and their student(s).
• Assist students and their families in accessing resources and services and with making referrals to community providers and services, as appropriate. 

Collaborate with Interagency and Interdisciplinary community, district, or building teams.

• Assist in identifying gaps in services.
• Assist in early identification and assessment services to at-risk students and families.
• Meet regularly with service providers and families to coordinate activities and interventions. 
• Participate in a monthly districtwide collaborative service worker meeting.
• Participate in building child study, attendance meetings, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) meetings, as needed. 
• Assure that services are streamlined and not duplicative. 

Manage day to day responsibilities.

• Maintain contact with families, teachers, service providers and other stakeholders as needed.
• Keep data to assess program effectiveness. 
• Attend scheduled meetings with the service team, building administrators and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain records of all contacts with students and families.
• Write reports as assigned to track family and program progress.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of forms, files, and other necessary paperwork.
• Participate in daily supervision responsibilities as assigned by the building administrator.
• Act as a member of the building crisis team. 
• This position is non-exempt and staff are expected to be present on a daily basis during school hours (7:45 – 3:45 or 7:30 – 3:30, dependent on site need and determined by Building Principal). Some evening or weekend work may be required, which can result in some flexible schedule changes as approved by the Building Principal. 
• Collaborative service workers are expected to work the 184-day ISD 181 school year calendar and will have an additional 19 days of work. Collaborative service workers are required to use part of these 19 days to work during summer school and to prepare for the school year in August. Building principals will approve an annual calendar for each worker based on the building’s needs. 
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Human Service related field
• Five years of demonstrated experience working with children and families
• Valid MN driver’s license and completion of annual Type III driver certification
• School Social Worker license, preferred.
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently as an individual and as a team member
• Proficient in use of Google Suite of products
• Working knowledge of family dynamics in both functional and dysfunctional situations
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with community service providers.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Demands: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.  Light Work: exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. 

Mental Demands: Ability to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.

Work Environment: This position may require the individual to work with students in multiple settings (school, home, community). 

Employees of the Brainerd Public School District #181 are expected to support the goals, model and promote an environment that is respectful for all, and work collaboratively with other staff to focus on the needs of the learner. A quality, customer focus that conveys a welcome attitude, an adaptability to change, and a desire for continuous improvement is also expected of all employees. In addition, staff is to respect confidential matters, encourage a safe and secure environment throughout the schools, and be dependable and accountable employees. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
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