School Social Worker

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •BA or Masters Degree in Social Work from a CSW (Council on Social Work) accredited University
• •Must be licensed in the State of North Carolina in social work, counseling or in a related teaching area
• •Must be eligible or possess Social Work Certification
• •Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copies, etc.
• •Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle
• •Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• •Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things
• •Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information
• •Includes receiving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants
• •Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc.
• •Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, contracts, policies, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style
• •Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence
• •Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• •Requires the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form
• •Requires the ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• •Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to give oral and written instructions
• •Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including educational and legal terminology
• •Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory
• •Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape
• •Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment
• •Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools
• •Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination
• •Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color
• •Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
• •Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations
• •Requires the ability to talk and hear
• •Must be able to communicate via telephone
• •Extensive knowledge of human behavior, social systems and social work skills
• •General knowledge of the principles of organization and administration
• •General knowledge of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
• •Skill in counseling, motivating students and talking with parents
• •Ability to manage culturally sensitive topics
• •Ability to coordinate the efforts of support services personnel and outside agencies
• •Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from that information
• •Ability to effectively express ideas orally and in writing
• •Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments