ROLE OF SCHOOLS WELFARE OFFICERS

DESCRIPTION:

This job is both Socially Diagnostic and Coordinative and includes the Schools Welfare
Officer (SWO) operating as Healthy Family and Life Education (HFLE) and Special
Education Officers (SPO).

The Schools Welfare Officer (SWO) is responsible to the Chief SWO for the
implementation of Policies as handed down to the CSWO by Ministry of Educations
policy makers and for the delivery of Welfare Programmes as designed by the CSWO.

For the daily execution of duties, the SWO is responsible to the Regional Education
Officer/Principal Education Officer.

The SWO is also responsible to the SSWO.

MAIN FUNCTIONS:

VISITS: Visits ALL school within the Region to

ascertain the level of attendance.
School
Home Home, hospital and other visits
Hospital must also be made verify the exact
Community status of the child.
Hideout Monthly reports are then
submitted.
SWO must obtain approval.

CASE WORK: Makes referrals to SSWO.

Employs case work methods.
Service to
Students
Parents/Guardians

CASE WORK INTERVENTION SWO intervenes, Investigates, refers to

SERVICES: SSWO find an interim solution.

Needs assessment (Financial)

Child Neglect
Lack of parental supports
Underachievement
(Psychosocial)
COUNSELLING: Intervenes
Develop Plan
Student/Pupil Implements Plan
Groups Reports
Family Consults SSWO
Teachers

Re: Psychosocial issues

e.g: Maltreatment

Sexual
Physical
Psychological
Neglect
Truancy
Absenteeism
Disorderly conduct
Substance Abuse
Impact of S.T.Is
Regulatory Matters

CONSULTATION: Liaises with or makes request of SSWO

Administrators
Parents
Teachers
Students
Local School Board

REFERRALS Accepts referrals

Makes referrals
Parents
Social Work
Agencies
School

INTERVENTION PLAN SWO develops and implements

plans to modify behaviour.
Students Advises, counsels.
Parents

COMMUNITY LINKAGE SWO develops and maintains professional

Contact.
Network with Social Services
Agencies. Access support for clients.
Community Leaders/Religious
 Leaders
Community Policing Group.
Administrators.
Students
Parents.

CHILD ADVOCACY SOCIAL JUSTICE: SWO selects specific individual Case

Protecting the Rights of the Child
Families
COURT PREPARATION AND PROCESS:
Groups.
SWO ensures teachers and H.Ms
implements and reinforce.

Victim
Subject
Parents
Teachers
Community

According to the Education Act Part 1

paragraph 10-21.

CHILD EMPOWERMENT: Provides feedback

Networks
Assists the child to develop psychosocial
skills to deal with

Conflict/Violence
Anger Management
Learned helplessness

IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL WORK Plan and outline programmes especially for

PROGRAMMES: crisis and behaviour management.

PARENT EDUCATION Supports SSWO in designing programmes.

Select venues, resource persons
Parenting skills Assist SSWO in producing
Life styles progrmmes.
Communicable diseases
Moral and Standards
Conflict/Violence in school etc.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH Plans and delivers programmes

Liaises with SSWO and Community
Accessing Services Leaders.
Accessing Resource Persons
Developing Lectures
 Networking

REPORTS AND PROGRAMMES Submits Reports to the Chief Schools

Welfare Officer on a monthly basis in
Absentees collaboration with SSWO.
Activities
Case Reports

OPERATION C.A.R.E TRUANCY Support the SSWO in these ventures.

CAMPAIGN

MEETING/SEMINARS Attends meetings/seminars, staff meetings

as instructed by the SSWO. CSWO and the
R.Ed.O.