Social Worker

Job Description

Licensed Social Worker (DCD)

DCD License is a must in order to be considered for the role.

Job Purpose:

• The Social Worker’s main responsibility is to empower students, families, and school personnel to access available opportunities and resources to fully develop each student’s potential. The Social Worker provides non-therapeutic support to students (and their families) facing difficult circumstances by liaising between the school, families, and community resources on matters such as student protection, etc. to help them find healthy ways to succeed in school. He/she will educate students on social and emotional concepts and collaborate with teachers to identify students who are struggling emotionally, socially, or academically and identify the root cause of their issues. The Social Worker will direct students and their families to the sources of community support when necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

Related Services

• Participating in special education assessment meetings as well as individual Educational Planning Meetings
• Working with those problems in a child’s living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school. (home, school, and community)
• Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability.
• Counselling (group, individual and/or family)
• Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program
• Assisting in developing positive behavioural intervention strategies.

Services to Students

• Providing crisis intervention.
• Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success.
• Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management.
• Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills.
• Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others.

Services to Parents/Families

• Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children’s school adjustment.
• Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community.
• Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs.
• Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.

Services to School Personnel

• Providing staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behaviour.
• Assessing students with mental health concerns.
• Developing staff in-service training programs.
• Assisting teachers with behaviour management.
• Providing direct support to staff.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Social Service with a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Social Worker in a school setting
• DCD License as Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Social Worker in a school setting
• No previous experience required for UAE Nationals, but some experience in social service preferred.
• Relevant valid licenses as announced by ADEK and Department of Community Development (DCD).