School Site CoordinatorSocial Worker
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Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Oaks Academy is seeking professionals to implement the City Connects program within our school in partnership with Marian University. City Connects a school-based collaboration among schools community agencies and Boston College is reinvigorating a core function of schools by implementing an innovative model of systemic student support. City Connects assesses the strengths and needs of each student in the school and connects students with a tailored set of supports and resources from inside and outside the school.
Job Function
The responsibilities of the School Site Coordinators are to:
- Establish and lead a Student Support Team and process in the school that identifies and responds to the strengths and personal developmental needs of every student
- Connect students to a range of prevention early intervention and intensive services programs that address the physical emotional cognitive and social development of each student
- Develop and enhance community partnerships with varied community agencies to meet the identified needs of students and families
- Collaborate with school staff including classroom teachers to implement the City Connects model
- Promote the City Connects model of student support to the school community families and community agencies
- Engage families and caregivers in understanding and supporting the education of their children and how academic outcomes are enhanced by serving the social / emotional and personal development needs of the child
- Collect data on implementation of the model and the delivery of services
Applicants should include a cover letter resume and three (3) references.
- Masters degree in School Counseling or Social Work
- Licensed School Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW / LICSW)
- Experience working in a school environment
- Evidence of culturally competent practices
- Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff student body and families as well as a team of professionals at both The Oaks Academy and the university
- Devout Christian who is a member of associated with or seeking to be associated with a Christ-centered community of faith or a church
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience and/or knowledge of elementary education;
Communication skills via a second language especially Spanish;
Experience with an organization that uses data to guide practice.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
The Oaks Academy is a classical, private, Christ-centered school providing a rich learning atmosphere to children of diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.
