Social Worker

Description

GEO Academies is a national, non-profit network of open-enrollment, public charter schools committed to empowering students to accelerate their academic pathways, advance their social mobility, and achieve their career and lifelong goals. Our innovative and award-winning K-16 GEO Academies Model begins with personalized, competency-based learning and accelerates students into post-secondary immersion as early as 9th grade. GEO Academies students have the opportunity to earn a full college degree or career credential even before graduating from high school - at no cost to families.

About Us:

21st Century Charter School at Gary is a part of a network of high-quality public charter schools that deliver the innovative GEO Academies model developed by the GEO Foundation. It joins Gary Middle College and GEO Next Generation High School Indianapolis in delivering a high-quality learning experience to parents and students in Indiana. 21st Century Charter School is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-12. Our dedicated faculty are committed to providing an outstanding education for students each day as they transition from elementary school to middle school to high school and COLLEGE. Through our partnership with local colleges and universities, our students will be able to take dual credit courses on the college campus to earn college and career credits at no cost to the student. Our curriculum and our teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge, Teach Like a Champion and blended learning model.

REPORTS TO/TERM:

Director of Social Emotional Development

This is a 10-month position.

Essential Key Functions:

A Social Worker performs the following duties:

• Collaborate with Principals, Dean of Students, High School Counselor, SPED, School Nurse and Leadership Team to provide Social Services to students
• Collaborate on Behavior Intervention Plans
• Train school staff in drug, violence, trafficking, and trauma responsive practices
• Implement drug and violence prevention programs
• Maintain case files and report to track student progress and problems
• Collaborate on functional behavior assessments
• Assist in conducting threat assessments
• Educate students and school staff about bullying and harassment prevention
• Implement programs that support dropout prevention and re-entry
• Implement child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs
• Provide social emotional learning regarding interventions that build resilience, self -control, empathy, persistence, and other social and behavioral skills
• Provide individual and group counseling to students
• Attend IEP conferences as necessary
• Attend all required staff meetings
• Work as a team member
• Behavior Intervention Suggestions
• Follows all school policies

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Master's Degree in School Social Work
• Valid Indiana License
• 3-5 years' experience in an urban school environment