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Job description
Utica City School District Social Worker
The Utica City School District's mission is to ensure that all students succeed and are well-rounded, with knowledge, skills, and character to be productive members of society.
The District's vision is that students can reach their goals and find academic success through a variety of pathways and with different levels of support.
The Utica City School District serves a community of approximately 64,500 city residents in an urban and multi-cultural environment with a current enrollment of roughly 9,644 students in its 13 schools __ Proctor High School, Donovan Middle School, JFK Middle School and 10 elementary schools. The District's greatest asset is its diversity, with more than 50 languages spoken and 16% of students being English language learners.
The School Social Worker is basically concerned with helping children who experience serious behavioral, emotional, or learning problems in the school setting. His/her efforts are directed toward mobilizing not only strengths within the child and parents/guardians, but also the resources of school personnel and the community. He/she is a valuable member of the Pupil Personnel team and is the liaison between school, home and community.
Among the activities and functions of the school social worker that help prevent or alleviate the social dysfunctioning of children in school are the following:
Provides intensive casework services to the child referred for help, assists him/her to acquire a greater understanding of himself/herself and his/her situation and to use this understanding to improve his/her adjustment in school.
Interviews parents/guardians about the child and helps them to understand the school, its personnel and programs as these relate to the child.
Helps parents/guardians with their own problems or refers them to community resources particularly as these problems adversely affect the child.
Prepares parents/guardians or child for referral to adjustment services and resources in the community.
Explores the home and neighborhood environment of the child and reports his/her findings to school personnel.
Serves as a consultant to the principal, teacher and other pupil personnel workers concerning problems of adjustment of individual pupils.
Prepares summaries for referral to social agencies or specialists in the community.
Participates with other school personnel in case conferences for the total evaluation of the child.
Keeps records and submits periodic reports of school activity, conferences, home contacts and referrals to specialists and community agencies.
Serves as liaison for PINS Diversionary Program.
Serves as an abuse/neglect reporter.
IEP Counseling
Other related duties as assigned
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer which fully and actively supports equal access for all regardless of Race, Color, Weight, National Origin, Ethnic Group, Religion, Religious Practice, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Gender, Age, Veteran Status or Genetic Information.
Worksite address
utica, NY, 13502, US
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