School Social Worker

About the Role

Certified Support Staff focuses on promoting student success by responding to identified needs through implementation of comprehensive programs and services that help guide all learners in their academic success, personal and social development, and career and college planning and readiness.

This position is remote and strongly prefers candidates that reside in Oklahoma. The Social Worker is responsible for helping families in situations of crisis, abuse and neglect, in addition to supporting other areas of social-emotional need affecting student academic achievement. The position responds to issues directly, by facilitating meetings and/or by coordinating services with outside parties such as Child Protective Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and other community-based organizations.

Responsibilities

• Maintains caseload of students/families referred for additional support
• Provides brief assessments to develop an action plan with students and families
• Facilitates family intervention meetings with families in crisis or with multi-dimensional needs
• Serves as point-of-contact for teachers and administration for families in crisis; supports staff training and implementation of support processes
• Serves as liaison for ESSA subgroups, McKinney-Vento, and migrant students; follows up with families by phone or in-person, coordinates with external agencies (e.g. Child Protective Services, The Department of Juvenile Justice, community service agencies, etc.) as needed
• Maintains an active role and awareness of local community resources within school boundaries, through research, attending local meetings and/or networking events

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 0-1 year of related professional experience
• Oklahoma Social Worker Certificate OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Must reside in Oklahoma
• Master's degree in social work or related social service field AND one (1) year of documented social work field experience AND social work education course work, to include Human Behavior in the Social Environment equivalent OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to clear required background check
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency
• Ability to travel 20% of the time
• Three (3) years of field experience
• Background working in education

Benefits

Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

Schedule

This is a home-based position but may require one or more days a week in the office as determined by the supervisor.