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Social Worker, New Visions Charter High Schools

Employer
New Visions for Public Schools
Location
New York, NY, US
Salary
Competitive
Our schools will be operating in-person for all staff and students for the 2021-2022 school year. Our schools are co-located in DOE buildings and will be following NYC protocols, which include mandated vaccinations. Our protocols will be updated as necessary based on changes in NYC protocols or additional CDC directives.

Why Work With Us?

New Visions Charter High Schools (NVCHS) provide all students, regardless of their previous academic history, the highest quality education in an atmosphere of respect, responsibility and rigor. We ensure that our students have the skills and knowledge to graduate ready for college, pursue a career, and engage with the 21st century economy. We develop learning experiences that allow risk-taking, cultivate students' imaginative and creative abilities, and celebrate achievement. Through an intensive study of math concepts in our math and science schools, and literature, English, social studies and arts in our humanities schools, students learn how to generate research questions, develop the skills necessary to answer those questions, create products that demonstrate understanding, and defend their knowledge publicly.

Who You Are

You're a dedicated Social Worker who is committed to creating a school community that supports the development and achievement of all students, particularly those underserved and at risk in other school settings. You effectively and appropriately assess and address the needs, characteristics, and interactions of students, families, and community. You strongly advocate for appropriate services that promote student and family success. You work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals and are passionate about the mission of New Visions.

What You'll Do

Social Workers at New Visions schools promote and enhance the overall academic mission by providing services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and alleviate barriers to learning. They determine the needs and interests of students and present options for development both outside of school and within the school program to maximize the likelihood that students will achieve long-term goals and reach their maximum potential. Social workers will:
  • Use knowledge and understanding of the reciprocal influences of home, school, and community to intervene for student success through assessments, crisis intervention, home visits, conflict resolution, individual and group counseling, consultation, program development, dropout prevention, and coordination of school and community services
  • Develop long-term and short-term intervention plans consistent with curriculum, with students' needs, strengths, diversity and life experiences, and with other social and emotional factors
  • Use assessment and evaluation results to develop appropriate interventions for students, families, schools and communities
  • Provide services to students in ways that build upon individual strengths and offer students maximum opportunities to participate in the planning and direction of their own learning experience
  • Provide appropriate follow-up to ensure that students' needs are being met
  • Collaborate with and act as a point of contact for outside organizations working with students and their families

What We're Looking For
  • Master Level Licensed Social Worker
  • 5 years clinical experience
  • Demonstrate personal initiative and desire for responsibility
  • Strong communication skills
  • Demonstrate leadership capacity
  • Familiarity with the local community

Additional Information

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee.

Who We Are

At New Visions for Public Schools, we work to make great public schools common in New York City. We believe that all of New York City's students deserve public schools that make successful futures possible, especially Black, Latinx, and low-income students who have historically had inequitable access to a great public education. Since 1989, New Visions has been a driving force behind some of the most significant reforms to public education in New York City. Today, our diverse team of professionals develop and scale innovative tools and approaches that help educators address common challenges. Learn more about New Visions HERE.

We operate ten public charter schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and, as a trusted partner of the NYC DOE, we help 1,050 public district schools plan for the success of over 600,000 students citywide. In 2019-20, graduation rates in our Charter and Affinity networks were 94.9% and 86.9% and our college readiness rates were 56.9% and 61.6%.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

New Visions for Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of New Visions that all employees and applicants for employment will be treated in all respects on the basis of their merit and qualifications and without regards to their race, color, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, gender, military status, marital status, ancestry, or any other reason prohibited by law.

New Visions believes that our teams should reflect the diverse communities we serve and that our culture and internal structures should be inclusive and equitable for all employees. We also recognize that perspectives from communities that have been historically marginalized are critical to the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from individuals living in the communities that we serve or who are members of historically marginalized communities.

New Visions provides a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package in addition to the opportunity to make a significant impact on education reform and in the lives of urban youth.

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