Job Title: RPS Preschool Social Worker
Grade Level/Term: Teacher Scale/ 11 months
Work Location: Preschool
Direct Supervisor: VPI Director

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists families in connecting with a full range of community support resources
• Engaging and supporting families from intake to enrollment and throughout the school year
• Fostering and maintaining consistent and meaningful communication with parents
• Leading and facilitating parent workshops and support groups
• Facilitating and promoting social integration and positive peer interactions in the school setting
• Providing counseling to preschoolers and family training as needed
• Providing and facilitating professional development/staff ongoing education
• Working with special education teachers and interdisciplinary teams assisting in determining appropriate placement and interventions
• Provides support to enhance students’ social-emotional learning and development within and outside of the classroom
• Supports attendance
• Assesses the home and neighborhood environments of students to determine eligibility for special education services or other school-based supports
• Share findings with eligibility committees and participate in meetings of the school-based Intervention Team as needed
• Conducts interviews to obtain social history information and prepares reports about assessment interviews
• Attends and participates in Child Study and team meetings, as necessary, and investigates issues that surface through School Referral Forms
• Conducts home visits as necessary during assessments and investigations
• Counsels students and parents concerning living and learning environments and assists in diagnosing or supporting students' specialized needs
• Additional responsibilities of an RPS Social Worker include social work advocacy, case management, consultation, administration and program management, and other related tasks as required.

Qualifications:

• Pupil Personnel Services License with an endorsement in school social work and completion of a two-year Master's Degree program from an accredited school of social work
• A minimum of one year of successful experience as a school social worker is preferred
• Spanish proficiency is preferred
• Excellent communication, organizational, public relations, and presentation skills are required

HOW TO APPLY: 

All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an online application. Please access the website at: www.rvaschools.net

Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume' and license.  Three reference names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process.

Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting, and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.