2024-25 School Year School Social Worker - Virginia Department of Education

Virginia, VA

About the Job

Welcome to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), one of the nation’s largest school divisions and is located in the Washington, DC region. We serve a diverse student population of more than 181,000 learners in grades pre-K through 12. FCPS studen...

We have new leadership and a strategic plan that we look forward to it guiding us into the future. Use the following link to learn more about our direction on "Excellence, Equity and Opportunity". https://www.fcps.edu/strategic-plan

The culmination of the strategic planning work resulted in the development of 5 student-centered goals, measures to monitor the progress toward those goals, equity commitments to support each and every student with attaining those goals and the four pillars that identify what FCPS must do well to reach these goals. This plan will guide the work through 2030.

Description

Provides the full range of social work services to schools and comprehensive services sites and early childhood assessment teams, enabling students to achieve optimal learning; performs specialized social work in an educational setting; and systematically collects, analyzes, synthesizes, and interprets information necessary to guide services such as counseling, referrals to community-based services, consultation, intervention planning, and social work evaluation in the education setting.

Note: Additional positions may be funded beyond the office's operating budget and are therefore identified as One Year Only (OYO). Therefore, candidates may be offered such positions based on respective budget allocations for the fiscal year. All One Year Only (OYO) positions will be disclosed at the time of the interview and/or offer.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the certification requirements of the commonwealth of Virginia. Detailed information is available from the Virginia Department of Education online at: https://careers.fcps.edu/vdoe_licensure.htm

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT

The work environment and physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

To apply for an exciting opportunity to work with US please visit:

https://www.fcps.edu/careers/career-opportunities/current-job-openings

To learn more about our School Leadership and Staff please visit:

https://www.fcps.edu/schools-centers

Eligible for up to $3000 Hire Bonus

Source : Virginia Department of Education