Social Worker

id='p3018_'>Social Worker JobID: 3018

Position Type:

Social Workers/Social Worker

Date Posted:

8/20/2026

Location:

Farmington High School

Closing Date:

Until filled

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Position: School Social Worker

Supervisor: Principal and Mental Health Coordinator

General Job Description: Provide educationally related social work services for students with disabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete routine reports and tasks promptly and efficiently
• Participates in student planning and program development
• Implements individual student programs
• Demonstrates a willingness to examine and implement change as appropriate
• Works productively with colleagues, parents, and students
• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of field
• Demonstrates appropriate assessment techniques and procedures
• Demonstrates a professional demeanor as defined by the code of ethics of the education professional

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct an individualized social-emotional-adaptive assessment o the student, the student's family and the educational and social communities.
• Employ appropriate methods of practice that enables students and their families to function adequately within their educational and community settings.
• Utilize on-going appropriate methods to evaluated his/her services
• Prepare social or developmental histories for students with disabilities
• Provide group and individual counseling with students and their families who are receiving special education as identified as a need through assessment
• Work with those problems in student living situations (home, community and school) that affect their adjustment in school
• Mobilize school and community resources to enable students to receive benefit from their special education services
• Attend Multidisciplinary Team meetings as needed to discuss student need, evaluation data and to plan for goals and objectives, if appropriate
• Maintain necessary and appropriate licensure
• Other duties as deemed necessary by supervisor

Qualifications: Must have current SW license, effective verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with parents, students and school personnel.

Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, physical ability to type on a keyboard terminal, and moving light furniture may be required.

Equipment/Technology Handled: Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

Work Environment: Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignment without direct supervision.

Terms of Employment: Salary and work calendar established yearly by the district.