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Social Worker

Employer
Reach Academy
Location
Buffalo, NY, United States
Salary
Competitive
School Social Worker Job Description

REACH Academy Charter School is looking for a full time Social Worker who will serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary classroom team to provide behavioral and clinical direction, support, and treatment to school-age children with special needs, and social and emotional concerns.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Counsel scholars with personal and psychological issues that affect their performance, behavior, and socialization in school;
  • Providing counseling sessions, treatment plans, or workshops as necessary and establishing prevention programs and intervention plans;
  • Communicate with students to determine the areas in which they may need assistance or counseling;
  • Assisting teachers and administrators with behavioral and attitude issues by communicating with students to find the causes of their distress;
  • Provide information, when appropriate, to outside support services to help students with economic, emotional, or physical issues;
  • Assist at-risk students or students with disabilities;
  • Communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators to understand students' challenges;
  • Maintain case files and reports to track students' progress and problems;
  • Help students and families suffering from abuse, violence, hunger, or homelessness to access resources like shelters, food banks, and medical care;
  • Serve on student support teams and special education committees at assigned schools in the division;
  • Review student records to identify previous barriers and/or interventions;
  • Conduct parent interviews to acquire socio-developmental information as needed for special education referral;
  • Analyze information gained through record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resource needs;
  • Attend and participate in Manifestation meetings;
  • Interview students and parents to discuss issues related to non-attendance and develop a plan of action;
  • Assist the school in following school board regulations for excessive absences and truancy;
  • Attend student support team meetings and court intervention;
  • Develop and implement professional development training for educational staff and parents, as requested;
  • Provide individual and/or group counseling in response to school-wide crises;
  • Conduct home visits as a method to access the family and conduct interviews in response to school referrals;
  • Maintain an ongoing liaison with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs; refers parents and student to agencies when appropriate;
  • Perform related work as required.
Requirements:
  • Hold a Masters Degree in Social Work;
  • Hold NYS Licensure;
  • Experience-1-2 years working with school-age children with social-emotional and behavioral concerns and delays;
  • Excellent knowledge of early childhood development, sound understanding of the DSM 5 and disorders of early childhood;
  • Ability to physically handle acting out children and provide therapeutic physical interventions;
  • Strong team leadership, organization, and communication skills;
  • Knowledge of CPS, community services, and basic understanding of local neighborhoods, cultures, and demographics.

Please make sure to complete an application by clicking here for this job posting.

Salary Competitive: Y

Position Status: Full time

Specialized Training: TCI - Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, At Risk Youth

Certification Type: School Social Worker {2080}

Contact Person's Name: Amie Caster

Contact Person's Title: Director of Operations

Contact Person's Phone: 7162481485

Contact Person's Email: acaster@reachacademycharter.org

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