Assistant Director, School Social Work

About the role

The Assistant Director will oversee and ensure quality counseling, crisis intervention, and case management services in an effort to reduce or eliminate any risk factors that impede a student's ability to learn or place a student and/or family at risk. They will guide, lead, and develop staff on an ongoing basis, provide weekly supervision, co-facilitate Social Work team meetings, assume responsibilities of the Director's position during the absence of the Director, assess high-risk situations and make immediate recommendations and referrals in efforts to ensure child safety and to reduce or eliminate risk factors. They will also serve as a liaison and advocate between student, home, school, and community resources, collaborate with Promise Academy Principals, school staff, and HCZ programs, provide counseling case coverage as needed, conduct home, agency, and community-based visits, provide feedback to teachers and administrators on how to best support caseload and non-caseload students, consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, ensure quality assurance and the timely and accurate completion and submission of all required documentation, and perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure quality counseling, crisis intervention, and case management services in an effort to reduce or eliminate any risk factors that impede a student's ability to learn or place a student and/or family at risk
• Guide, lead, and develop staff on an ongoing basis
• Provide weekly supervision
• Co-facilitate Social Work team meetings
• Assume responsibilities of the Director's position (during the absence of the Director)
• Assess high-risk situations and make immediate recommendations and referrals in efforts to ensure child safety and to reduce or eliminate risk factors
• Serve as a liaison and advocate between student, home, school, and community resources, collaborate with Promise Academy Principals, school staff, and HCZ programs
• Provide counseling case coverage as needed
• Conduct home, agency, and community-based visits
• Provide feedback to teachers and administrators on how to best support caseload and non-caseload students
• Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems
• Ensure quality assurance and the timely and accurate completion and submission of all required documentation
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work
• Valid LCSW
• Minimum two years of supervisory experience
• Valid NYC School Social Worker Certification

Qualifications

• A commitment to the mission and programs of HCZA
• An LCSW or LMSW certification with at least two years of supervisory experience, preferably in a school setting, nonprofit organization, or child welfare program
• Must have provisional School Social Worker certification
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
• A passion for children and families and a strong connection to the community
• Sensitivity to community issues and needs
• Must be available for late-night coverage consultations until 6 PM Monday - Friday

Skills

• School-based counseling services
• Crisis intervention
• Case management
• Advocacy
• Referral services

Benefits

• Highest competitive base salaries
• Paid time off
• Employee referral bonus
• Career Advancement
• No-cost health insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-and long-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Financial wellness perks
• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)