Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Our School Social Workers impact students’ lives by:

• Embodying, advocating, and operationalizing the mission, vision, and direction of the school
• Interviewing students individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs
• Counseling students, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, childcare, or medical needs
• Maintaining case history records and preparing reports
• Counseling students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicates a need for assistance, diagnosing problems, and arranging for needed services
• Consulting with families, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems such as truancy and misbehavior and to implement solutions
• Arranging for medical, psychiatric, and other tests that may disclose causes of difficulties and indicate remedial measures
• Serving as a liaison between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty
• Participating in daily, weekly, and quarterly meetings about student achievement
• Using leadership feedback and goal-setting to improve daily practice
• Participating in the life of the school, including student activities and events
• Taking on other tasks as needed

What We Offer:

• Click here for more information about our innovative compensation system. This role may be on a Specialized Scale or the Lead Scale (depending on the applicant's experience and qualifications). It may include bumps for taking on leadership responsibilities, summer work, doing work outside of your regular duties, or longevity with CCS.
• Click here for more information about our award-winning benefits package, which includes fully paid health insurance, immediate 4% 401k match, employer-paid mental health services, and generous leave policies.

Apply now if you: 

• Believe in the mission and values of Crescent City Schools
• Believe in the unlimited potential of each child
• Have an outstanding record of working with students in non-selective schools
• Are a Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• This is an in-person role

About Crescent City Schools

Crescent City Schools is a nonprofit Charter Management Organization whose mission is to support and develop open-enrollment charter schools that raise student achievement and prepare students for college. Crescent City Schools currently operates three PreK-8th grade open-enrollment charter schools: Harriet Tubman and Dorothy Height Charter Schools on the West Bank and Mildred Osborne Charter School in the Kenilworth neighborhood. Our organization creates life-changing educational experiences for students and, through this work, transforms a city.

At Crescent City Schools, we believe in inspiring people. And we firmly believe our success is driven by dedicated and talented employees. Crescent City Schools is committed to attracting and retaining the best professionals in education with an array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives

Powered by JazzHR

0PK9f3hBIE

Job Tags

Similar Jobs