Greenwood School District 50
Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Case Manager/Translation Specialist

Department: Case Management

Reports To: Director of Case Management

SUMMARY: Effectively uses all appropriate resources to help students resolve personal, emotional, and social problems that interfere with their adjustment to school and their capacity to enjoy the fullest benefits of the education offered.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

Þ Provides written and verbal translation services to the Hispanic student population and their families.

Þ Performs casework service with individual students to correct those personal, social, or emotional maladjustment's related to their educational and social progress.

Þ Performs casework service with parents as an integral part of the task of helping students, to increase the parents' understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child's problems, and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available in the community.

Þ Establishes and maintains effective liaison with the various offices and agencies within the community that may provide specialized or professional help to students and their parents, and serves as the referral agent to those offices and agencies.

Þ Consults and collaborates with school personnel and social agency personnel in gathering and giving information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in helping to re-orient and motivate students.

Þ Prepares and maintains an inventory of services offered by community health and welfare agencies.

Þ Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering helpful information on a students' background.

Þ Serves as a liaison between home, school, and social agencies when considerable follow-up is necessary.

Þ Assists students directly toward adjustment to school.

Þ Keeps sufficient records of cases for use by school staff members and outside agencies.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Associate or Bachelor Degree in Psychology or Social Work, Human Services or related field. One year successful work experience in human services. Must be able to effectively deal with the public, staff, students and parents both in person and on the phone.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, other employees and/or students.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to deal with problems involving a variety of concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee must be able to drive to different locations within the district on a daily basis and occasionally out of the district. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision. Employee must be able to distinguish the difference between bells, buzzers, beeps, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The employee is continuously interacting with the public, students, parents and staff. The employee may be at risk of being exposed to infection and/or bitten by animals more than an average person.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.