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Position at IDEA Public Schools

About IDEA Public Schools :  

 

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that   all   our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 50% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!  

 
IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve  over 65,000  students across Texas and Louisiana. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions an d new launches in  Tampa Bay , FL  (2021) ,  and  Jacksonville, FL (2022) !  

 

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.  

 

To learn more about IDEA, check out this   video .  

About Tampa Bay

IDEA Tampa Bay is actively engaging with local community members and families, recruiting students for our launching schools, developing school sites, and recruiting top-notch principals, educators, and operations team members for future schools. Cultivating education and community partnerships, champions, and advocates that will enable IDEA Tampa Bay to most effectively provide a high-quality education to students as they progress along the road to and through college is a top priority in our new region.

Tampa Bay is ranked as #37 on the U.S. News & World Report 2020-21 ‘Best Places to Live' Rankings. With a cost of living below the national average, the rankings highlight that, "Residents of the Tampa Bay area enjoy both a laid-back beach lifestyle and the amenities of a large metropolitan area, including professional sports teams, interesting museums, and an array of entertainment and dining options. The Tampa Bay metro area is a sprawling and diverse region that encompasses three cities - Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater - each with a distinct personality. Living in the Tampa Bay area is like being on vacation all year."

Join our cohort of passionate and diverse change makers as we help support students' dreams to get to and through college. 

Role Mission : 
Social Worker s work  directly with our at-risk scholars to ensure that they graduate from IDEA and go to and through college by  providing  them individualized emotional, behavioral and mental health support.  The goal is to work with  a large group of  at-risk scholars and have them independently master coping skills to address and overcome mental, behavioral, and academic challenges.   

Responsibilities:  

• Schedule individualized and  reoccurring  sessions to address mental health needs  
• Establish  individualize d counseling goals for scholars
• Use  knowledge and understanding of the reciprocal influences of home, school, and community to intervene for scholar success via such practices as assessment, crisis intervention, home visits, conflict resolution, individual and group counseling, consultation,  program development, dropout prevention and coordination of  school and community services
• Inform  Lead Team every time there is  a potential persistence concern
• Communicate  with family to figure out root cause and develop solutions to address c oncerns
• Collaborate  with lead team to create a joyful, respectful school culture where  scholars want to come to school
• Assist with campus joy factor, events and celebrations
• Collaborates with teachers of concern to develop a plan to address failing grades concerns.
• Communicates with families regarding weekly progress as needed.    

  We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:  

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.  

Responsibilities:   

• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.
• Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, parent meetings, parent information sessions, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development
• Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week  

Qualifications:  

• Education: Master's degree required
• Experience: Teaching experience preferred; Ability to write and speak Spanish preferred
• Licensure: Social work license required (Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern or LCSW)

Knowledge and Skills:  

• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment
• Ability to build solid student and family relationships  

Compensation:   

• Salaries for this role typically fall between  $58,180  and $69,234  commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.  This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment. 

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.