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Form of workPosition Type:
Student Support Services/Social Worker
Date Posted:
11/16/2023
Location:
Elementary School
Date Available:
01/02/2024
Closing Date:
12/01/2023
Community Resource Specialist
The Gainesville School District has designated a need for a district Community Resource Specialist to provide support, education, resources and mental health services for at-risk students. The Community Resource Specialist will also consult and work with families as well as school staff.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field with Social Worker or Sociology required; preferred School Social Work experience
Position Classification
Professional
Fair Labor Standards Act
Exempt
Supervisor
This position will be supervised by the building principal.
Responsibility
The Community Resource Specialist is responsible for developing partnerships and leveraging support services, both internal and external, to support students with immediate and practical life issues.
Duties
The duties of the Community Resource Specialist will include, but not be limited to the following:
Physical Requirements
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:
Employee Evaluation
Periodic evaluation of the Community Resource Specialist will be based upon the extent to which the duties are performed. Additional consideration will be given to:
Student Support Services/Social Worker
Date Posted:
11/16/2023
Location:
Elementary School
Date Available:
01/02/2024
Closing Date:
12/01/2023
Community Resource Specialist
The Gainesville School District has designated a need for a district Community Resource Specialist to provide support, education, resources and mental health services for at-risk students. The Community Resource Specialist will also consult and work with families as well as school staff.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field with Social Worker or Sociology required; preferred School Social Work experience
Position Classification
Professional
Fair Labor Standards Act
Exempt
Supervisor
This position will be supervised by the building principal.
Responsibility
The Community Resource Specialist is responsible for developing partnerships and leveraging support services, both internal and external, to support students with immediate and practical life issues.
Duties
The duties of the Community Resource Specialist will include, but not be limited to the following:
- Assesses student and family needs for the purpose of developing and implementing individualized plans of services to support educational objectives.
- Consult with parents, classroom teachers, nurses, counselors, administrators, other school staff and outside agencies.
- Encourage and assist families in their pursuit of community services that may assist in the removal of barriers.
- Serve on a school team as liaison between home and school.
- Participate in meetings as necessary (staffings, trainings, IEPs, community forums, etc.).
- Enhance awareness of behavioral and mental health needs, services; and to promote community understanding of mental health and to enhance community response to mental health problems.
- Assist district in preventing student dropout, and improving attendance.
- Maintain data on students served.
- Be familiar with disciplinary guidelines, and at risk student characteristics/ needs, collaborating agency referral guidelines.
- Be familiar with special education regulatory requirements and assistance with process, as appropriate.
- Assist in coordinating workshops for parents and/or students for the purpose of assisting parents in family needs, building a working relationship with the school district and supporting the child's educational program.
- Foster effective communication with students, parents, and other staff members.
- Possess effective organizational and time management skills.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervising staff.
- Performs essential functions.
Physical Requirements
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:
- The employee will have to work inside classroom/school settings, outdoors in a variety of settings and weather conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.
- The employee is required to stand and sit for prolonged periods of time; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
- It may be necessary for the employee to intervene quickly which can include running and/or walking at an accelerated pace.
- Requires physical and emotional endurance.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see.
- Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close and far range with or without vision correction.
- Specific hearing requirements include the ability to hear within normal limits with or without the use of hearing aids.
- Fine Hand manipulation (keyboarding, fine motor tasks).
- The employee must work in stressful and hectic environments and be able to handle multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
- The employee must be able to work long and irregular hours
- Some students may display aggressive/assaultive behavior, including but not limited to biting, kicking, punching, and/or throwing objects, utilize profanity, or attempt to destroy property.
Employee Evaluation
Periodic evaluation of the Community Resource Specialist will be based upon the extent to which the duties are performed. Additional consideration will be given to:
- Adaptability (ability to perform effectively in the face of changing job demands);
- Initiative (taking necessary and appropriate action on one's own);
- Such factors as reliability, motivation, creativity, cooperativeness, and appearance;
- Ability to maintain appropriate student data, in a confidential manner, to assist in assessment of intervention success;
- Ability to follow directions and accept supervision;
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions in all formats, in situations involving multiple variables.
