Social Worker

Farmington Municipal Schools

  • Farmington, CT
  • 16 days ago

    Highlights

    Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, physical ability to type on a keyboard terminal, and moving light furniture may be required. Qualifications: Must have current SW license, effective verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with parents, students and school personnel.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationFarmington, CT

    Description

    id='p3018_'>Social Worker JobID: 3018

    Position Type:

    Social Workers/Social Worker

    Date Posted:

    8/20/2026

    Location:

    Farmington High School

    Closing Date:

    Until filled

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    Position: School Social Worker

    Supervisor: Principal and Mental Health Coordinator

    General Job Description: Provide educationally related social work services for students with disabilities.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Complete routine reports and tasks promptly and efficiently
    • Participates in student planning and program development
    • Implements individual student programs
    • Demonstrates a willingness to examine and implement change as appropriate
    • Works productively with colleagues, parents, and students
    • Demonstrates accurate knowledge of field
    • Demonstrates appropriate assessment techniques and procedures
    • Demonstrates a professional demeanor as defined by the code of ethics of the education professional

    Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Conduct an individualized social-emotional-adaptive assessment o the student, the student's family and the educational and social communities.
    • Employ appropriate methods of practice that enables students and their families to function adequately within their educational and community settings.
    • Utilize on-going appropriate methods to evaluated his/her services
    • Prepare social or developmental histories for students with disabilities
    • Provide group and individual counseling with students and their families who are receiving special education as identified as a need through assessment
    • Work with those problems in student living situations (home, community and school) that affect their adjustment in school
    • Mobilize school and community resources to enable students to receive benefit from their special education services
    • Attend Multidisciplinary Team meetings as needed to discuss student need, evaluation data and to plan for goals and objectives, if appropriate
    • Maintain necessary and appropriate licensure
    • Other duties as deemed necessary by supervisor

    Qualifications: Must have current SW license, effective verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with parents, students and school personnel.

    Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, physical ability to type on a keyboard terminal, and moving light furniture may be required.

    Equipment/Technology Handled: Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

    Work Environment: Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignment without direct supervision.

    Terms of Employment: Salary and work calendar established yearly by the district.

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