24-25 Elementary Social Worker [LSW REQUIRED]-APPLY BY 4/29

Job Description
Job Description
KIPP Philadelphia seeks a highly dedicated Social Worker who will bring a “whatever it takes” attitude to its team. Our Social Worker will work directly with students and families to provide effective, high quality interventions. Our Social Worker will also work directly with teachers to cultivate their knowledge of students’ social and emotional development.  Ideally, our Social Worker has the ability to supervise social work interns and manage this small team to provide a higher level of support for students. Our Social Worker provides the following core services: prevention, intervention, assessment, and collaboration. 
Prevention
Provide group or 1:1 counseling services to students with and without IEPs
Participate in weekly intervention meetings to thought partner with teachers around social and emotional interventions
Build relationships and collaborate with external education and social services professionals to develop appropriate agency services for students and families
Facilitate workshops and other learning opportunities for families
Conduct home visits that support families to meet KIPP expectations and increases student/family involvement.
Participate on school staff teams to develop policies and practices to proactively build school culture including opportunities for team-building and collaboration among students
Help drive a school-wide atmosphere that best suits the needs of our students, teachers, and families
Facilitate professional development for teachers to help them understand child development and how it affects student performance academically and social/emotionally
Lead the school’s SAP program
 
Intervention
Drive social and emotional intervention plans for our most high need students
Run individual and group counseling sessions with research based social and emotional practices
Assist students, teachers, and families to develop solutions to family and community factors that influence students’ capacity or ability to learn
Serve as the building lead for crisis intervention, managing crisis protocols from referral through to transition back to school
Drive interagency collaboration and wrap-around services for students
Attend IEP and inter-departmental meetings for students receiving Social Work services
 
Assessment
Complete high quality progress notes for all students receiving social work services weekly and maintain up-to-date records for all services rendered
Conduct interviews with a student, family members, and KIPP staff members to gather information about each student’s social, emotional, and behavioral needs; help all constituents integrate information to best meet the student’s needs
Conduct observations to gather data in order to determine best options for interventions
 
Collaboration
Supervise and mentor social work interns
Create professional learning goals each year and implement feedback as part of working towards these goals
Offer support to and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to growth and improvement
As much as possible, be available for Open Houses, Family-Teacher Conferences, and other events involving families outside of normal operating hours