Social Worker - Middle And High School - Begin Asap

Our Website: https://www.acce427.org/

About the School:

Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) is a public middle and high school in Baltimore City.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to develop the skills, values, and agency required for ACCE students to succeed beyond high school. All students at ACCE will be provided the foundational competencies and comfortability to choose the post-high school pathway that best meets their skills, interests, and passions.

Vision:

By the end of 12th grade, all students at ACCE will develop positive relationships with peers, staff, and community members rooted in the five promises of the 100% Project (Commitment to Quality, Honor and Integrity, Gratitude, Contribution, and Perseverance). Students will receive a comprehensive educational experience that prepares them with the competencies and attributes necessary for success in college and careers. Experiences will include internship opportunities, rigorous coursework, hands-on learning, and extra-curricular activities that provide consistent exposure to college and career choices.

About the Role:

Social Worker will provide individual and group counseling services. Serves on interdisciplinary teams, provides resources and support for parents/guardians. Supports student achievement by implementing strategies that address social/ emotional and behavioral difficulties. Provides crisis intervention, home visitation, consultation, and program development services. Provides social work services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains an effective system of record keeping which will ensure confidentiality and accountability.
• Devises, suggests, and acts upon ways and means of implementing needed changes in the school structure, policies, and practices which may enable a child to secure and sustain better relationships and succeed in school.
• Submits Medicaid reimbursement documentation.
• Participates in staff meetings and collaborates with other service providers.
• Offers and provides social work services to students, parents or school staff members using casework, group work, community organization, and/or family counseling skills.
• Serves as a resource person to faculties, parent-teacher associations, and other school related groups in the areas of mental health and social adjustment.
• Performs and promotes all activities in compliance with equal employment and nondiscrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school boards policies and the professional standards.
• Serves on School IEP Team and Student Support Team.
• Provides principal, teachers, other school staff, children and their families with information and/or recommendations regarding the individual social and emotional needs of students.
• Monitors IEP caseload for attendance concerns and address concerns by engaging student and providing interventions.
• Maintains clinical notes including individual and group session documentation.
• Maintains all required documentation, makes home visits, and performs crisis intervention as required.
• Interprets to parents and school personnel the services of public and private agencies which may help meet the needs of children.

Desired Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills and human relations skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, and parents.
• Knowledge of behavior management strategies.
• Valid Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners license at the LCSW-C level.
• Skills in interviewing and in individual, family, and group counseling and consultation.
• Master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university.
• Thorough knowledge of human growth and development.
• Eligible for Certification through Maryland State Department of Education as a School Social Worker.
• Knowledge of methods of gathering data.
• Excellent skills in organization and documentation.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicular transportation.
• Skill in conducting psychosocial and other clinical assessments.
• Knowledge base of social learning theories and theories of social interaction.
• Ability to rapidly develop and maintain working knowledge of City Schools' policies and procedures and city resources.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.