School Social Worker

NEW

BRUNSWICK

PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

JOB

DESCRIPTION

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER REPORTS

TO:

Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services SALARY GRADE:

As

per

negotiated

NBEA

agreement

NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB: To function as a member of the basic Child Study Team and provide appropriate intervention aimed

at

enhancing

the

personal

and

social

functioning

of

the

student.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Must

hold

New

Jersey

Department

of

Education

issued

Social

Worker

endorsement.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Participates

in

all

Child

Study

Team

activities

and

decisions.

Assembles

developmental

and

current

data

pertaining

to

the

personal

and

social

adjustment

of

the

student,

and

prepares

a

social

history

of

the

pupil.

Provides

social

assessment

and

diagnosis

for

students

referred

to

Child

Study

Team.

Makes

recommendations

for

classification

and

special

education

programs

for

students

based

on

evaluative

findings

and

needs

of

students.

Participates

in

the

formulation

of

an

individualized

educational

prescriptive

plan

based

on

the

evaluative

findings

and

needs

of

students.

Provides

casework

assistance

to

students

and

parents.

Confers

with

parents.

Shares

information

and

collaborates

with

teacher

and

other

school

staff

on

matters

involving

social

issues.

Serves

as

liaison

between

school,

family,

and

community

agencies.

Assists

in

providing

follow-up

services

as

recommended

by

the

Child

Study

Team

for

classified

students.

Performs

other

duties

which

may

be

assigned

by

his/her

superior(s)

under

authority

of

the

Board

of

Education. OTHER DUTIES:

Any

other

duties

as

assigned. WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a school environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers,

phones,

photocopiers,

filing

cabinets

and

fax

machines.

DATE

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NEW

BRUNSWICK

PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

JOB

DESCRIPTION

PHYSICAL

AND

MENTAL

DEMANDS,

WORK

HAZARDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform

the

essential

responsibilities

and

functions

of

the

job

and

are

not

meant

to

be

all

inclusive.

Reasonable

accommodation

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

the

essential

responsibilities

and

functions

of

the

job.

Unless

reasonable

accommodations

can

be

made,

while

performing

this

job

the

staff

member

shall:

1.

Use

strength

to

lift

items

needed

to

perform

the

functions

of

the

job.

2.

Sit,

stand,

and

walk

for

required

periods

of

time.

3.

Speak

and

hear.

4.

Use

close

vision,

color

vision,

peripheral

vision,

and

depth

perception

along

with

the

ability

to

focus

vision.

5.

Communicate

effectively

in

English

and

Spanish

(preferred),

using

proper

grammar

and

vocabulary.

American

Sign

Language

or

Braille

may

also

be

considered

as

acceptable

forms

of

communication.

6.

Reach

with

hands

and

arms

and

use

hands

and

fingers

to

handle

objects

and

operate

tools,

computers,

and/or

controls.

7.

Works

in

standard

office

and

school

building

environments.

8.

Ability

to

work

outdoors

during

outdoor

student

activities.

The Work Hazards described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee

to

successfully

perform

the

essential

responsibilities

and

functions

of

the

job

and

are

not

meant

to

be

all

inclusive.

1.

Exposure

to

a

variety

of

childhood

and

adult

diseases

and

illnesses.

2.

Occasional

exposure

to

a

variety

of

weather

conditions.

3.

Exposure

to

heated/air

conditioned

and

ventilated

facilities.

4.

Exposure

to

a

building

in

which

a

variety

of

chemical

substances

are

used

for

cleaning,

instruction,

and/or

operation

of

equipment.

5.

Function

in

a

workplace

that

is

usually

moderately

quiet

but

that

can

be

noisy

at

times.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This would require

the

ability

to

lift

files,

open

filing

cabinets

and

bend

or

stand

on

a

stool

as

necessary.

This

position

requires

the

ability

to

occasionally

lift

office

products

and

supplies,

up

to

20

pounds.

New Brunswick Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants

for

employment

without

regard

to

race,

color,

religion,

sex,

national

origin,

age,

disability

or

genetics.

In

addition

to

federal

law

requirements,

New

Brunswick

Public

Schools

complies

with

applicable

state

and

local

laws

governing

nondiscrimination

in

employment

in

every

location

in

which

the

company

has

facilities.

This

policy

applies

to

all

terms

and

conditions

of

employment,

including

recruiting,

hiring,

placement,

promotion,

termination,

layoff,

recall,

transfer,

leaves

of

absence,

compensation

and

training.

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