Job Description:

Greenwich Public Schools is seeking a full-time school social worker for Greenwich High School effective July 1, 2024.

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

  Qualifications

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