Social Worker (Immediate)

Position Overview

The Social Worker is responsible for identifying and assisting students, families, and school systems in overcoming barriers that interfere with learning through assessment, counseling, consultation, and school and community resources coordination.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of individuals and families to improve student social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes.
• Utilizes knowledge of human behavior, social and emotional competencies, and community systems to guide service delivery.
• Provide consultation to school personnel, parents/guardians, and community partners to enhance their understanding of student needs, develop effective interventions, and build school capacity.
• Complete assessments of school need to prioritize service delivery.
• Responds to crises, including de-escalating and engaging youth, processing said incidents, and developing safety plans as required.
• Facilitate crisis response and provide follow up crisis counseling and referrals to appropriate providers.
• Develop, complete, maintain, and track all appropriate mandatory documentation promptly according to organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrate the use of evidence informed practices in their interventions.
• Utilize data in assessing the needs of planning interventions for individual students, groups, and the whole school population.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and punctual records and safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of information as required by law, District policy, and licensing requirements.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethics of the individual’s professional code of ethics.
• Meet the minimum professional development requirements set forth by the licensing board.
• Adhere to state and District mandating reporting requirements about safety concerns.
• Ensure that students and their families are provided services within the context of multicultural understanding and competence.
• Utilize evidence-informed practices, skills, and techniques that reflect the understanding of the role of culture in the helping process.
• Empower students and families to gain access to and effectively utilize school and community resources.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services.
• Adheres to organization policies and procedures; promotes and supports mission, vision, and values, including developing and participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related counseling field from an accredited College or University required.
• NYS Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Master Social Worker Advanced Practitioner (LMSW-AP).
• Experience as a Social Worker or School Counselor, preferably in a charter or public school environment, preferred.
• Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required.
• Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Must be willing and able to take a Criminal History Background Check.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods were spent sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee needs to read, write, and speak English fluently.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance; stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear.
• Dexterity requires writing and operating standard office machines such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, phones, and calculators.
• Able to occasionally lift and move up to 20 pounds.

Work Perks

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Aggressive employer 403(b) contribution match.
• Childcare benefits.
• Unparalleled work/life Integration.
• Casual dress code.
• Relocation stipend (conditions apply).