School Social Worker – Kennedy Elementary

Position: School Social Worker

Assignment & FTE: Elementary 1.0

Pay and Benefits: Per Ed MN Hastings – Teachers’  Master Agreement

Position Description: Provides services to students and families to help students increase their ability to function optimally and enhance learning. Collaborates with student support networks (e.g., educational team, parents, and community agencies) to address the students’ academic , emotional and social needs. Works toward enhancing and fostering positive relations among the student, school, community and parents.

Essential Duties:

• Assesses needs and counsels students and families individually and in the groups regarding social, emotional, behavioral and mental health interventions needed to enhance learning.

• Mobilizes and coordinates community resources for students and families to address academic, behavioral, emotional, mental health and social needs. Develops and builds community agency partnerships with service providers to expand resources available to students and families. Communicates information to teachers and related service staff as needed to support student learning.

• Identifies needs and provides services to students in crisis and coordinates with community resources during any student’s mental health crisis. Works in assigned schools and throughout the district on an on-call basis.

• Collaborates with community service providers.

• Serves as building-level homeless liaison.

• Summarizes student social-emotional needs and develops social skills training plans and proactive behavior management plans to support the students’ success in the educational setting, including but not limited to center based special education programs.

• Administers and interprets professional social work assessments and evaluation in compliance with IDEA and MN special education law/rules.

• Consults with instructors and parents to design IEP goals and services to support the learning environment for increased educational benefit.

• Develops and organizes activities for parental involvement

• Serves as a resource and advocate to students and families.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree, ont to three years of work experience, certification as a LGSW, SISE or LSW, and licensed or able to obtain a license front eh Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board as a School Social Worker.

Application Procedure:

• Apply on-line at www.hastings.k12.mn.us

If you have questions, contact Jill Petersen, Director of Special Services: jpetersen@isd200.org or 651-480-7008