Interim-Social Worker

JOB TITLE: School Social Worker REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent SALARY: Based on State and Local Salary Schedule STATUS: Interim- 4 Months; October 15, 2026 - February 15, 2027 (4 months) SUMMARY: The job School Social Worker was established to promote and enhance the overall academic mission by providing services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and address barriers to learning and achievement. The School Social Worker significantly contributes to the development of a healthy, safe and caring environment. Such an environment is achieved by advancing the understanding of the emotional and social development of children and the influences of family, community, and cultural differences on student success along with the implementation of effective intervention strategies. The major functions of the School Social Worker job is to incorporate the North Carolina Board of Education guiding mission that every public school student will graduate from high school globally competitive for work and post secondary education and prepared life in the twenty-first century. RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: Effectively and appropriately assesses and addresses the needs, characteristics, and interactions of students, families, LEA personnel, and community Helps students and families make the best use of available resources and opportunities and to help fully develop each student’s individual potential Assist parents in utilizing school and community resources to help children maximize their educational abilities Coordinates services with community agencies Coordinates a variety of prevention and intervention programs and services Provides individual and group counseling, case management, home visits, and assessments Serves as a liaison between school, family, community and outside agencies such as the Department of Social Services, Juvenile Court, and other agencies, as appropriate Understands and abides by federal, state and local laws, such as child protection, child abuse, special education, attendance, education rights and privacy Participates in professional development opportunities by participating in professional organizations and by staying abreast of current research and literature Plans school and/or system-wide programs to promote a safe, healthy, caring school climate that fosters academic success Addresses the needs of the schools, student, families and community by collaborating with the Student Support Services administrator to development an approach to any barriers or problems with the educational process Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in gathering and obtaining student information to develop programs or systems of care that support and enhance the health, social and emotional well-being and safety of students Promotes collaboration among community health and mental health service providers and facilitates student access to these services Conforms to the National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics and Standards for School Social Work practice Maintains accurate case records and documentation Understands and maintains confidentiality Performs other related duties as required Listen and communicate effectively Respond appropriately to inquiries or needs Character and personality to relate effectively with staff, students, and community Demonstrate the ability to work with a wide variety of community groups and organizations, students, parents, and school personnel MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS: Must hold or be eligible to hold a School Social Work license issued by the North Carolina State Board of Education Experience in school Social Work or related field preferred Attends PTSA or PTSO, school board and various other community meetings as necessary KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Listen and communicate effectively Respond appropriately to inquiries or needs Character and personality to relate effectively with staff, students, and community Demonstrate the ability to work with a wide variety of community groups and organizations, students, parents, and school personnel Able to take excellent notes is extremely important as you listen to your clients and colleagues and develop interventions and strategies. Being organized is very important as you will often be asked to multi-task and the ability to prioritize which work is required to be done in which order is extremely important. You will need to understand the way people’s mind works. Understand human psychology, to know the developmental stages from birth to death. Knowledge of interventions applicable to one’s specialty - Depending on your specialty there might be a variety of different interventions that are extremely important to not only understand in theoretical terms, but also in practical application. Empathy is extremely important as a Social Worker for without it you will have an unending series of difficulties as you attempt to help others work through their problems without fully being able to understand their point of view on a given situation. Quickly and effectively establish a boundary in a concise and professional manner. Ability to facilitate cooperation both among individuals and groups – One of your main tasks as a Social Worker will be to get reluctant individuals and groups to work with one another. Ability to listen and also ask questions where appropriate for clarification as otherwise you will be unable to understand what others are attempting to convey to you in an accurate manner. Be a Critical thinker just as it is in most of life when you need to make a decision on what a piece of information really mean You will need to be able to express yourself to a wide variety of people in a diversity of contexts and having strong written and verbal communications skills is an absolute must. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to fingers, handle, or feel: reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds or more at times. FUNDING SOURCE: DISCLAIMER: The following statements of the job descriptions are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this category. The description does not contain an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills and other requirements necessary of employees to perform in this position.