School Social Worker SY

Description

Job Category: School Year – Salaried Teachers and Other Licensed Salaried Employees

Classification: FTE 1.0

Job Location: Onsite

Starting Salary: $45,000 - $75,720+

Reports To: Director of Counseling

Hmong College Prep Academy’s mission is to provide the best integrated, challenging, and well‑rounded educational experience to students in grades K-12. If you want to make a difference as part of a dynamic educational community, we invite you to apply to join our team at Hmong College Prep Academy where graduates will be rich in experiences, culture, knowledge and pride, and will be ready for the challenges of college and beyond.

HCPA is a Title I Charter School that serves students through a school-wide plan for instruction that is focused on the needs of at‑risk students. The Social Worker‑School Year provides appropriate services to individuals and groups and their families, consulting with parents, teachers, and administrators to develop intervention strategies to enhance school success.

• Assess student functioning, both formally and informally, incorporating data from multiple sources across settings.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and administrators to develop intervention strategies to enhance school success.
• Identify, mobilize and coordinate family, school and community resources to enable children to receive maximum benefit from their educational program.
• Facilitate problem‑solving meetings between families and the school.
• Provide crisis intervention services for students.
• Provide consultation to school personnel regarding home, neighborhood and community conditions affecting student well being.
• Serve as a resource to school staff regarding identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect.
• Serve as the school contact person for students who are homeless.
• Consult and collaborate with community agencies and other mental health professionals to coordinate services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend and participate in individual, group and all social work staff supervision meetings as well as District mandated training as assigned.
• Assist in resolving truancy concerns.
• Maintain records in a manner consistent with District practices.
• When serving students in Special Education, engage in proper due process procedures.
• Uphold the ethical standards of the Social Work profession.
• Contribute to the District's inclusive workplace efforts by fostering a safe, welcoming and respectful environment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned which may include program development, supervision of teaching assistants, management of programs for emotionally and behaviourally disordered students and resource development for students.
• Supervise student activities, which may include:

• Bus duty – assist with walking students to the busses at the end of the day
• Breakfast and/or lunch duty – assist with monitoring based on a rotational schedule

• Supports school goals and objectives consistent with the vision, mission, and values of HCPA.
• Participates in creating a culture of excellence, teamwork and collaboration amongst the staff, teachers, students, and families; a culture that is positive, open to the views of others, and uses social skills to resolve conflicts.
• Establishes and maintains effective and cooperative relationships with students, parents, teachers, and other school staff.
• Responds appropriately and promptly to parent, student, and staff member needs.
• Maintains strict confidentiality regarding students and the educational setting.

Volunteer activities

3 HCPA volunteer activities are required. These events take place outside of the traditional school day. Staff may select the activities that fit best with their interests and student grade level. These activities may include open houses, school dances, prom, concerts, etc.

• Grade Level Parent Meetings
• Fall and Spring Parent /Teacher Conferences
• HCPA Graduation

There are many additional opportunities for members of the HCPA teaching staff to engage with the community and personally expand their skills. Participation in these committees is highly…