PRIMARY FUNCTION:

• Under general supervision, facilitates, participates in, and provides input for system wide, school based, and departmental program planning, evaluation, and development of policies.
• All program planning and evaluation activities are done in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations and school board policies.
• Will operate as an advocate with all community populations utilizing skills that respect issues of cultural and ethnic diversity and equity for every student and family.
• Also, will provide specialized consultative services to school staff, community agencies and other professionals.
• Will develop and maintain an intern program to maximize mental health services in the district.
• Services are designed to assist families, students, and educational professionals in providing quality interventions, which allow students to reach their highest educational, developmental and social potential.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to designated administrator.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts assessment of student needs.
• Facilitate group counseling.
• Provide social skills, anger management, and impulse control training.
• Substance abuse prevention and awareness.
• Participate in the evaluation of special education placements and in the development of behavioral modification plans.
• Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA), and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
• Provide short/long-term case management services to individual students.
• Referrals to community agencies.
• Promote parental involvement in the schools/school conferences and parental responsibility for regular school attendance.
• Serve on the school Crisis Team to promote and maintain a safe, caring, and drug free school and learning environment/child abuse prevention/appropriate discipline.
• Participate in referrals and case management of students/families involved in the court system.
• Serve on community interagency teams and other task force teams relevant to School Social Work (Pupil Services, Counseling Collaborative and the School Resource Team).
• Expand and exchange knowledge through consultation with coordinators, specialists, psychologists, counselors, and other colleagues.
• Supervise up to 8 social worker interns.
• Work with Colleges to maintain the number of social worker interns on staff.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate case records and documentation (log) and a statistical, demographic breakdown of current caseload.
• Understand and practice in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, statutes, and/or

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability and experience supervising graduate school interns
• Spanish fluency
• Experience with students K-12th grade
• Hold valid LCSW
• RP in schools
• teacher consultation around classroom management
• School climate experience in schools

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Masters Degree from an accredited school
• Hold valid MSW
• Hold valid PPSC
• School based mental health experience
• Experience with restorative justice principles and practices in schools

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Valid California driver’s license

WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT

• Office environment
• Driving a vehicle to conduct work

COMPENSATION

Salary Range: 36/1-5

205 day workyear