Job Title: SPECIAL EDUCATION SOCIAL WORKER

Reports To: DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

General Job Description:

To improve the school performance of students identified as having emotional, social or behavioral through evaluation, and provide therapeutic interventions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Demonstrate appropriate skills in working with parents and families
Demonstrate a broad base of knowledge and training to enable him/her to effectively perform job responsibilities.
Demonstrate effective organizational skills.
Assist in the collection of evaluation data (i.e. observation, interview, informed assessment) to assist the multidisciplinary team in identifying individual needs and appropriate services.
Provide direct or indirect service to identified special education students as recommended by the Individual Educational Plans (IEP). Services to be provided may include the following:

Assist in the development of behavioral management plans.
Individual and/or group interventions.

Evaluate and document the progress of students assigned to caseload, noting steps toward achievement of specific goals and objectives that were established in the Individual Education Plan.
Serve as a consultant to the building level Student Assistance Teams (SAT) as needed.
Participate in in-service training programs.
Assess students for safety, including threatening behavior and suicidal ideation.
Medicaid notes are to be submitted 10 business days from the completion of service.
Provide individual and group crisis intervention services; information on social, emotional, and behavioral issues; provide student support and encouragement.
Promote student success through support of parents and families as needed.
Consult and collaborate with building administrators, and school based professionals to interpret student social/emotional needs, assist with behavioral management, serve as resource for school staff, including involvement in staff meetings, workshops, presenting in-service programs, etc.
Establish and maintain working relationships with community service providers, use community services to assess and provide for the needs of students and families.
Maintain professional skills through consultation, in-service activities; and awareness of cultural diversity; and maintain confidentiality.
Provide crisis intervention services when necessary.
Serve as an advocate for the students assigned to caseload and those included in the special education program of SCSD.
Maintain confidentiality with sensitive matters.
Be flexible and able to prioritize tasks and maintain accurate and detailed records.
Report to work on time and work no less than 7.5 hours per day.
Work independently with very little supervision.
May be required to perform other related duties/functions as assigned by your supervisor.

Experience and Education:

Bachelor of Social Work required, Master’s degree preferred.
Current license with the New Mexico State Education Department Social Worker license.
Must hold a current Social Worker Board of Examiners license which has to be renewed as required by state regulations.
Must hold a Valid Driver’s license and Car Insurance and travel from site to site.

Physical Requirements:

Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 40 pounds), climbing stairs, reaching, squatting, kneeling, having full mobility of fingers/hands, and moving light furniture may be required, unless ADA accommodations have been mutually agreed on and does not create an undue hardship upon the district.

Safety and Health:

Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions.

Equipment/Material Handled:

Must know how to properly operate, or be willing to learn to operate, multi-media equipment including current technology as needed.

Work Environment:

Must be able to work within various degrees of noise and temperature. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignments without direct supervision. After hours work may be required. May make site or home visits as needed. May work under stressful conditions on occasion.

Terms of Employment:

Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Employee's work:

Standing	15%	Inside	98%
Walking	15%	Outside	2%
Sitting	70%
Total	100%		100%

Requirements While Performing Job:

Physical Activity	Daily: Yes/No	Description
Twist: Waist	Yes
Wrist	Yes
Neck/Shoulder	Yes
Stoop, bend	Yes
Squat, kneel or crawl	Yes
Repetitive motions of hands or wrists	Yes
Run	No
Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment	No
Ride equipment	No
Walk on uneven terrain	No
Fine finger dexterity	Yes
Manual dexterity	Yes
Reaching above shoulders	Yes
Reaching at shoulder height	Yes
Reaching below shoulders	Yes
Other

Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight

No. of lbs. from the floor	Push	Pull	Lift	Carry	Frequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while
0-25			X	X	Daily
26-50			X	X	Weekly
51-150
Above 150
No. of lbs from chest high
0-25			X	X	Weekly
26-50			X	X	Once in a while
51-150
Above 150
No. of lbs. over head
0-25			X	X	Once in a while
26-50
51-150
Above 150

Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:

Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others
Cold/heat of outside work
Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas
Contact with the public	Yes
Dampness
Electrical
Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners
High work spaces
Machine noise	Yes
Radiation
Sun
Vibration
Protective equipment required

Vision Demand and Capabilities

Normal night vision
Normal depth perception	X
Normal depth vision	X
Normal color vision	X
Red/Green/Amber color vision	X
Uncorrected Vision
Corrected Vision	X
Hearing Demands and Capabilities
Hearing essentially normal	X
Some high tone loss
Significant high tone loss
Low tone loss
Other requirements: Corrected hearing	X

Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.