Social Worker I LSSW

Social Worker I LSSW

Job Overview

Social Worker I LSSW  ( 22002763 )
Description

Job Title:

SOCIAL WORKER I LSSW

Revision Date:

04/27/2021

Job Code:

87051

FLSA:

Exempt

Salary Plan:

Certificated

Revised By:

Cheryl Winters

Pay Grade:

Must be paid at MA+ level at minimum (see license section)

Comp Reviewed By:

Cheryl Winters

 

EEO Category:

Other Professionals

EEO Code:

512

Funding Source:

Work Location:

Local

(1) Primarily works at Bransford Office Campus

Duration; # of months

10 months

 

Job Summary (2-3 sentences describing job purpose): Reports to: Director Social Services

The School Social Worker works collaboratively with school-level team to address mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive behavioral support, academic, and classroom support. Additionally, School Social Workers serve as the liaison between schools, and parents, and coordinate with school-level-personnel to provide services to student groups and families to assist in removing and improving barriers to academic success.

 

Department Name: School Social Wor

Primary Job Duties/ResponsibilitiesList, in the order of importance or time spent, the essential duties/tasks performed by the position. This is not an exhaustive list and employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required. Regular and reliable attendance is an expectation of the job.

Job Duty/Resp. 1:

Provide clinical counseling to individuals, student groups and their families.

Job Duty/Resp. 2:

Provide case management/wrap-around services to students and their families.

Job Duty/Resp. 3:

Works collaboratively through Cluster Support Teams to reduce student truancy, improve student discipline and remove social barriers that impede learning.

Job Duty/Resp. 4:

Develop and assist in the implementation of plans for interventions with students that may include Crisis Intervention and Threat Assessments while working with District Crisis Teams.

Job Duty/Resp. 5:

Uses the Data Warehouse and SMS programs to assess the needs of students to enhance their school performance by providing optimal Social Work Services to students that show improved indicators in the areas of academics, attendance and discipline.

Job Duty/Resp. 6:

Provides Mental Health and Psychosocial assessments and evaluations of students referred and offer professional recommendations to multidisciplinary teams (schools, administrators, nurses, special education, etc.)

Job Duty/Resp. 7:

Coordinates joint conferences with Parents/School Personnel to integrate new and returning students who may be experiencing social problems.

Job Duty/Resp. 8:

Make home visits with other school personnel

Job Duty/Resp. 9:

Job Duty/Resp. 10:

Job Duty/Resp. 11:

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Education and Experience Requirements

Education (training/degree)Required minimum: Applicant must possess a Master’s degree in Social Work.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations Required: Must be licensed by the Tennessee Department of Education in School Social Work or be eligible for that license. Since Master School Social Work Certification required pay grade set at MA+ as minimum grade.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience working with children in a related field preferred but not required.

Skills Required: Case management assessment and documentation abilities; effective verbal and written communication; ability to collaborate with internal and external partners and clients; analytical abilities

General Skills, Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Level 5: Coordinates or determines time, place, or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data and possibly executes determinations or reports on events.

People Responsibility:

Level 4: Mentors others by advising, counseling, or guiding them regarding problems that may be resolved by scientific or other professional principles.

Assets Responsibility:

Level 3: Requires some responsibility for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials, tools, and vehicles.

Mathematical Requirements:

Level 2: Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and percentages.

Communications Requirements:

Level 6: Reads journals and manuals; composes specialized reports/analysis; speaks to large groups of coworkers and people outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:

Level 7: Performs work involving the application of broad principles of professional management and leadership to solve new problems for which conventional solutions do not exist; requires sustained, intense concentration for accurate results

Impact of Decisions:

Level 5: Makes decisions with serious impact – affects most units in organization, and may affect citizens.

Equipment Usage (if applicable):

N/A

Safety of Others:

Level 2: Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

 

Kronos Set Up Data:

Meal Deduction – Most Bransford office and district level employee have a meal deduction. They are scheduled 8.5 hours per day and get an hour lunch. Itinerants and retirees get a 30 minute lunch period and therefore do not have a meal deduction. All school based employees will not have a meal deduction. Auto Meal Deduction

Travel – Itinerant non-exempt employees who travel will be using the time clock differently than others and are paid for travel time between work locations. Employee does not or seldom travels

Compensatory Time vs. Overtime (Support Non-Exempt Employees only) – Does this department have overtime budgeted, i.e. Maintenance, Transportation, Food Service. If not, employees accrue comp time only. Exempt Employee – can not accrue comp or overtime

Restrictions – Should employee be restricted to punch in and out within 7 minutes of their schedule start and end times? No, Do not restrict punches

Employee Type – Clock, phone, supervisor, etc. Time Stamp

Timekeeper – Is the employee a timekeeper? No

 

ADA Requirements/Compliance

Physical Demands:

Level 4: Requires light to medium work involving standing or walking most of the time, (exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular basis.)

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Unavoidable Hazards:

Level 8: The position is exposed to extreme heat/cold, wet or humid conditions, bright/dim lights, dust or pollen, intense noise levels, traffic, disease/pathogens, and violence.

Sensory Requirements:

Level 1: The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

 

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

QualificationsSee Job Description.

Primary Location : Nashville-Southwest-Bellevue Middle
Work Locations : Bellevue Middle 655 Colice-Jeanne Road Nashville TN
Job : Administration (Licensed)
Job Schedule : Full-Time

 

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