West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School is hiring: Social Worker

SOCIAL WORKER

Job Responsibilities

• Provide individual and/or group counseling to students identified through the CST process as needing behavior intervention.
• Provided support to students with housing needs/community resources.
• Participate in professional development activities/school wide initiatives
• Conduct home visits as a method to access the family and serve as a liaison between home and school.
• Serves as a liaison with community agencies and other resources coordinated to meet student needs as indicated by the CST process.

• Refers parents and student to agencies to address parries to academic success of students when appropriate.
• Develops and implements safety plans for students identified to require behavioral support.
• Develops and implements crisis management plans for students identified to be at risk of severe behavioral/mental health crisis.

• Perform any other related tasks outlined by administration.
• Working collaboratively with the crisis management team to support crisis situations with students.
• Working collaboratively with attendance team and parents to track, monitor and create plans for truant students.
• In the event that the need arises, you will need to be able to: lift, pull or push up to 15 lbs, walk a standard flight of stairs, or stand or sit for up to 45 minutes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and skills for direct and indirect intervention including counseling on an individual, group, or family basis.

• Consulting with administrators, teachers, parents, and other professionals about student problems and appropriate change strategies; and networking with school programs and community agencies to provide essential services for families and children.
• Understanding of the knowledge, skills, and processes for effective casework practice.
• Understanding of the school social work profession including associated laws (IDEA, ADA, compulsory attendance, etc.), ethical issues, professional issues and standards; foundations of school psychology; and the role and function of the school social worker; understanding of child development, psychopathology, social and environmental conditioning, cultural diversity and family systems.
• Social work Degree from an accredited school of social work; and completed a supervised practicum or field experience of a minimum of 400 clock hours.