School Social Worker

Position Type:
Student Support Services/School Social Worker
Date Posted:
6/26/2024
Location:
Detroit Leadership Academy PreK-8
Date Available:
ASAP
District:
Detroit Leadership Academy
JOB TITLE: School Social Worker
DEPARTMENT: Student Wellness
REPORTS TO: Principal
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
SALARY: Starting at $55,000
SIGNING BONUS: $5,000
Who are we?
CEN is a mission- and values-driven organization committed to being Child Centered, Caring, Transformative, Accountable, and Anti-Racist.
The mission of CEN is to build a system of remarkable neighborhood schools in traditionally under-resourced communities using a trauma-informed, whole child approach to education - ensuring college, career, and life success for all children.
At CEN, we believe that creating and sustaining excellent and equitable schools for all children is the most critical issue today and that high-quality education is the only way to change the life trajectory and outcomes for kids. We believe that, regardless of their zip code, our kids deserve remarkable schools.
CEN team members are steadfast in our vision to dismantle systemic educational inequities. We are committed to culturally responsive education, including systems that promote anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Why Join CEN?
At CEN, we provide a wealth of professional learning, as well as opportunities for professional growth and advancement. We are committed to the health and wellness of our employees. Moreover, CEN offers one of the most comprehensive compensation and benefits packages in the city of Detroit. CEN employees earn competitive salaries and a robust benefits package, including:

• United Healthcare PPO including vision and dental with employer covering 80%
• 401K with match options
• Free Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Free Basic Life Insurance
• Free Basic AD&D
• Supplemental insurance plans available
• Wellness benefits, including up to $250 annual reimbursement
• Free State Continuing Education Clock Hours
• Paid time off, varying by role
• Performance Bonuses
• Annual Retention Bonus that grows year over year
• Free membership in employee discount program.

Who are we looking for?
We are seeking tenacious staff members who operate with empathy and will settle for nothing less than academic and life success for all students. Professionals with a passion for urban education and the city of Detroit align best with our needs and goals. Our top performers are focused on building positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues, and are driven by data and student outcomes.
What are the major job responsibilities?
The School Social Worker promotes and enhances the overall academic mission by providing services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and address barriers to learning and achievement.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Counsel individual students and student groups, regarding issues including mental health, poverty, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, or child care.
• Interview students individually or in families, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems, to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
• Serve as a liaison between school and students, homes, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts, to help children who face problems such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.
• Participate as members of the IEP, IAT, and other school-based teams to develop interventions for promoting students' academic success.
• Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
• Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline.
• Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of school.
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that students observe the school's core values, high expectations, and code of conduct.
• Implement activities to help students meet academic and social expectations.
• Provide appropriate supervision of students during class, breaks, meals, and transitions to maintain an optimal work environment and to ensure students' safety and well-being.
• Provide crisis intervention/behavior management to build students' ability to meet the school expectations.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in School Social Work LMSW + Experience as a School Social Worker, preferred.
• Possess or be eligible to possess a valid State of Michigan Certification as a School Social Worker
• Knowledge of principles, methods, + procedures for diagnosis, treatment, + rehabilitation of physical + mental issues.
• Understands group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, ethnicity and cultures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong organizational skills.
• Ability to serve as a liaison between school, parents, students and outside resources.
• Familiar with the basic concepts of positive youth development.
• Experience with working in diverse low-income communities, and sensitivity to and awareness of the needs of culturally diverse urban adolescents and families.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team; excellent interpersonal skills.
• Effective organization, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to operate office equipment.
• Flexibility and desire to work as part of a team.
• Will successfully pass a criminal background check
• We ask our team to believe in, deliver on, and embody the following values: Be Child-Centered, Be Caring, Be Transformative, Be Accountable, and Be Anti-Racist

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
CEN does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.