Social Worker

Leavenworth U.S.D. #453 is currently seeking applications for a Social Worker for the 2025-26 school year.  Applicants should hold or be eligible for a valid KS teaching license with a School Counselor endorsement or a valid Kansas Social Worker License.  Interested applicants should fill out the online application and attach any applicable documents.

Purpose: The Social Worker provides comprehensive school social work services to parents- students and school staff- addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving the full benefits from their educational experience.

Reports To: Building Principal

Supervises: NA

Salary: Based on Negotiated Agreement Salary Schedule

License: Licensed Social Worker by the Behavioral Science Regulatory Board

Qualifications

1. Minimum of three years successful experience as a Social Worker or demonstration of qualities consistent with a master Social Worker
2. A valid license with the Behavioral Science Regulatory Board in Social Work
3. Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited college/university
4. Possession of a valid driver’s license
   
   

Essential Job Functions

1. Provides social work to students and parents
2. Makes referral to public or private agencies with appropriate follow-up
3. Serves as a liaison between school- family and community resources
4. Serves as a source of information regarding community resources
5. Updates and maintains appropriate- confidential school records and provides written reports and communications
6. Understands and has knowledge of potential services available to students and parents and proper processes for requesting such services
7. Ability to think outside the box and develop plans and identify services to best serve and meet a student’s individual needs
8. Proactively plans and prepares for beginning of the day student triage
9. Organizes student groups
10. Proactively schedules parent conferences- visits- and shares information pertaining to the student
11. Ability to access the student- and provide support and assistance the student- after an incident has occurred
12. Participate in the SIT process as necessary
13. Ability to work with and collaborate with The Guidance Center 
14. Willing to travel locally using own transportation (mileage reimbursed) which includes the ability to conduct home visits as a method to access the family and lead interviews in response to school referrals

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions

1. Ability to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time
2. Ability to enter data into a computer- to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
3. Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels- outdoors and on the telephone
4. Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms- outdoors and on the telephone
5. Ability to travel between work locations
6. Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
7. Ability to bend- stoop- sit on the floor- climb stairs- walk and reach overhead
8. Regular attendance and/or physical presence at the job.

General Responsibilities

1. Contributes to safe and orderly work areas
2. Works to help ensure student achievement
3. Builds positive school/community relations
4. Works to develop constructive peer and student relationships
5. Works to develop effective and efficient performance
6. Practices responsible fiscal- facility- and resource management
7. Models positive professional attributes
8. Sees that district policies are observed during all activities
9. Keeps abreast of new information- innovative ideas and techniques
10. Obtains advance approval of the Principal for all activities and expenditures 
11. Adheres to all District policies and procedures including the USD453 Negotiated Agreement
12. Adheres to all district health and safety policies- including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
13. Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or other Administrative Staff

Contract Length: 186 Days

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