Position Title:             Social Worker at the Secondary Level

Department:               Student Services

SUMMARY: 

Provide a problem solving service to children and their families.  Serves as a member of diagnostic teams and members of educational planning and placement committees and provides biological, psychological, and sociological assessment information.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs casework service with individual students to correct those personal, social or emotional maladjustment's related to their educational and social progress.
• Coordinate or serve as a member of diagnostic teams and educational planning and placement committees and provide biological, psychological and sociological assessment information related to planning for children with adjustment problems.
• Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in gathering and giving information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the   modification of the student's behavior.
• Performs casework service with parents as an integral part of the task of helping    students, to increase the parents' understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child's problems and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available
• Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering helpful information on a student's background
• Assists students directly toward adjustment to school
• Attends IEP meetings for students
• Conducts staff in-services to familiarize staff with services available to families and staff through the managed health system     

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Master's degree from a graduate school of social work program.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Certified as a school social worker in Missouri.

Complete the Blue Springs School District online application and attach a resume to your profile.

This is a 182 day, 5 day per week, full-time position. 

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