OverviewThe school social worker will provide expertise to deliver successful outcomes for the following objective:• Works collaboratively with all stakeholders in providing the highest quality of services to children, families and staff. • Directs the development and implementation of the Mental Health plans in compliance with the New York City Department of Education regulations • Reviews and evaluate existing program and update annual Mental Health plans, in conjunction with Advisory Committee, parents, community representatives, and staff. • Develops and implements a plan and system for monitoring and evaluating Mental Health activities. Determine areas of weakness and make recommendations for corrective action. • Assists in the coordination of other Mental Health components.• Meets regularly with site director and other Specialists to coordinate efforts to implement the program. • Prepares monthly reports of Mental Health activities and submits them to the site director and Advisory Committee. Works collaboratively with parents/families by: • Soliciting family information from the enrollment conference, meetings, home visits, classroom observations, parent meetings, team meetings, and telephone conversations. • Performing and sharing classroom and behavioral/social/emotional observations with families, as necessary. • Performing and sharing classroom and behavioral/social/emotional observations with families, as necessary. • Discussing strengths and concerns about a student's mental health with family members. Including age-appropriate development and behavior as well as how to appropriately respond to a child. • Supporting families in any needed mental health interventions including making referrals to local mental health agencies. Provides a regular schedule of mental health consultation involving program staff and families which includes: • The design and implementation of program practices which are responsive to the identified behavioral and mental health issues. • Assists in providing special help for children with atypical behaviors utilizing the Creative Curriculum, ASQ, and community mental health resources. • Conducts classroom observations for students with developmental and behavioral challenges. • Develops behavior team meeting agendas and working collaboratively to create behavior intervention plans. • Provides in-service education and trainings to staff on a variety of mental health topics • Develops and maintains relationships with local community agencies which serve the preschool population in the Mt. Hope/Burnside and Fordham/Bedford Park area of the Bronx. • Attends monthly Goal Setting meetings. • Helps plan and facilitate the Health Advisory Committee with the Health & Nutrition Specialists. • Works collaboratively with all staff in provision of services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery to students and family. • Enters data. Assessments, screening information into data collection system • Provides adequate safeguards to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of information per program and regulatory agency policies. • Maintains knowledge of current trends in assessment, service delivery and best practices by participating in staff development and professional conferences to remain current in the field of mental health. • Performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS : • Graduate of an Accredited College or University with a Master's of Social Work or equivalent Master's level degree in counseling, gerontology, psychology or related field.

Salary: Position is a temp to perm position. Salary for temp portion is $33/hour. 

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact: Howard Newman Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204
Fax: 1-718-302-0070Howard@bondhealthstaffing.com