Job Description

The School District of Lee County is currently seeking Social Workers throughout the District.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with a graduate major in social work that includes three-hundred (300) hours of field placement in a K-12 school setting from a program accredited by the National Council on Social Work Education or accredited in accordance with the provisions of Rule 6A-4.003; OR a Master’s degree with a graduate major in social work that includes three-hundred (300) hours of field placement with diverse individuals in a community setting other than a prekindergarten, elementary, or secondary school.
• Valid Florida teaching certificate in school social work or Valid Clinical Social Worker License.
• Proven experience successfully managing business/department functions and staff preferred.
• Industry certification preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find acceptable.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a liaison between home, school, and community.
• Advocate for children ensuring that students’ and families’ rights are observed.
• Interview students and parents to discuss issues related to non-attendance and develop a plan of action.
• Assist the school in following Board regulations for excessive absences and truancy; attend truancy intervention meetings and court proceedings.
• Serve on the Child Study Team at each school to assist students experiencing attendance, academic, social, emotional, and/or health problems.
• Participate in meetings with local school personnel, parents, and appropriate community agency staff to provide coordinated evaluation and planning.
• Conduct home visits as a method to access the family and offer support in response to school referrals.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling in response to school-wide crises.
• Conduct parent interviews to acquire social developmental information as needed for special education referrals.
• Analyze data to implement best practices.
• Utilize community resources to serve family and student needs.
• Encourage an understanding of, and sensitivity to, multicultural values and traditions.
• Maintain complete, up-to-date, and accurate records as required by law, policy, and administrative regulation.
• Collaborate with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs; refer families to agencies when appropriate.
• Perform Medicaid administrative claims reimbursable activities as directed in accordance with Chapter 3 of the federally approved School District Administrative Claiming (SDAC) Guide.
• Adhere to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Professional Code of Ethics.

Your Perks:

• Employee insurance plans including free employee health and life insurance
• Retirement programs
• Employee benefits & wellness programs including monetary incentives
• Free access to state-of-the art gym (located at district office)
• Free professional development
• A variety of discount partners

About the School District of Lee County:

The School District of Lee County is the eighth-largest district in Florida and America's 33rd-largest school district.* We proudly educate approximately 99,000 students in grades K-12, with thousands more adult learners. We are one of the county’s largest employers, with approximately 12,000 full- and part-time employees, and with the District's construction program, building new schools and renovating and expanding existing facilities, the District has been the area's largest developers.

*Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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