2526 SY School Social Worker
2526 SY School Social Worker
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Job Description
The Opportunity: PLA School Social Workers are experts at helping students who have social emotional and/or behavioral problems reach their full academic and social potential. The licensed School Social Worker (SSW) will provide comprehensive social work services to students by addressing barriers that prevent students from receiving the full benefit of their educational experience. SSW will identify students experiencing social emotional and or behavioral problems that interfere with school performance and has the overall goal of serving as the link between school home and community stakeholders.
The Details:
Key Deliverables:
- Reviews student records to identify previous barriers and/or interventions to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resources
- Provides individual and group counseling in response to a schoolwide crisis
- Develops and maintain relationships with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs
- Helps families gain a better understanding of school programs policies and services
- Assists teachers and parents in developing and implementing behavior management plans to improve problem behaviors
- Communicates with staff administration and parents concerning students social emotional and behavioral progress
- Assists students in improving their academic personal and social functioning
- Conducts home visits as a method to access the family and to conduct interviews
Experience and Education Requirements:
- Masters degree in Social Work; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; preferred
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Social Work
- Current knowledge of community resources and support systems available to assist students and their families
- Must possess successful experiences working with a diverse population of people
- A passion for working with students and families in underserved communities
The Network:
PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model. In addition to serving as one of the countrys best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school startups PLA also provides our school communities with a successful researchbased summer learning program (Summer Advantage) a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage) and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network sets us apart from other organizations and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities and expanded income opportunities.
The Campus:
Hope Community PCS Tolson is a public charter school in Washington D.C. that was founded in 2006 and recently joined the PLA network in 2022. We serve about 250 scholars from PK 8th grade with a school population that is reflective of the strength and diversity of the community in which we are privileged to serve. We pride ourselves on our STEAMfocused learning that results in scholars taking risks engaging in learning and having ownership of their education. Our vision is centered on having a growth mindset to encourage our scholars to develop their immense potential and continue to be active contributors to their communities. We believe that by providing a worldclass education in an empowering school environment all scholars are able to flourish and achieve more than they thought possible.
Compensation and benefits:
PLA School Social Workers receive a base salary that is competitively aligned with the market. In addition to a base salary PLA School Leaders receive:
- Competitive Compensation
- Benefits Healthcare vision and dental insurance
- Monthly professional development opportunities including participation in our annual Leader Institute
- Opportunities to collaborate and brainstorm with other School Leaders in the network
- Incentive and bonus opportunities
PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal state or local laws.
Please read carefully.
Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race color religion national origin citizenship status ancestry age sex (including sexual harassment) sexual orientation marital status physical or mental disability military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.
By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.
You attest by applying to this position that you have given PLA true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize PLA to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue or if I have concealed material information I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
