Social Worker

Farmington Municipal Schools

Farmington, CT

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Air Quality, Coaching, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Furniture Moving, Keyboards, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Multimedia, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Secondary School, Social Work, Software Licenses, Special Education, Training/Teaching, Typing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Farmington, CT
POSTED
6 days ago

id='p2959_'>Social Worker JobID: 2959

Position Type:

Social Workers/Social Worker

Date Posted:

6/30/2026

Location:

Farmington High School Coaching

Date Available:

08/03/2026

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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Farmington Municipal Schools