Social Worker
Working hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday 12 noon–6 p.m. Telephone: 011-2611-525
The social worker's activities:
- takes part in creating optimal conditions for students' proper growth and maturation
- acts preventively, monitors and strengthens students' competencies for solving personal and social problems
- supports students' better integration into the school environment and provides help in crisis situations
- supports the creation of positive interpersonal relationships among students and between students and teachers
- cooperates with other expert associates, teachers, parents, professional organisations, local government and institutions of importance to the school
- in cooperation with teachers, other expert associates and parents or guardians, works on humanising and creating equal and as-optimal-as-possible living and working conditions for all students
- through their activities contributes to creating an atmosphere of tolerance and mutual trust, as well as students' satisfaction with being at school
- provides encouragement and concrete support and help to students and parents or guardians in overcoming pronounced problems and exercising certain rights
- informs teachers and other expert associates about the influence of students' socio-economic circumstances on their success and functioning at school
