Social Work Director

Responsibilities

• Provide individual counseling and case management
• Facilitate large and small group counseling (individually or with co-facilitator)
• Attend all school-based meetings (e.g. with administration, guidance counselor, teachers)
• Collaborate with school administration and staff on needs of students, families and school community
• Integrate into and engage with school culture through development of positive relationships with school community
• Conduct parent workshops and teacher staff development sessions
• Conduct home visits
• Support students and families in crisis
• Conduct weekly structured supervision of social worker and/or interns and weekly staff meetings
• Ensure all case notes, bio psycho-socials and goal plans are completed and of high quality
• Develop direct reports to improve their practice
• Model development and maintenance of key collaborative relationships
• Ensure data collection is timely and accurate

Qualifications

• New York State LCSW, or LCSW eligibility preferred
• SIFI certification strongly preferred with at least one year’s experience supervising social work interns
• At least one year’s experience in school setting, strong experience working with students and families
• Work with fidelity to model while also being able to implement model according to specific school needs
• Interest in and comfort with working with data to inform practice
• Act as lead Partnership with Children representative at the school and have ability and interest in being the face of Partnership with Children within the school building
• Work in fast-paced environment, flexible and can-do attitude
• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus

Hours

• Full-time, occasional weeknight hours
• Year-round position (summer location and duties may vary)
• This is a school-based, in-person position

Salary and Benefits

• $71k-$89k annually, commensurate to credentials and experience
• All full-time employees receive an excellent benefits package including health and dental insurance, a 401k retirement plan, life insurance, and twenty days paid vacation per year

Benefits

• Partnership with Children welcomes diversity in all its forms and believes that its mission can only be achieved when diversity is leveraged across all areas, including race, gender, gender expression, age, nationality and life experience
• Partnership with Children is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds
• Partnership with Children provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees