Job Description:

• Position Type:
    Certified Student & Teacher Support/Social Worker
  
  
• Date Posted:
    4/22/2025
  
  
• Location:
    Administrative Services
  
  
• Date Available:
    7/14/25
  
  
• Closing Date:
    7/14/25
  
  

Application Procedure: Apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/gilbertschools/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=16418

Starting Salary:  $52,246     FTE: 1.0

Social Worker
JOB DESCRIPTION
Gilbert Unified School District
 

Purpose Statement
To support the District’s academic mission by providing emotional, behavioral, social, and prevention services to students and their families, enabling students to be resilient, successful learners and gain personal and social competencies. 

Essential Functions 

• Assess needs of students through observations, social history interviews, and consultations with teachers and other staff, and provide direct interventions (support groups, brief psych educational individual sessions, mediations, behavior management plans, classroom presentations, teacher support) to help ensure the success of students.
• Provide consultation to school administrator(s), teachers, staff, and parents regarding assessment and intervention plans of students targeted for services.
• Coordinate prevention education programs on various topics (Behavioral Health Team participation, Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies, bully prevention, peer mediation, substance use awareness, and character education).
• Participate in multidisciplinary team evaluations and meetings, including intervention meetings, child study teams, individualized education plans, and 504 plans.
• Facilitate referrals to community agencies to help meet the needs of students and families.
• Participate in crisis intervention services as requested by administration (respond in a timely manner to crisis situations, assume leadership or guidance roles as requested, facilitate referrals to appropriate agencies for needed follow-up as appropriate).
• Support school administrator(s) with student discipline as appropriate.
• Coordinate school programs that address the physical needs of students and their families, such as food, clothing, shelter, and holiday assistance. 
• Monitor school attendance of students and provide interventions to improve school attendance, including the implementation of truancy policies.
• Serve on school committees and District social work committees as directed by administrator(s).
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Social Work Code of Ethics and sensitivity to diverse cultures.
• Maintain professional documentation on students served per District policy.
• Maintain adequate safeguards for the confidentiality of information as the circumstances require.
• Participate in or lead professional growth opportunities through various means such as staff development opportunities, conferences, seminars, and workshops.
• Other related duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Mental Requirements
Learning Development- Level E  Knowledge in a recognized professional field or technological discipline sufficient to command various principles, facts, and practical applications. Learning development is obtained by the completion of a college curriculum, resulting in a bachelor's degree in a specialized field: advanced mathematics, very advanced language development, and proficient understanding of practical systems.
Problem Solving - Level 3  Work situations are of sufficient scope and variety that significant interpretation and evaluation are required to successfully recognize and define problems. Highly technical judgments and/or constructive thinking are involved. Alternative solutions must be considered, and short-term action plans must be developed and sequenced.

Physical Requirements
Physical Skill - Level A  Basic level of learned physical skill is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily.
Physical Effort - Level 1  Minimal physical exertion is required. Most job time is spent sitting with occasional walking. Occasional lifting, guiding, and carrying of lightweight materials or equipment.

Social Requirements
Human Relations Skill- Level B  Job requires patience in communication and well-developed verbal skills to exchange technical or complex information with individuals or small, informal groups. Skills in establishing harmonious relationships and gaining cooperation are important.
Scope of Contacts - Level 1  The important job contacts are with peers in the immediate work group and the immediate supervisor. Occasional contact with individuals outside the organization may occur.

Work Environment
Performance Environment - Level A  Changes in environments, work pressure, disturbances of workflow, and irregularities in work schedule are infrequent.
Physical Working Conditions - Level 2  Somewhat disagreeable conditions. Work may be performed in cramped or awkward positions. Occasional exposure to safety hazards, disease, or contamination results in a chance for lost-time accidents. Occasional exposure to noise, temperature extremes, etc

Accountability
Level of Accountability -Level B: Responsible for producing journey-level work output on an independent basis, subject to supervisory direction and review.
Organizational Impact - Level 3  Work results, decisions, and approvals impact the overall design of internal systems, programs, and/or research; the status of others; and/or critical aspects of the final product or service in terms of quantity or quality. 

Additional Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications 

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• 2 Years of successful Social Work Experience or One Year of Field Instruction in a School System.
• Arizona State Certified.
• Trained in Conflict Resolution.

Experience, Education, and Certifications
Experience: Job-related experience within a specialized field is required.
Education: Master’s degree from an accredited educational institution
Certifications/Clearances: Arizona State Certified, Current Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card

Compensation Details
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Schedule:  Social Worker 
Work Calendar: Teacher

Non-Discrimination Statement
Gilbert Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, (including pregnancy and other related conditions), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, age (over 40), parental status, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups pursuant to the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the District’s activities and programs. The Gilbert Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.
This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights or both. The nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures are located on the Gilbert Public Schools website.