School Social Worker Position

3 weeks ago

San Jose, California, United States East Side High School District Full time
Job Title: School Social Worker

About the Employer:

East Side Union High School District is one of California's largest high school districts, offering rewarding and exciting employment opportunities that positively impact our students and community.

We provide a supportive team environment with a shared passion and common goal of providing students with the education and skills they need to succeed in college and career.

Apart from competitive salaries and 100% benefits coverage for employees and their dependents, we also focus on personal professional development.

This position will be supporting Special Education - Emotionally Disturbed Program.

Job Description:

Job Summary:

This position will provide strategic services to identify and address social-emotional-environmental issues that interfere with the educational process.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assess home, school, personal, and community factors that may affect a student's learning, school adjustment, and general well-being.
  • Provide individual and group therapeutic counseling to students and their families.
  • Consult with and assist instructional staff with program modifications and strategies to encourage and support student personal and social growth and responsible behavior.
  • Coordinate, supervise, and/or implement programs on site, such as Student Support Services Program (SSSP); Peer Programs; Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA).
  • Provide crisis intervention services.
  • Coordinate articulation with feeder school programs as related to educationally based mental health services.
  • Act as a member of the school leadership team, bringing knowledge of developmental social-emotional needs of students to impact policy and school-wide initiatives.
  • Conduct home visits related to establishing communication and positive connections between the parent/guardian and school setting around identified issues.
  • Work with student truancy cases utilizing social work expertise to create intervention plans to reduce poor attendance.
  • Provide direct intervention and prevention services and case management for foster youth as appropriate.
  • Participate as members of Special Education Teams, Student Study Teams, Student Attendance Review Boards/Student Attendance Review Board (SARB/SART) and other school-based leadership teams as appropriate.
  • Submit forms, evaluations, and reports as required by federal and state agencies and the District.

Knowledge of:

  • Equity and culturally relevant best practices and competencies.
  • Trauma-informed care practices and intervention strategies.
  • Counseling theory, ethics, and associated legal confidentiality requirements.
  • Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures governing the scope of work.
  • Physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth patterns of students.
  • Diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of District students.
  • Interviewing techniques and interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
  • Record-keeping and report preparation techniques.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must possess a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW).
  • Must possess a current Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Social Work.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Hold a valid Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
  • Possess at least two years of post-MSW social work field instruction experience.

Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Complete online application, Appropriate Credential for Position, Letter of Introduction, Current Resume, Three Current Letters of Recommendation, Copy of Transcripts.

Comments and Other Information:

Bilingual Candidates Preferred.

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