Job Description:

The Opportunity

Walter L. Cohen College Prep High School is seeking a dynamic School Social Worker who will bring unique knowledge and skills to the school and the student services team. School Social Workers are concerned with a student’s functioning in school especially when school adjustment difficulties, poor school attendance and/or social problems impede pupil educational advancement. The School Social Worker might serve on the Schools MTSS Team and as a member of the Pupil Appraisal Team. This includes but is not limited to conducting formal and informal assessments, communicating with parents, providing behavioral interventions and connecting families with community resources.

Essential Functions

• Serve as member of the in-school Student Support Services Team (SSS Team) for initial and re-evaluations.

• Completes psychosocial histories as part of the student evaluation including a parent and student interview.

• Completes classroom observations and teacher interviews in order to provide information on school performance and give impressions and recommendations for next steps.

• Provides individual and group treatment as indicated on Individual Education Plans (IEP) and documents all clinical activity.

• Writes annual IEP goals and notes monthly progress and advisory reports related to IEP goals

• Documents efforts to reach non-responsive students and keeps monthly contact sheets.

• Conducts functional behavioral assessments and creates behavior intervention plans (FBA/BIP) as needed for students.

• Completes risk assessments for suicidal/homicidal ideation

• Participates in annual IEP meetings and Manifestation Determination Hearings, as needed.

• Participates on the RTI/MTSS Team and provides services and interventions as assigned including FBA/BIPs, individual counseling, parent interviews and psychosocial histories, community referrals, etc

• Advises and collaborates with teachers, case managers, teams on students who exhibit behavior problems and / or failing grades.