Licensed Social Worker

Job Details:

Job Location:

Pottstown School District - Pottstown, PA 19464, Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 Salary/year,

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth

1100 Adams Ave | Audubon, PA 19403

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Title:

Licensed School-based Counselor/ Social Worker

FLSA:
Exempt

Reports To:

Clinical Director

Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1983, TLC is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities—one moment, one choice, one connection at a time. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed training. Additionally, TLC collaborates with school districts, universities, hospitals, police departments, and nonprofit organizations, offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant funding.

The School-based Counselor/ Social Worker provides (1) case management and mental health support services at the school and in the homes of at-risk students, and (2) consultation services to school personnel, liaison support to community agencies, and training programs for school and community populations.

• Deliver mental health services to students with significant and complex needs as outlined in their IEPs
• Identify students in need of trauma support and to provide prevention, screening, referral and treatment services to students potentially in need of services.
• Provide trauma-informed therapy and counseling interventions (group, individual and/or family) for at-risk students.
• Provide mentoring and other intervention models to children and their families who have experienced trauma or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, in foster care, involved in the criminal justice system, unemployed, experiencing a mental illness or substance abuse disorder or not enrolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational institution.
• Provide case management for students and families requiring multiple resources.
• Provide quality trauma support and behavioral health care services.
• Provide home-based services to the families of students who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, involved in the child welfare system or involved in the juvenile justice system.

• Collaborate closely with the program staff to support students’ social-emotional and behavioral needs, and complete IEP-related duties (evaluations, IEP meetings, IEP development, etc.).
• Assist teachers with behavior management strategies.
• Provide staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student's performance and behavior.
• Train school staff on trauma-informed approaches to education to develop safe, stable and nurturing learning environments that prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma.

• Provide consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504.
• Assist in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
• Assist in developing and implementing educational programs, including programs on safety and bullying.
• Develop alternative programs for drop-out, truancy, delinquency, etc.

• Work with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment.
• Alleviate family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community.
• Assist parents in accessing…