Licensed Clinical Social Worker jobs in Wilmington, NC

POSITION TITLE: School Social Worker
REPORTS TO:Student Services Director
BEGINNING DATE: August 2024

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Minimum Master's Degree in Social Work
• Requires Licensed Clinical Social Work status

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Months

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assessment of Student, Family, and School Needs: Effectively and appropriately assesses and address the needs, characteristics and interactions of students, families, LEA personnel, and community.
• Direct Services/Service Delivery: Uses knowledge and understanding of the reciprocal influences of home, school, and community to intervene for student success via such practices as assessment, crisis intervention, home visits, conflict resolution, individual and group counseling, consultation, program development, dropout prevention, graduation awareness, and coordination of school and community services.
• Advocacy: Advocates for appropriate services for students and their families.
• Consultation and Collaboration: Consults and collaborates with stakeholders on behalf of students and their families.
• Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation: Effectively plans, implements and evaluates programs that promote student and family success.
• Accountability: Advocates, facilitates, and contributes to School Social Worker accountability for outcomes aligned with local, state, and federal policies and guidelines.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to stand, sit, or walk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to bend, stoop, carry, push, or pull.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds routinely and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to facilitate the evacuation of students in emergency situations and/or drills.
• Must be able to visually, auditorily, and physically monitor student performance and conduct.
• Must be able to facilitate the evacuation of students during emergency situations and/or drills.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

School Social Work is a specialized area of professional practice in the broad field of social work. School Social Workers are specifically trained and qualified to analyze barriers to learning and achievement. School Social Workers develop and implement strategies to address and eliminate identified barriers. School Social Workers provide the vital link between the home, school, and community to provide support services that impact students’ academic achievement. Schools social workers help students increase academic success, improve interpersonal relationships, cope with crisis situations, learn problem-solving skills, improve attendance, and build self-esteem. School social work promotes the academic mission of schools by fostering educational environments that are safe; have supportive, fair, and responsive policies; and emphasize early intervention and positive behavioral interventions. 

School social workers are trained mental health professionals with a degree in social work and are licensed by the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). School Social Workers help students improve their academic achievement and social, emotional, and behavioral competence. A school social worker employed in North Carolina must adhere to the School Social Work Professional Standards outlined by the NCDPI and to the professional National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics demonstrating core values of service, social justice, dignity and the worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. School Social Workers are hired by each local educational agency to work within that specific school district.