Licensed Social Worker - Grant funded
JobID: 1373

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Licensed Social Worker

Date Posted:
1/10/2023

Location:
District

Date Available:
ASAP or Fall 2023

Closing Date:
Open until filled

Fall Mountain Regional School District

Position Title: Licensed Social Worker

Terms of Employment: 196 days (190 days + 6 Holidays)

Union Classification: Non-Union

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Social Work (MSW)
• Licensed as a mental health professional in New Hampshire as LSW; preference given to a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)
• Three years experience in a mental health with practical experience in a school setting preferred
• Counseling, Interviewing, & Crisis Intervention Skills
• Ability to handle confidential information with complete security
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage time effectively to meet caseload expectations
• Ability to work collaboratively as an interdisciplinary team member in order to establish and maintain effective working relationships with community agencies, students, families and school personnel
• Strong cultural competency skills
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive as travel is required across the district
• Available for a work schedule that meets the needs of students and families

Reports to: Special Education Director

Evaluation: Annually

Job Goal: To assist in the identification of students’ developmental capabilities, problem-solving skills and coping mechanisms while working collaboratively with their parents / caregivers and school personnel through the development of treatment plans, consultation sessions, direct therapeutic interventions and program supports.

Performance Duties:

• Perform casework service with individual students to address personal, social, and/or emotional concerns that are impacting learning and social progress
• Perform casework services with parents / caregivers to increase their understanding of their child’s needs, assist with the development of constructive participation in resolving conflicts / problems, and improve their knowledge and use of appropriate community resources available
• Consult and collaborate with school personnel in gathering information on a case-by-case basis and assist in the planning for how to best address a child’s needs
• Develop treatment plans and work collaboratively with school personnel and families / caregivers in the consistent implementation of the plans
• Provide direct therapeutic interventions and/or counseling services to students as needed
• Serve as a liaison between home and school when considerable follow-up is necessary
• Assist and supervise the referral of students to various community agencies when appropriate
• Assist students directly with their adjustment to school
• Participate in preventative response to intervention meetings and assist in the implementation of suggestions to address students’ social, emotional and behavioral needs
• Collect data on students’ progress toward identified social, emotional and behavioral goals as specified in their individualized educational plans
• Plan and manage a schedule that effectively meets students’ needs
• Offer professional development opportunities to administration and teachers on how various mental health challenges can impact one’s ability to socialize and learn effectively
• Provide support and informational workshops to families / caregivers
• Participate on school and district-wide threat assessment and crisis intervention teams
• Conduct social-emotional and risk assessment screenings when required
• Assure that all internal communication is complete and effective as related to the responsibilities of working therapeutically with students and collaboratively with staff, families and outside agencies
• Maintain accurate records of cases for use by school personnel and outside agencies as appropriate
• Submit logs for Medicaid billing in a timely manner
• Remain up-to-date on the current empirically-based approaches recommended for children and young adults with psychological and behavioral challenges
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Special Education Director

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee will occasionally be required to stand, walk, bend and reach. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move items weighing up to 15 pounds. Manual dexterity is required to finger, handle or grasp objects. Must be able to hear and talk. Ability to drive required to travel when necessary within and outside of the District.

Fall Mountain Regional School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Fall Mountain Regional School District does not, and will not, tolerate discrimination or harassment of students because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, age, marital status, familial status, economic status, physical or mental disability, national origin, ancestry, or sexual orientation. Fall Mountain Regional School District does not, and will not, tolerate discrimination or harassment of school employees because of age, sex, race, religion, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, national origin, ancestry or sexual orientation. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in education programs and activities. All public and private educational institutions that receive any federal funds must comply with Title IX.

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