Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Providence Public Schools District (PPSD) seeks an exceptional SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER - Pre-K Evaluation Team who is highly qualified and skillful to join our community of teachers, students and stakeholders. Consistent with the Providence Public Schools\' vision and mission, the School Social Worker is to work in partnership with parents, students, educators, and outside agencies to promote student achievement and created safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students and to assist students in succeeding academically, socially and emotionally. The school social worker provides a full range of social work services to children ages 3-21 and functions as a member of the Team of Qualified Professionals, school based targeted teams, and crisis intervention teams.

We serve approximately 22,000 students at 37 elementary, middle, and high schools. Approximately 55% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. Combined, our students and families speak 55 different languages and hail from 91 countries of origin. In PPSD, the teachers and leaders set high expectations for academic achievement, provide equal access to differentiated instruction, and endeavor to close the achievement and opportunity gap among historically marginalized subgroups within the schools. PPSD is a great place for those who desire an environment that supports their creativity and ingenuity, and respects their credentials and abilities.

REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Early Childhood Education

**Contingent upon funding**

EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

MSW in applicable field of social work from an accredited college or university with a LCSW or LCISW.

RIDE Certification Requirement:

• All Grades School Social Worker, Grades PK-12

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CURRICULAR LINKAGES

• Conduct social histories and adaptive behavior measures for students and their families to complete comprehensive assessments which include observations, data collection, interpretation and analysis
• Prepare social histories and adaptive scale reports in accordance with district, state, and federal guidelines
• Works directly with families completing social histories to obtain a better understanding of the family dynamics in order to improve academic achievement
• Participates in identifying at-risk students experiencing academic and behavioral difficulty, designing and implementing research based interventions, and plan progress monitoring components of Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions through the RTI process
• Provide individual and group counseling services for students including social skills training and crisis intervention
• Provide individual or group counseling support to aid student\'s social and academic adjustment as it pertains to assisting students in accessing education
• Participate in planning and/or implementation of school or district level crisis response teams
• Lead teams in conducting functional behavioral assessments and corresponding behavior support plans
• Participate as a member and case manager of the Team of Qualified Professionals and the individualized education program (IEP) by interpreting evaluation findings, collaborating on the development of the IEP, diagnosing students\' eligibility consistent with district, federal, and state policies, procedures and regulations
• Work closely with teachers and teams to enhance critical skills to interpret data, create intervention plans and make data-based determinations about the effectiveness of interventions
• Participate in the timely data input services for Medicaid billing, use the web-based IEP system, and participate in the time studies for administrative Medicaid claiming as scheduled
• Adhere to requirements, state and federal laws regarding students with disabilities, and professional ethics and standards of school social work
• Provides interventions in moments of emotional crisis for all students in the building
• Conducts risk assessments for suicidal and homicidal ideation
• Refers students in need to outside agencies and/or for emergency evaluations
• Works as part of a school team to promote positive social/emotional relationships and culture in the school
• Design and assist teams in implementing and monitoring behavior intervention plans for students and make data-based decisions regarding the effectiveness of the plan to meet the social/emotional needs of our students
• Confer and consult with teachers, staff, families and outside agencies about strategies to facilitate the social and affective needs of students

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, holidays, and Personal Time Off (PTO).

Agency

Providence Schools

Department

Admin Special Education Pre K

Address

797 Westminster Street

Providence, Rhode Island, 2903

Phone

4014569100

Providence Public Schools