SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

Join a dedicated team that fosters autonomy and creativity, while receiving a competitive salary, opportunities for career and personal growth, and the gratification that comes from creating positive multi-generational change.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The School Social Worker is a crucial member of our team in ensuring that all of our diverse learners are provided with the social, emotional, and mental health supports that will allow them to thrive at school and in life. The Social Worker will collaborate with teachers and provide professional development and support around best practices for social emotional learning and restoring harmed relationships. This is a full time, non-exempt role that reports to the school principal.

WHO YOU’LL BE

• Mission-driven professional passionate about increasing college attainment for historically under-represented students
• Social justice champion committed to promoting educational opportunity for all students and families
• Entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a workplace characterized by autonomy, flexibility, transparency and accountability
• Collaborative team player who works well with others from diverse backgrounds, uplifts and celebrates our teammates and engages in healthy debate and feedback to get the best results for students and families
• Resourceful, persistent learner with a growth mindset, constantly seeking to “find a way or make one” to master your craft and improve results.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS)

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree in Social Work required
• Pupil Personnel Services Credential required
• Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred
• Experience managing Social Work Interns strongly preferred
• Experience working with diverse groups of adolescents and with various traumas required
• Ability to strategize student meetings, regularly assess student progress, and maintain accurate records required
• Ability to maintain open communication with parents, caregivers, and families required
• Passion for increasing the college attainment rate in educationally underserved populations and working with families of diverse backgrounds required
• An unwavering belief in academic success for all students and commitment to our mission, discipline model, and vision required
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and eagerness to build new systems or adapt existing ones required

• Works closely with students and their families and the Dean of Culture to help foster a firm, fair and caring school culture
• Manages the referral process and maintenance for 504 plans, RtI, and PBIS processes. The Social Worker will work with students both individually and in small groups based on need as outlined in IEPs and as determined through conversations and referrals.
• Manages social work interns and strategizes workload to best meet students’ needs.
• Works with school administrators and the rest of the school staff and faculty to ensure coherence between the work of the Social Worker and that of the rest of the team.
• Helps students prepare for college success and make a positive multigenerational change in the world.