Social Worker Temporary

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the minds and lives of their students in and out of school;
• Implement and enhance the school’s systems and culture;
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that students observe the school’s core values, high expectations, and strict code of conduct;
• Implement activities to help students meet academic and social standards;
• Implement assessments that measure progress towards academic and social standards;
• Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic and community standards;
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues;
• Engage families in their children’s education;
• Respond to family concerns promptly and effectively;
• Commit to professional growth;
• Participate in an annual three‑week staff orientation and training;
• Share responsibility for grade‑level and school‑wide activities;
• Help complete necessary school‑wide duties for the successful and orderly functioning of the school (e.g., hallway supervision, arrival/departure transitions, field trips, etc.) and other such duties as the Principal may request from time to time;
• Provide appropriate supervision of students during class, breaks, meals, specials, and transitions to maintain an optimal work environment and to ensure students’ safety and well‑being;
• Attend and participate in events outside of normal school hours (e.g., family nights, student performances, field trips, report card nights, Teacher‑Parent Conferences, June and August Family Saturday Orientations, etc.);
• Collaborate with teachers in planning grade‑level meetings, department meetings, staff meetings, and other professional development activities;
• Adhere to the policies, standards, and school‑wide responsibilities described in the School’s Faculty & Staff Handbook or as may be instituted or in effect from time to time;
• Consistently demonstrate belief in and alignment with Uncommon’s core values and educational philosophy;
• Seek state social worker certification on a timeline determined by the Principal;
• Provide direct services to the school community including:
  • Provide crisis intervention and behavior management to expedite students’ return to classrooms for learning and to build students’ ability to meet the school’s high expectations;
  • Provide one‑on‑one counseling or group counseling as needed to students and families;
  • Coordinate school meetings with families;
  • Identify and train others to identify students and family members who may benefit from regular one‑on‑one counseling or group counseling;
  • Develop and implement curriculum for social and emotional development/intervention with students.
• Manage administrative and appropriate direct‑service elements of the referral process for social services and special education services including:
  • Conducting regular needs‑assessments of current and emerging student and family needs;
  • Using needs‑assessments to identify and cultivate internal and external resources and services;
  • Referring individuals and families to external resources and services;
  • Monitoring and facilitating the delivery of external resources and services;
  • Evaluating impact and quality of external resources and services;
  • Administering records, documentation, and other compliance activities.
• Partner with the Dean of Students to design and coordinate family‑engagement and family‑education activities
  • Monthly Family meetings;
  • Home visits and records procurement for newly enrolled students;
  • Workshops to educate families, staff, and/or students on specific issues;
  • Pot Lucks, Family Nights, and other community‑building events.

• Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom;
• Proven track‑record of high achievement;
• Evidence of self‑motivation and willingness to be a team player;
• Bachelor’s degree is required;
  Master’s degree is preferred (Master’s degree in Social Work is required in NJ);
• Experience working with and in urban schools is highly preferred;
• Valid State Certification is helpful but not required (Valid School Social Worker Endorsement is required in NJ);
• Belief in and alignment with Uncommon’s core beliefs and educational philosophy is…