The Orchard Farm School District is seeking a Social Worker to support our team at the Early Learning Center!

RELATED SERVICES:

• Participating in special education assessment meetings as well as individual Educational Planning Meetings
• Working with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school. (home, school, and community)
• Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability.
• Facilitate Social Skills Programming within the school environment. 
• Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program
• Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.

SERVICES TO STUDENTS:

• Providing crisis intervention.
• Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success.
• Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management.
• Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills.
• Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others.

SERVICES TO PARENT/FAMILIES:

• Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment.
• Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school &community.
• Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs.
• Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.

SERVICES TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL:

• Providing staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior.
• Assessing students with mental health concerns.
• Developing staff in-service training programs.
• Assisting teachers with behavior management.
• Providing direct support to staff.
• Leading school-wide trauma team.

SCHOOL-COMMUNITY LIAISON:

• Obtaining and coordinating community resources to meet students' needs.
• Helping the OFSD ELC to receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies.
• Advocating for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families.
• Helping the system respond effectively to each child's needs.

SERVICES TO DISTRICTS: 

• Assist in developing and implementing educational programs for children for exceptional children
• Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS:

• Current Resume
• Transcripts
• Certificate(s)
• 3 Letters of Recommendation (preferred)