Position: 

Social Worker – Cultural Assistance Team

Supervisor:

Director of Student Support Services

Work Site:

District Wide

Summary:

Provide educationally related social work services for students. Work with at-risk students, families, teachers, and administration to remove barriers to learning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete routine reports and tasks promptly and efficiently.  Enforces confidentiality with use of release of information and other supportive documentation.  
• Participates in student planning and program development based on SAT (Works with school level Student Assistance Teams).
• Implements individual student programs based on SAT.
• Demonstrates a willingness to examine and implement change as appropriate.
• Works productively with colleagues, parents, and students.
• Demonstrates appropriate assessment techniques and procedures.
• Demonstrates a professional demeanor as defined by the code of ethics of the education professional.
• Participation in family nights.
• Attend all required professional development activities.
• Align work time  to goals and objectives of the district school improvement plan
• Comply with all Board of Education policies, administrative regulations, Public Education Department guidelines, and local, state and federal laws
• Conduct an individualized social-emotional-adaptive assessment of the student, the student’s family, and the educational and social communities.  
• Research, design, and implement building wide behavioral intervention strategies.
• 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 evaluate his/her services.
• Prepare social or developmental histories for students.
• Provide group and individual counseling with students and their families.
• 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.
• Identify, inform, and update school personnel and parents of available resources.
• Make referrals to appropriate agencies and follow up with those agencies.
• Attend meetings as needed to discuss student need, evaluation data, and to plan for goals and objectives, if appropriate.
• Obtain training in behavioral interventions, prevention curricula, and practices.
• Accept other responsibilities and duties assigned by supervisor
• Support district and school efforts to keep CCSD safe and secure
• Complete and comply with all required trainings annually
• Adhere to NM Code of Ethical Responsibility of the Education Profession (NMAC 6.60.9.8)
• Other duties as assigned, reasonably related to the scope of the position

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred)
• NM PED License in Social Work (601 License)
• Current NM Board of Social Work Examiners License

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Dine language, culture, and history preferred
• Good communication skills and customer service skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with diverse populations
• Strong leadership skills
• The ability to work effectively with parents, students, and school personnel
• Knowledge of effective intervention strategies and research-based practices 

Physical/Job Requirements:

Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying up to 50 pounds, climbing, bending, reaching, kneeling, driving a vehicle, traveling long distances, writing, typing, word processing, reading, researching information, and effective communication skills.

Safety and Health:

• Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions
• Completed and cleared background check
• Pass drug test if required for position
• Knowledge and compliance with district and school Safety Plans

Equipment/Material Handled:

• Multimedia equipment, including current technology
• Equipment/materials relevant to the job responsibilities
• Valid driver license and insurable by district if necessary

Work Environment:

• Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature and air quality
• Work interruptions
• Flexibility
• Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignment without direct supervision
• Must complete applications and assignments within the timeframes allowed
• Extended work hours, on occasion

Term of Employment:

• Exempt