ReGeneration Schools founded in 2016 is a network of 7 charter schools located in Illinois and Ohio. ReGeneration serves over 1800 students of whom 99 are minority and 86 are low income. U.S. News and World Reports 2021 School Ranking listed all ReGeneration elementary schools among the top ten charter elementary schools in Illinois.ReGeneration expanded to Ohio in 2019 opening its Bond Hill campus in Cincinnati.
Our mission is to ensure that all children have equal access to a highquality collegepreparatory education through academic excellence and the content of their character. Through rigorous academics teaching excellence character development and high expectations ReGeneration is nurturing the leaders of tomorrow.
We are looking for a FullTimeSocial Worker(Grades K4 for the Bond Hill campus inCincinnati Ohio. The Social Worker willhave the opportunityto continue to build a school and help create a lasting institution in Cincinnati.The Social Workermust havea proven track record of working with families and community agencies in alleviating adverse conditions in order to promote academic success for all students. This individual will conduct screenings and assessments and provide individual and group counseling. This individual will help develop positive relationships with school staff students and their families andcontribute significantly to building a learning team.This individual will also function as a member of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team to determine students eligibility for special services appropriate programming and ongoing progress.
Qualifications:
- Believes lowincome students can become college and career ready.
- High expectations of personal and team performance.
- Flexible to changing priorities and conditions.
- Demonstrate initiative and creativity.
- Organized and ability to multitask to meet deadlines.
- Communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Strong general knowledge of the student population and experience with successful intervention strategies.
- At least 2 years of social work experience in an urban setting is required.
- Valid Ohio StateLicense required.
- Bachelors degree Masters degree preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate troubleshoot and communicate with students parents/guardians school leaders and community stakeholders (with prompt response).
- Develop programs that provide counseling to address the childs 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 in the multidisciplinary team to promote student wellbeing.
- 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 oneonone 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.
- Provide appropriate supervision of students during class breaks meals specials and transitions to maintain an optimal work environment and to ensure students safety and wellbeing.
- Help complete necessary schoolwide duties for the successful and orderly functioning of the school (e.g. hallway supervision arrival/departure transitions field trips etc. and other such duties as the Principal may request.
- Attend and participate in events outside of normal school hours (e.g. family nights student performances field trips report card pickup teacherparent conferences family orientations etc..
- Partner with the Dean of Students to design and coordinate family engagement and familyeducation activities (e.g. monthly family meetings home visits and records procurement for newly enrolled students workshops etc..
- Engage families in their childrens education.
- Communicate effectively with students families and colleagues.
- Reflect critically on teaching practice and implement improvement strategies as needed.
- Be receptive to feedback from school administrators and collaborators to improve practice.
- Other duties as assigned.
Compensation:
Competitive salary (based on education and experience) and generous benefits package.
ReGeneration is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race color creed religion gender sexual orientation national origin age or disability