SYShort-Term : School Social Worker

SY2025-26 Short‑Term Hire:
School Social Worker

Ingenuity Prep prepares PreK, Elementary, and Middle school students in Ward 8 to succeed in college and beyond. Our innovative instructional model promotes small‑group learning, collaborative teaching, and robust coaching and professional development opportunities for teachers. Our teacher career ladder rewards strong performance over time, offering higher levels of base compensation and bonuses for demonstrated effectiveness. Instructional leaders support teachers with clear expectations, ongoing feedback, and targeted development.

We are looking for an outstanding experienced School Social Worker to join our school for the remainder of the school year as a short‑term hire. As a member of the Ingenuity Prep Student & Family Support Team, the School Social Worker will support students and families, empower teachers, and serve as a critical partner in ensuring that students have the services they need to be successful both academically and socially‑emotionally.

This position is an in‑person short‑term hire role from February 2026 to June 2026; work hours are 7:30‑4:00 pm daily (Monday‑Friday).

• Mission: We’re closing the opportunity gap. Students and families in Southeast D.C. have too few options for high‑quality elementary, middle, and high schools. Ingenuity Prep aspires to right this systemic injustice by providing an exemplary educational option for Southeast D.C.’s students and families.
• Model: We pair high expectations with high support. At Ingenuity Prep, an innovative teacher development model, paired with best‑in‑class training from strong instructional leaders, allows us to grow great teachers who, ultimately, lead high‑expectation and high‑support classrooms.
• Results: Our students are defying expectations. Ingenuity Prep’s students outperform their neighborhood peers on rigorous, national, college‑track assessments. In the coming years, our students will provide proof points of what our kids are capable of when we provide the right opportunities, expectations, and support.

• Provide effective individual‑and‑group services to students—including special education services—that emphasize improved academic and social‑emotional outcomes.
• Identify students in need of counseling and social services.
• Conduct FBAs and Social History reports; develop, monitor, review, and modify behavior intervention plans.
• Support identification of students in need of counseling and social services.
• Collaborate with instructional leadership to empower teachers and staff by providing behavioral strategy support, professional development, and resources; coordinate special education services.
• Consult with the Director of Student Wellness on social‑emotional learning curriculum and PBIS programming; consult on the school's character development program.
• Identify and address factors leading to attendance/behavior challenges; develop strategies, including individualized attendance/behavior contracts and supporting home visits.
• Recommend interventions that address attendance/behavior issues through partnerships with the school and families.
• Maintain accurate documentation of services provided.
• Possess a thorough understanding of and abide by the profession’s Code of Ethics.

• You believe deeply in Ingenuity Prep’s mission and our ability to achieve ambitious goals.
• You have a Bachelor’s degree, as well as an MSW or DSW.
• You hold one of the following social work licenses: LMSW, LGSW, LCSW, LICSW, LMFT, or LPC.
• At least two years of experience serving as a social worker, ideally in a school setting.
• You are highly skilled in engaging and supporting young children.
• You are dedicated to building relationships with students’ families and engaging them as meaningful partners in our work.
• You are a systematic thinker who has successfully built processes and systems that help instructional leaders and teachers be more efficient and effective.
• You believe effective schools are full of joy and rigor.
• You are always looking to grow your own expertise and practice and seek out resources and best practices from others.