Hybrid School Social Worker chez Greenwich Public Schools

Greenwich Public Schools seeks a full-time school social worker for Cos Cob Elementary School (0.5 FTE) + North Street Elementary School (0.5 FTE).

Position Summary
School social workers perform specialized social work in an educational setting to enable students to achieve optimal learning. They collect, interpret, and synthesize information about a student’s social history, community environment, family dynamics, economic differences, and significant crises that influence academic and behavioral functioning, working cooperatively as an interdisciplinary team member to provide services and to devise an appropriate service plan for referred students and their families.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and facilitate the work responsibilities of school social workers
• Perform casework services with students and families to help resolve students' behavioral and social problems
• Select and administer age-appropriate assessment methods and materials in order to determine the needs of students
• Consult with teachers and other school personnel to obtain information regarding the reason for referral
• Gather background information on a student’s social history by conducting behavioral observations, making home visits, conducting interviews, and reviewing school records
• Submit comprehensive socio-cultural assessment reports that address the reason for referral and include appropriate recommendations
• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary assessment team assigned to each school and work as a team member in making placement decisions, developing intervention plans, and planning programs to meet the special needs of children
• Communicate case findings and recommendations to teachers and other school personnel as needed
• Participate in PPT or 504 meetings and contribute to the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Conduct specialized individual and group counseling sessions to address specific emotional, social, and behavioral needs of students
• Serve as a liaison between the student, home, school, private counseling facilities, and community resources such as social services, court services, and family service agencies; provide follow-up support and periodic re-evaluation services as necessary
• Act as a member of the school crisis team to provide intervention to students as necessary.
• Make court appearances to present data, and perform court-requested evaluations
• Compile monthly reports and maintain accurate case records

• CT Certification, or certifiability, as a school social worker (#071) required