Job Description
PHALEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES
THEA BOWMAN ACADEMY
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
WWW.PHALENACADEMIES.ORG
Provide high-quality services to students and families. Work collaboratively with both the elementary school leader, colleagues, students, parents and the board to accomplish or surpass the academy's short- and long-term academy goals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Must collaborate, troubleshoot and communicate with students, parents/guardians, school leaders, and community stakeholders (with prompt response).
Develop programs that provide counseling to address the child's social, emotional and academic needs in areas such as school performance, anger management, conflict resolution or substance abuse, etc.
Facilitate processes for the evaluation of students for special education services and fully participate on the multidisciplinary team to promote student well-being.
Use informal and formal assessments to support the development of students.
Assess the need for and conduct instruction to parents on various topics including parenting skills, behavior management, ADHD, etc.
Addresses legal issues such as child abuse, discipline and custodial arrangements.
Provide one-on-one counseling or group counseling as needed to students and families.
Collaborate with city and state agencies for crisis management strategies.
Participate in IEP conferences including the preparation of IEP goals and objectives.
Partner with school administration to design and coordinate family-engagement and family-education activities (e.g. monthly family meetings, home visits and records procurement for newly enrolled students, workshops, etc.).
Engage families in their children’s education.
Be receptive to feedback from school administrators and collaborators to improve practice.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Valid state licensure required.
At least 2 years of social worker experience.
Flexible to changing priorities and conditions.
Demonstrate initiative and creativity.
Communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
Strong general knowledge of the student population and experience with successful intervention strategies.
Phalen Leadership Academies is an EOE employer Phalen Leadership Academies participates in Everify in states that require
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