School Social Worker - Georgia (GA)

As a School Social Worker at Parallel, your main responsibilities include delivering direct and indirect social work services to children, collaborating with the clinical team to develop tailored IEPs, and providing critical insights to staff regarding factors influencing student behavior. You’ll also conduct mental health assessments, facilitate parental support, and assist with behavior management.

To qualify for the School Social Worker position at Parallel, candidates must be licensed clinical social workers (LCSW) with an active state license to work in K12 schools. Additionally, a minimum of one year of full-time on-site school social work experience is required, along with proficiency in frameworks like MTSS, and strong communication skills.

Parallel supports its School Social Workers through streamlined scheduling systems, efficient administrative support, smart client matching, and comprehensive client information. This enables you to focus on delivering quality care without getting bogged down by paperwork or scheduling conflicts.

While remote experience is not strictly required for the School Social Worker position at Parallel, it is certainly a plus. As the role is designed for remote delivery of social work services, familiarity with virtual meeting platforms will be beneficial for conducting sessions effectively.

Applying for the School Social Worker position at Parallel is simple! You can start by visiting our careers page to submit your application. Make sure to highlight your relevant qualifications and experience when applying. We are eager to welcome you to our team!

In answering this question, reflect on your passion for helping children and families. Share personal experiences, examples of impactful moments, or challenges that have shaped your desire to work in this field.

When discussing this, emphasize your methods for establishing trust, communication strategies, and your understanding of cultural backgrounds. Highlight any successful techniques you’ve used to connect with diverse student populations.

To tackle this question, provide specific examples of IEPs you have developed, discussing the process and collaboration involved with other professionals and families. Highlight any unique strategies you employed to tailor these plans to meet student needs.

Your answer should include specific crisis intervention models you’re familiar with, your methods for evaluating the situation, and how you maintain calmness and professionalism under pressure to ensure student safety.

Discuss your approach to engaging families, emphasizing communication, support, and education. Provide examples of how you’ve successfully facilitated parental support in previous roles.

Be prepared to share specific assessment tools and methods you have used, your assessment process, and how these tools have helped you understand and address students' needs effectively.

Detail your commitment to professional development, including attendance at workshops, reading relevant literature, and participating in professional networks. Mention how staying informed has impacted your work positively.

Share a specific case and explain your intervention, the rationale behind it, and the positive outcome. This showcases your practical skills and the ability to adapt strategies to fit individual student needs.

Describe the diverse functions a School Social Worker fulfills, including supporting students' emotional and social needs, advocating for resources, and collaborating with educators to enrich the school environment.

Explain your conflict resolution strategies, emphasizing mediation techniques, active listening, and fostering an environment of respect and understanding. Provide examples of past experiences to illustrate your approach.