Position Purpose: The Student Wellness and Family Facilitator (SWFF) promotes and enhances the overall academic mission by providing services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and alleviates barriers to learning and achievement. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, the SWFF significantly contributes to the development of a healthy, safe, and caring environment. Such an environment is achieved by advancing the understanding of the emotional and social development of children and the influences of family, community, and cultural differences on student success along with the implementation of effective intervention strategies. The principle task of SWFF is to empower students, families, and school personnel to access available opportunities and resources that develop each student's potential. Integrated into all essential duties are home, school, community assimilation; diversity and cultural competence; dropout prevention; graduation awareness; and adherence to federal and state statutes, professional development and practices.
Responsibilities: Uses a variety of appropriate formal and informal tools and techniques including observations and interviews to consider the progress and performance of students and families. Addresses the needs of the school, student, families, and community by collaborating to design a holistic approach to any barriers or problems with the educational process. Uses knowledge and understanding of the reciprocal influences of home, school, and community to intervene for student success via such practices as: crisis intervention and response, home visits, conflict resolution, facilitate skills based groups, program development, dropout prevention, graduation awareness, and coordination of school and community services. Provides services to students in ways that build upon individual strengths and offers students maximum opportunities to participate in the planning and direction of their own learning experience. Supports and encourages student and family involvement in the school process. Assists students and their families in gaining access to formal and informal community resources. Consults on such issues as attendance, diversity, mental health, behavior management, delinquency, crisis intervention, homelessness, child abuse, neglect, and the importance of confidentiality. Initiates and supports activities to overcome institutional barriers and gaps in services as leaders and members of interdisciplinary teams with the unique contribution of bringing the home, school, and community perspective to the interdisciplinary process. Networks through multidisciplinary teams to improve service delivery. Encourage and models relationships that are critical to a rigorous and relevant education. Provides a wide range of prevention, early intervention, and crisis response strategies to address social, emotional, psychological, and academic needs. Collaborates with administrators, instructional and support staff, parents, and the community to develop programs or systems of care that support and enhance the learning, health, social and emotional well-being, and safety of students. Maintains accurate records and documentation. Maintains current knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations and abides by said laws and regulations with emphasis on persons with disabilities, child welfare, mental health, confidentiality, and student and parent rights. Participates in appropriate professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills. Provides professional development to promote early identification of unmet needs, increase awareness of relevant laws, policies, and procedures, and encourage empathy and understanding of the whole child. Participate in all mandatory training or training appropriate to the position as required by the district.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or related field from an accredited university. ND licensure in social work or ability to obtain prior to start date. Demonstrated early childhood and special education experience. Understanding of human behavior, legal issues, ethical issues, insurance regulations and protocols for proper referral or application for various programs.
Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in behavioral science or related field from an accredited university. Training and experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services and chemical dependency treatment highly desirable. Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations.
Application Procedures All applications for open Fargo Public Schools positions must be made via www.applitrack.com/fargo/onlineapp. Paper submissions will not be accepted. Application materials must clearly explain how experience and education are related to the minimum qualifications and job duties.
Applicants for administrative, teaching, professional and other certified staff positions will need to attach: 1) Cover Letter 2) Resume/CV 3) Three (3) Professional References 4) Complete transcripts for each degree from the institutions conferring the degrees. In addition, Teacher Applicants will need to attach: Current teaching license.
Fargo Public Schools does not offer or provide sponsorships. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Applicants who are residents of ND and eligible to claim veteran's preference must upload a Form DD214. Claims for disabled veteran's preference must include a current statement of disabled status from the Veterans Affairs Office.
For more information or questions please call 701-446-1000 or email [email protected]. The Fargo Public School District is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment in all employment and educational programs, activities, and facilities. The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or other status protected by law.
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