School Social Work Coordinator

Charter Elementary School, 1617

E. 7th Street, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Charter Middle School, 835 Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Founded on Skid Row in 1980, Para Los Niños (PLN) partners with more than 10,000 children, youth, and families each year through integrated education, wellness supports and advocacy, addressing individual and systemic barriers to create pathways to success. In addition to operating early education centers, charter elementary and middle schools, youth workforce development sites and family services, PLN is the only children’s mental health provider in the Skid Row neighborhood.

PLN's community transformation work brings together community members, community-based organizations, city and county agencies, elected officials, and businesses to tackle issues that impact PLN families. Ninety-three percent of families served by PLN live in areas with the highest levels of food insecurity and homelessness in L.A. County.

The School Social Work Coordinator provides leadership, coordination, and oversight of school-based social work services across charter school and after‑school programs. The coordinator supports the implementation of comprehensive social‑emotional wellness, mental health, attendance, and student support services while ensuring compliance with educational, clinical, and regulatory requirements.

This position oversees the School Social Work internship program, provides supervision and consultation to trainees and staff, collaborates with school and organizational leaders to strengthen multi‑tiered systems of support (MTSS), and maintains a limited direct service caseload to support students with intensive social‑emotional and mental health needs. The coordinator serves as a key liaison between schools, families, community partners, and internal stakeholders to advance student well‑being, engagement, and academic success.

• Supports the delivery of school‑based social work services, social‑emotional wellness initiatives, crisis response efforts, attendance interventions, and multi‑tiered systems of support across assigned programs and school sites.
• Oversees the School Social Work internship program, including recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, supervision, evaluation, and professional development of trainees and interns.
• Provides individual and group supervision, mentorship, consultation, and performance feedback to trainees while maintaining collaborative relationships with university partners and ensuring compliance with academic and program requirements.
• Monitors caseloads, service delivery, documentation, and program outcomes to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with organizational, clinical, educational, and funding requirements.
• Collaborates with school administrators, MTSS teams, Special Education staff, Clinical Services, and other stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions that support student well‑being, engagement, attendance, and academic success.
• Provides consultation, guidance, and training to school personnel regarding social‑emotional wellness, trauma‑informed practices, crisis response, mandated reporting, and student support strategies.
• Maintains a limited caseload of students requiring intensive social‑emotional, behavioral, mental health, crisis intervention, and special education‑related services.
• Conducts assessments, risk assessments, crisis intervention, family meetings, counseling, case management, and coordination of services as needed.
• Supports the provision and coordination of Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS/ERICS) and other specialized interventions in accordance with student plans and applicable regulations.
• Collaborates with families, school staff, community agencies, and external providers to facilitate access to services, strengthen support systems, and address barriers impacting student success.
• Ensures timely, accurate, and compliant documentation, reporting, record maintenance, and data collection in accordance with organizational,…