School Social Worker

School Social Worker

We're Hiring!! School Social Worker - Mountainside, NJ

Hours:

8a-4p, M-F

Location:

Mountainside, NJ

Salary: $72k.00-$82k/yr.

Position Summary:

Provides assistance and support to Teacher in the planning and implementation of classroom instruction to specifically meet the educational needs of the assigned student. Provides encouragement and support to the student to contribute to the best possible educational experience.

Operating in accordance with regulations defined by the N.J. Board of Education, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), Office of Children's Advocacy standards, established Bancroft policies and procedures, applicable state/local/federal regulations, each student's Individual Service Plan (ISP) and specifically the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP), serves as primary liaison between the School, social services, agencies, family members, and residential sites to provide social work services, case management, and support services for students and their family members:

• Interacts with Education staff, residential program management, family members, etc., to ensure all ISP/IEP materials are received on a timely basis from appropriate parties and are available to implement and monitor the plans for each individual student;
• On an ongoing basis and in conjunction with Education management, education faculty, clinical-specific staff, and family members, monitors existing plans to ensure that stated educational goals and objectives are appropriate, achievable, and continue to meet the needs of individual students;
• Actively participates in and recommends appropriate modifications to the existing education plans to better address and document the educational and (if applicable) residential goals and objectives for each student;
  Acts as liaison between the Education program and students, family members, funding sources, Admissions Department (if applicable), and future discharge sites to facilitate an efficient admission and discharge process. Interacts on a regular basis with school districts, N.J. Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), other state agencies, etc., regarding various aspects of program participation; e.g., prepares correspondence, completes required forms, etc.,
  
  performs necessary follow-up activities, etc.;
• Dependent upon program supported, may provide social work counseling to students to enhance, protect, and/or restore capacity for coping with the social environment and to aid families in fostering students' growth and stability within the applicable program environment;
  Conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments to acquire an overview of individual person served, determine how to best meet persons' needs, and to support individual success in the Program; e.g., family composition and functioning, social/ethnic/religious/cultural influences, history and status of behavioral concerns, medical/social/psychiatric/education/job history, communication abilities, sexual orientation, cognitive status, legal issues, environmental/financial/community supports, strengths and barriers to treatment, initial discharge plan, etc.;
• Provides person-centered advocacy to influence change and strive to improve the quality of life, enhance empowerment, and assure the rights and dignity of person served;
• Effectively networks with community agencies and school districts to encourage referrals and share resources;
• Effectively communicates with and serves as a resource to students, family members, DDD Case Managers, funding sources, clinical team members, DCP&P, DCF, outside service agencies, school…