Social Worker

Job Description
Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the minds and lives of their students in and out of school;
Implement and enhance the school’s systems and culture;
Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that students observe the school’s core values, high expectations, and strict code of conduct;
Implement activities to help students meet academic and social standards
Implement assessments that measure progress towards academic and social standards;
Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic and community standards;
Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues;
Engage families in their children’s education;
Respond to family concerns promptly and effectively;
Commit to professional growth;
Participate in an annual three-week staff orientation and training;
Share responsibility for grade-level and school-wide activities;
Help complete necessary school wide duties for the successful and orderly functioning of the school (e.g., hallway supervision, arrival/departure transitions, field trips, etc.) and other such duties as the Principal may request from time to time;
Provide appropriate supervision of students during class, breaks, meals, specials, and transitions to maintain an optimal work environment and to ensure students’ safety and well-being;
Attend and participate in events outside of normal school hours (e.g., family nights, student performances, field trips, report card nights, Teacher - Parent Conferences, June and August Family Saturday Orientations, etc.);
Collaborate with teachers in planning grade level meetings, department meetings, staff meetings, and other professional development activities;
Adhere to the policies, standards, and school-wide responsibilities described in the School’s Faculty & Staff Handbook or as may be instituted or in effect from time to time;
Consistently demonstrate belief in and alignment with Uncommon’s core values and educational philosophy;
Seek state social worker certification on a timeline determined by the Principal;
Provide direct services to the school community including:
Provide crisis intervention and behavior management to expedite students’ return to classrooms for learning and to build students’ ability to meet the school’s high expectations
Provide one-on-one counseling or group counseling as needed to students and families.
Coordinate school meetings with families;
Identify and train others to identify students and family members who may benefit from regular one-on-one counseling or group counseling;
Develop and implement curriculum for social and emotional development/intervention with students.
Manage administrative and appropriate direct-service elements of the referral process for social services and special education services including:
Conducting regular needs-assessments of current and emerging student and family needs;
Using needs-assessments to identify and cultivate internal and external resources and services;
Referring individuals and families to external resources and services;
Monitoring and facilitating the delivery of external resources and services;
Evaluating impact and quality of external resources and services;
Administering records, documentation, and other compliance activities.
Partner with the Dean of Students to design and coordinate family-engagement and family-education activities including:Monthly Family meetings
Home visits and records procurement for newly enrolled students;
Workshops to educate families, staff, and/or students on specific issues; and
Pot Lucks, Family Nights, and other community-building events.