Liberty County Schools, GA
System Navigator for McKinney-Vento - 49% (PT School Worker)
Liberty County Schools, GA, Hinesville, Georgia, United States, 31313
SYSTEM NAVIGATOR for McKinney Vento (School Social Worker) Part-Time - 49%
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Job Goal:
The part-time -49% System Navigator (School Social Worker) will help families acquire community-based support services and provide other identified needs to support students experiencing homelessness.
QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelors/Master's degree in social work from an accredited university required. SSW Georgia certificaton preferred. • Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable
RESPONSIBILITIES: • Performs casework intervention services as appropriate for individual students and their parents/guardians who are experiencing homelessness (home visits, community-based support, conferences with school personnel and referrals to local and/or state agencies) • Will serve as mentors to students experiencing homelessness to support their academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs • Collaborates with school administration and school personnel to ensure identified students receive additional tutoring services (after school, Saturday School) as needed • Collaborates with school counselors to identify students who may need support from a school-based mental health therapist • Will support full-time SSW's with student attendance concerns and will work closely with families to help resolve student attendance issues • Maintains sufficient documentation of casework for use by school staff members or outside agencies when appropriate • Completes all other duties as assigned and required in order to perform the above services
Physical Requirements:
Able to perform routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities including:
Light Work:
Exerting 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently as needed to move objects.
Terms of Employment:
August 2025 - May 2026- Federal funded position
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Executive Director for Student Services.
LIBERTY
COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, CREED, AGE,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, MARITAL STATUS OR ANY DISABILITY AS DEFINED BY THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Job Goal:
The part-time -49% System Navigator (School Social Worker) will help families acquire community-based support services and provide other identified needs to support students experiencing homelessness.
QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelors/Master's degree in social work from an accredited university required. SSW Georgia certificaton preferred. • Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable
RESPONSIBILITIES: • Performs casework intervention services as appropriate for individual students and their parents/guardians who are experiencing homelessness (home visits, community-based support, conferences with school personnel and referrals to local and/or state agencies) • Will serve as mentors to students experiencing homelessness to support their academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs • Collaborates with school administration and school personnel to ensure identified students receive additional tutoring services (after school, Saturday School) as needed • Collaborates with school counselors to identify students who may need support from a school-based mental health therapist • Will support full-time SSW's with student attendance concerns and will work closely with families to help resolve student attendance issues • Maintains sufficient documentation of casework for use by school staff members or outside agencies when appropriate • Completes all other duties as assigned and required in order to perform the above services
Physical Requirements:
Able to perform routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities including:
Light Work:
Exerting 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently as needed to move objects.
Terms of Employment:
August 2025 - May 2026- Federal funded position
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Executive Director for Student Services.
LIBERTY
COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, CREED, AGE,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, MARITAL STATUS OR ANY DISABILITY AS DEFINED BY THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER