Job DetailsJob Location: Red Clay Public School District - Wilmington, DE 19805 The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth 1100 Adams Ave | Audubon, PA 19403 (610) 277-3715 | jobs@TheLincolnCenter.com JOB DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER Title: School Social Worker FLSA: Exempt Reports To: TLC’s Co- Chief Clinical Officer Summary: Provides comprehensive social work counseling and effective ways to prevent and resolve personal, emotional and social problems that significantly interfere with students’ adjustment to school. Possesses skills related to problem solving, planning, supervising, organizing and scheduling. Ability to handle highly sensitive personnel matters in a timely and professional manner. Responsibilities: Performs casework intervention services as appropriate for individual students and their parents/guardians who are referred by the student’s school in order to correct personal, emotional or social maladjustment, which interfere with a student’s academic progress. (Interventions may include home visits, conferences with school personnel or referrals to local or state agencies such as the Department of Family and Children Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Public Health, etc.). Investigates attendance problems reported by schools or persons in the community; files and presents cases in court pertaining to school attendance. Provides assistance to assigned schools to comply with the compulsory attendance law. Serves as home, school and community liaison for at-risk families; participates in school level committee meeting, such as 504, Individual Education Programs, in school review meetings, student support team meetings and Circle of Support, as requested by school and other district personnel. Coordinates and maintains a comprehensive referral system to provide direct service to students, parents and teachers. Gather data necessary for assessment purposes. Maintains sufficient documentation of casework for use by school staff members or outside agencies when appropriate. Requires regular, frequent contact with internal personnel of influence and decision-making responsibility to discuss issues of moderate importance; requires continuing contact with community resources. Excellent interpersonal skills are required for working with inter-organizational teams. Requires regular, frequent contact with internal personnel of influence and decision-making responsibility to discuss issues of moderate importance; requires continuing contact with community resources. Excellent interpersonal skills are required for working with inter-organizational teams. Requires excellent, listening, written, verbal and presentation skills. Education: MUST HAVE LCSW and 2 years post-masters work experience Work Environment: Red Clay school district (Marbrook Elementary) Hours of Work: Full time school hours Travel: Travel to the designated school, various homes, and community settings within the school community. EEO Statement: Our company is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law. Qualifications

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