Bilingual Spanish School Social Worker (LMSW)

Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities of the Social Worker – will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Participates in Initial Evaluation and Intake processes.
• Develops initial and annual social service summary on each student on his/her caseload including appropriate recommendations.
• Assists families in obtaining services such as housing and residential placement, food stamps, Medicaid, Assistive Technology services; respite services; family reimbursement services; camp, vacation referrals, etc.
• Integrates therapeutic intervention techniques into school programs or home of students served through consultation with parent/guardian and staff at meetings, case conferences or through other informal contacts.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and annual reviews for purposes of planning, implementation and monitoring of IFSP/IEP’s.
• Facilitates communication with family and/or caregivers concerning issues such as attendance, transportation, medical status and clearance, etc.
• Documents status of all active cases.
• Assists with other duties such as arrival and dismissal, feeding, bathrooming and classroom management as needed.
• Communicates with staff about goals, rights of persons receiving services, confidentiality, family interaction, etc
• Participates in activities pertaining to student transitioning.
• Participates in in-service training programs as required.
• Provides supervision and training for Social Work Assistants and less experienced Social Workers.
• Makes regular home visits to families on case load.
• Attends professional meetings and conferences.
• Ability to analyze problems and determine corrective actions

Qualifications:

• 1+ years of Social Worker experience
• New York State Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
• Have excellent listening and verbal skills