Job description

Job Description

Salary: $52,000 - $65,000 commensurate with years of experience

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS)

BREAKTHROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Breakthrough Public Schools is a nationally recognized network that was rated the best Charter Management Organization (CMO) in Ohio by the 2017 CREDO study at Stanford University. Breakthrough originated as a commitment to increase educational options for Cleveland families. In 2009, three of Cleveland’s top stand-alone public charter schools discovered the challenges of operating individually and decided that sharing administrative functions would help them operate more efficiently and enable them to serve many more students. As a result, they formed Breakthrough Public Schools in 2010 with the mission to develop a growing network of distinctive school options that prepare Cleveland area students for success in life. Breakthrough manages core administrative responsibilities for the five elementary and five middle schools in its network and has recently embarked upon a strategy to coordinate its academic initiatives as well to bring national best practices to all of the 3,600 students within the network. The Breakthrough Public Schools network remains committed to setting its scholars on an early pathway to lifelong success in school, college, and career. For more information, visit https://breakthroughschools.org/.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Breakthrough Public Schools is seeking to hire a dedicated and experienced School Social Worker for the 2022-2023 school year. The School Social Worker is committed to student success and understands that students’ social, emotional, and behavioral development influence well-being and impact academic success. The School Social Worker possesses a variety of appropriate tools and resources to guide students, families, and teachers toward individualized interventions and has a strong record of identifying factors that may interfere with students’ achievement and proactively launching preventive measures. This individual is also well-trained in relationship-building and communicating sensitive and direct information. The School School Social Worker will work closely with students, families, and teachers to maintain a positive school culture characterized by the three key qualities: students demonstrate a desire to succeed; adults demonstrate a belief in all students, and a sense of community is intentionally nurtured.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities of the School Social Worker include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in special education assessment meetings as well as Individual Educational Planning Meetings including a social or developmental history on a child with a disability and develop and support goals and intervention strategies to address the identified needs
• Maintain an ongoing counseling schedule and caseload (group, individual, and/or family) focusing on identified socio-emotional growth goals, including anger management, conflict resolution, social interactions, and other areas of development
• Work collaboratively with school-based leadership to identify the needs of students and staff in guiding the current SEL Programming and mental health needs
• Accurately data track and progress monitor student caseload
• Mobilize family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in their educational program
• Assist in functional behavior assessments and the development of positive behavioral intervention plans
• Provide consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA, Section 504, McKinney-Vento, etc.
• Independently manage a caseload of students to ensure that goals are being addressed in the classroom and in sessions
• Work with parents to facilitate their support in their children's social-emotional needs in school; including, addressing issues such as chronic absenteeism, temporary housing, and crisis management
• Assist parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources as needed
• Provide staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior
• Develop staff in-service training programs as determined by staff need
• Assist teachers with behavior management
• Identify and report child abuse and neglect
• Design and implement anti-bullying, tolerance, and health programs
• Follow an identified tiered system of support escalating cases to outside agencies as needed for support
• Coordinate closely with the School Culture and Leadership team to oversee, or engage, Non-Instructional RTI process
• Assist with non-instructional supervision of students (as needed)
• Actively engage in identity work and necessary conversations in order to dismantle anti-racist, white supremacy culture

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty accurately. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong understanding Trauma-Informed Practices, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Restorative Practices
• Organizational and analytical skills
• Close attention to detail coupled with the ability to exercise good judgment
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively
• Ability to execute meetings, calls, and emails with professionalism, courtesy, and accuracy
• Personal qualities of maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, diligence, and “roll-up-my-sleeves” attitude
• Ability to effectively allocate and prioritize time to several tasks to ensure completion of all
• Belief in the Breakthrough mission, vision, and values
• Commitment to working in underserved communities
• Flexible: willingness to provide support as needed, and ability to provide strategic solutions when faced with changes
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Valid state department of education license/certificate appropriate for the position
• LISW-S, LISW, LSW or Social Worker Assistant (SWA) License preferred
• At least three years of highly effective experience as a social worker in a school setting, providing targeted and individualized counseling to at-risk students, preferred

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Please apply directly on our Careers site: breakthroughschools.org/careers

Compensation: $52,000 - $65,000 commensurate with Dean/Assistant Principal level experience

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan

Breakthrough Schools is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Work Location: One location

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