Social Worker - Elementary School

Position: [2025-2026] Social Worker - Elementary School
Location: New York

Company Description

About KIPP NYC:
KIPP NYC Public Schools is a non-profit network of 18 free, public charter schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. We partner with families and communities to create joyful and rigorous schools in pursuit of a more just world. In 1995 we started our first middle school, KIPP Academy, in the Bronx, with a vision that every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

Today, our network consists of eight elementary schools, nine middle schools, one high school, and KIPP Forward, a comprehensive program to support our students and alumni in choosing and preparing for the educational and career paths that fit their goals and sense of purpose. KIPP NYC currently serves more than 12,000 students and alumni, has a staff of more than 1,000 (8% of whom are alumni), and continues to grow!

Job Description

Position Overview

School social workers are responsible for supporting the emotional, social, academic and character growth and well‑being of KIPP NYC students and families. Social workers play a vital role in ensuring our students succeed in school and go on to lead self‑sufficient, successful, and happy lives.

General responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Provide direct services to the school community, including:

• Providing regular one‑on‑one counseling or group counseling to students and families;
• Providing crisis intervention as needed;
• Managing, tracking, and documenting student interactions and counseling schedule;
• Setting goals with students and tracking progress towards those goals;
• Working directly with students to help them successfully work towards high school graduation, college matriculation and self‑sufficiency;
• Collaborating and communicating daily with supervisors, colleagues, and teachers to meet students’ needs.

Manage aspects of referral process for social services, partnerships, and special education services, including:

• Provide support and documentation for all students with IEPs;
• Meet regularly with students who have mandated counseling on their IEPs;
• Conducting regular assessments of current and emerging student and family needs;
• Developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies;
• Referring individuals and families to external resources and services and when necessary referring cases of suspected child abuse to the State Central Registry.
• Monitoring and facilitating the delivery of external resources and services;
• Administering records, documentation, and other compliance activities.

Design and coordinate student engagement, family engagement, and family education activities, including:

• Home visits for newly enrolled and current students, as appropriate;
• Workshops to educate families, staff, and/or students on specific issues;
• Support Principal, Deans, and teachers when discipline issues arise.
• Participate actively in department meetings, faculty meetings, and other meetings.
• Consult with the school’s Student Response Teams to develop comprehensive supports and interventions to students who are presenting challenging behaviors.
• Share responsibility for grade‑level and school‑wide activities, including chaperoning day and overnight trips.
• Provide recommendations to the staff and leadership team around approaches to working with struggling students.
• Implement and enhance the school’s systems and culture by discussing character education with students.
• Meet with parents (English and Spanish‑speaking) regularly regarding student issues.
• Establish a professional rapport and strong relationship with students, staff, and families.
• Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and confidentiality when working with students, parents, and staff.
• Ensure a safe, positive environment in group and one‑on‑one counseling sessions.
• Commit to professional growth.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills that contribute to a collegial work environment and reflect the character traits we value: zest, grit, hope, love, social intelligence, gratitude, and a sense of humor
• A passion for being part of a team‑oriented, mission‑driven school culture
• Documented track record of personal and professional success
• Extensive…