Social Worker – Elementary

Description

Gestalt Community Schools is a system of K–12 college–preparatory charter schools in targeted Tennessee communities. GCS schools provide strong academic outcomes for their scholars through initiatives including meaningful community involvement. GCS catalyzes community leadership to help revitalize the neighborhood as it operates its schools in that community. Instead of debating whether education impacts the community or vice versa, GCS believes that the most effective method to support student achievement is an integration of education and community (a true “gestalt”).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Promote the general well-being of scholars.
• Use web-based data systems or programs to assess the needs of scholars to enhance their school performance.
• Offer mentioning and suggestions for teachers and other school personnel.
• Collaborate and provide professional recommendations to multidisciplinary support teams and scholar support teams.
• Assist and provide crisis intervention and threat assessments for scholars in crisis.
• Conduct home visits as a method to access the family and conduct interviews in response to school referrals.
• Provide direct services via case management to scholars.
• Develop and provide professional development to individual schools regarding school-related concerns, educational-related, and mental-health related needs of scholars.
• Participate and collaborate with a school’s positive behavior intervention support (Acknowledgement and Reward System) teams which is a component of the multi-tiered system of support.
• Assist in the coordination of the Response to Intervention-Behavior Framework (RTI-B) which is a component of the multi-tiered system of support.
• Consult with doctors, therapists and medical professionals including external partners
• Administer social services that supports and protects scholar.
• Other duties as assigned SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Experience Requirements:

• A minimum of two plus (2+) years of experience as a School or Professional Social Worker is required.
• Experience working with students, families, and school staff in K-12 school settings is preferred; however, professional development in the educational setting will be provided.

Licenses, Certification Requirements:

• Must be licensed with the Tennessee Board of Social Workers(LMSW and LSSW)

Educational Requirements

• Masters degree in Social Work