Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

 The Social Worker will work directly with students, teachers, and parents to provide individual and group counseling, as well as link families to long term counseling solutions and external support organizations. The Social Worker will provide support to all school stakeholders to help the school achieve its mission. This is a full-time position based at KIPP Legacy or KIPP North Star.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

PROVIDE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES AS DETAILED IN STUDENTS’ IEPS BY:

• Maintaining a caseload of students receiving regular, ongoing clinical services. This includes providing direct service minutes that align to the goals and services outlined in the student’s IEP and completing weekly progress notes to maintain compliance.

• Collaborating with the IEP team to create and update the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)/Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) (if applicable) for each student served.

• Attending and participating in the IEP meetings of students on the social work caseload.

• Conducting Social Work Assessments and participating in Eligibility Determination meetings.

• Therapeutic group facilitation

SUPPORT CHILD STUDY TEAM BY:

• Conducting regular assessments of current and emerging student and family needs

• Setting goals with students and tracking progress towards those goals

• Collaborating and working directly with other social workers as well as other student support staff (Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Special Education Teachers)

SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AT THE SCHOOL BY:

• Leading restorative conversations between students and students/teachers as needed

• Leading professional development for teachers around restorative practices

• Leading lunch reflection

• Supporting teachers one-on-one in developing their skills in having restorative conversations with students

• Assisting the Principal, Assistant Principal, and teachers when discipline issues arise.

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY:

• Developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies.

• Referring individuals and families to external resources and services and when necessary referring cases of suspected child abuse to the State Central Registry.

• Monitoring and facilitating the delivery of external resources and services.

• Leading and/or supporting workshops to educate families, staff, and/or students on specific issues.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide crisis intervention as needed.

• Participate actively in department meetings, faculty meetings, and other meetings.

• Support home visits.

• Support grade-level and school-wide activities, including chaperoning trips.

Qualifications

DESIRED EXPERIENCE 

REQUIRED 

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, 

• Minnesota Board of Social Work Licensure (MSW, LISW, LICSW, LGSW 

• Minnesota Board of Teaching License 

• A minimum of three (3) years of previous experience working with children and families in a school setting 

• Ability to work with a wide variety of students in a calm, patient, understanding, creative, flexible, student-centered environment 

• Skill in planning, organizing and writing evaluations in a multi-disciplinary team within timeline constraints 

• Good human relation skills, team player and professional demeanor 

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing 

• Proficient with basic computer programs including but not limited to Google and Microsoft Office products 

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information at all times.

HIGHLY PREFERRED 

• Experience working in historically educationally underserved communities and communities of color 

• Master's of Social Work preferred 

• Clinical Level (LICSW)

Additional Information

COMPENSATION

SALARY: $51,000+

*In order to establish equitable salary practices; the compensation package is derived from the Regional KIPP Minnesota pay scale and benefits package, which includes medical, dental, life, long-term disability and retirement benefits as well as an annual salary review and revision.

HOW TO APPLY 

We are committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural leadership team and encourage applications from traditionally under-represented backgrounds. Please apply on-line here . Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

As an equal opportunity employer, KIPP Minnesota does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations.