Social Worker
Company: Hamilton County Department of Education
Location: Chattanooga
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Overview
Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to
ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without
limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are
seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district
employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students.
With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your
place in Hamilton County.
Learn more about working for Hamilton County Schools at
careers.hcde.org and get to know us and our strategic plan,
Opportunity 2030.
The purpose of this job is to work collaboratively with
school-level teams to address mental health concerns, behavioral
concerns, positive behavioral support, academic and classroom
support. The school social worker also works to build bridges
between school, home, and the community by providing wrap-around
services to students and families to address barriers to student
achievement.
East Lake Academy of Fine Arts is a 6-8 magnet school located in
Chattanooga, TN. We are a community school and offer a wide range
of activities before and after school for our students including
aquaponics and Tech Goes Home. We work on building capacity and
preparing future leaders for promotion opportunities.
We support our teachers through a new teacher mentor program with
informal support and feedback. We have monthly opportunities for
professional development including technology, classroom
management, and curriculum planning. Our teachers enjoy stipends
for extra planning before and after school and on weekends.
We are looking for teachers who take initiative and who are
coachable, flexible, student-focused, collaborative, and team
players.
Responsibilities
- Provide mental health counseling services to individuals and
student groups.
- Provide case management and wrap around services to students
and families. This includes referrals to maximize access to school
based and community based resources and service providers.
- Work with Mc-Kinney Vento liaison to identify students and
families who qualify for Mc-Kinney Vento services and provide
ongoing wrap around services. This may include conducting home
visits.
- Educate staff on academic barriers such as homelessness,
transportation, nutrition, etc.
- Provide trauma informed practices and restorative circles
support and training to school and district level staff.
- Co-lead Student Success Planning team meetings. During these
meetings school social worker will consult and problem solve with
staff as part of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS/Student
Planning Team)
- Develop and assist in the implementation of plans for
interventions with students that may include Crisis Intervention,
Suicide Risk and Threat Assessments.
- Lead or participate in the district crisis response team.
providing crisis management (individual and school wide crisis
prevention, response, and recovery)
- Advocate on behalf of issues of diversity, social opportunities
that lead to school failure, education, chronic absenteeism, and
discipline disparities.
- Link individual students and their families with resources and
information on post-secondary services and resources for a student.
Facilitate or Co-facilitate group sessions or informational
meetings for students and/or families for post secondary learning
opportunities or identification of options for alternative
placement in career path.
- Work in collaboration with school staff to remove barriers to
school attendance and academic success by providing student and
family support as well as wrap around services.
- Support and facilitate parent groups to share issues, educate,
and problem solve to enhance student social, emotional, and
academic progress.
- Conducts research and evaluation of job functions and collects
data for developing new policies and programs to enhance family and
community participation in education and student achievement.
- Attends work and arrives to work on time.
- Adheres to the Social Work Code of Ethics and the Teacher Code
of Ethics as defined by Tennessee Law.
- Maintains appropriate licensure and acknowledges that continued
employment with the Hamilton County Department of Education is
contingent upon providing required documentation to validate
licensure in a timely manner.
- Communicates the role of the social worker and available
services to students, parents, and community.
- Follows established procedures to ensure assigned areas are
safe.
- Addresses problems in a positive, respectful manner.
- Treats students and others with respect.
- Maintains confidentiality.
- Maintain up to date documentation through the school social
work documentation and online database system, as well as the
Student Success Planning Platform.
- May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work
activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications
Knowledge/Education/Experience:
- Masters degree in Social Work and current valid Tennessee
license in School Social Worker pre-K-12 through the Department of
Education. LMSW or LCSW preferred.
- Candidates may be eligible for a School Social Work license if
they have one of the following:
- Complete an educator preparation program in school social work,
and be recommended by the approved educator preparation provider
OR
- Hold a valid social worker license issued by the Tennessee
Board of Social Workers or the licensing board of a state other
than Tennessee OR
- Hold a degree in Social Work and hold a valid out-of-state
professional-level educator license (Please note that HCS requires
a master's degree)
- If a candidate does not have the school social work license at
the time of application, they must be willing to obtain a license
through meeting one of the requirements listed above by the start
date. School Social Worker License Information
Skills/Qualifications:
- Case management assessment and documentation abilities;
effective verbal and written communication; ability to collaborate
with internal and external partners and clients; analytical
abilities.
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills
to deal effectively with students, educators, parents, and
community members.
- Demonstrates excellent planning, organizational,
problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills.
Compensation:
Salary is based on a combination of relevant education and
experience. Salary Scale
This position may be eligible for an increase in total
compensation. The Differentiated Compensation Plan applies to
designated schools and hard-to-staff positions. Please see
https://www.hcde.org/staff/human_resources/differentiated_compensation
for more details.
Keywords: Hamilton County Department of Education, Chattanooga , Social Worker, Healthcare , Chattanooga, Tennessee
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