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    "description": "<h2>Overview</h2>\n<p><strong>POSITION TITLE (Oracle title)</strong></p>\n<p>SOCIAL WORKER<strong>                </strong></p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>WORKING TITLE</strong></p>\n<p>Social Worker </p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT</strong></p>\n<p>Counseling and Student Services (CaSS)</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>LOCATION</strong></p>\n<p>Crossroads II, Cary, NC</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>PAY GRADE</strong></p>\n<p>Guidance Counselors/Social Worker Salary Scale</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>FLSA STATUS</strong></p>\n<p>Exempt</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT</strong></p>\n<p>Yes</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>WORK WEEK SCHEDULE</strong></p>\n<p>Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends) <em>Position is eligible for hybrid telework workweek</em></p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong><u>POSITION PURPOSE:</u></strong></p>\n<p>Works to ensure that Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is implementing a comprehensive program that addresses student attendance, homelessness, barriers to learning, student behavior, and mental health issues. Provides equitable delivery of social work services under the framework of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS).</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong><u>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  </u></strong></p>\n<p><strong><em>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)</em></strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Comprehensive knowledge of school social work and comprehensive school social work programs;</li>\n <li>Comprehensive knowledge of current local, state, national, and global trends in school social work;</li>\n <li>Considerable knowledge of program evaluation to support continuous improvement;</li>\n <li>Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Apps;</li>\n <li>Skills in creating and managing effective presentations, including the capability to use relevant technology;</li>\n <li>Effective crisis response skills;</li>\n <li>Effective strategic planning skills and experience supporting system-level improvement;</li>\n <li>Effective time management and 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