2023-2024 1.0 FTE Special Education Social Worker
Job description
Iowa City Community School District: Special Education Social Worker
QUALIFICATIONS:
- MSW or LISW certification.
- Iowa Statement of Professional Recognition license with school social work endorsement. 3. Experience working with adolescent youth and their families.
- Knowledge of community resources in Johnson and surrounding counties.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of human and social development and the underlying problems that cause youth to be at-risk
- Demonstrated ability to work with a team and collaborate with other professionals
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the District may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education
SUPERVISES: N/A
JOB GOALS: Assist in the provision of services to individuals entitled to special education services.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supports total school/community efforts to create a positive learning environment for all students.
- In collaboration with the special education teacher and other team members, models, implements and assesses strategies related to social-emotional, behavioral and mental health needs to enhance educational programming for entitled students.
- Coordinates and advocates appropriate student services with other agencies and professionals.
- Consults with special education teachers to provide recommendations for strategies to support the specific mental health needs of students.
- May provide intermittent individual, family and group interventions and services to support the provision of services necessary for a free and appropriate public education.
- Maintain professional competence through professional development education activities provided by the school district and in self-selected professional growth activities coordinated with home school.
- Reinforce components of an effective PBIS framework.
- Establish and maintain standards of student behavior necessary in order to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
- Maintain data/log of activities/supports provided to students on a weekly basis and share the report at team meetings.
- Handles information in a confidential manner in accordance with established policies and legal requirements.
- Attends various school based and student based meetings and contributes as a member of the team.
- Other duties as assigned
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
186/184 Contract Days. Salary and calendar year established by the Board of Education.
EVALUATION: The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the District’s policy on Evaluation, State Statute, and any applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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