Social Worker
Jewish Community Center Of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY
$55 - $70 / hour
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARYTo provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment in which the children can grow physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually using therapeutic intervention and goals of the program as guidelines.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
- Evaluate children in area of expertise for initial / requested / annual evaluation as per CPSE (Social Worker- Complete social history intakes.)
- Complete IEPs for children evaluated.
- Develop a weekly therapy schedule for children on caseload to meet each child’s IEP therapeutic mandates.
- Follow schedule for individual/small group therapy sessions.
- Provide and implement well planned therapeutic activities that encompass using a multitude of learning opportunities for children requiring services as recommended on the IEP.
- Review therapeutic goals and objectives for children to ensure continuity in therapy activities.
- Maintain accurate attendance records, files and paperwork (session notes, progress reports, etc.) for each child on caseload.
- Complete required paperwork in a timely manner (evaluations, IEP’s, quarterly progress reports, session notes, etc.).
- Participate in team meetings to make recommendations for development of IEP.
- Participate in team case conference meetings to review and update student intervention strategies.
- Establish and maintain professional communication with parents (notebooks, phone, etc.) keeping them informed of their child’s progress, activities, and needs.
- Participate in parent-teacher conferences twice yearly, or as needed, to review IEP goals/objectives and school performance.
- Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of children at all times.
- Provide and ensure appropriate, language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy.
- Prepare and maintain a safe clean, and well-organized learning environment.
- Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations is followed.
- Assist in planning school wide events.
- Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues.
- Maintain a high standard of classroom intervention by training classroom staff in area of expertise.
- Attend weekly staff meetings, in-service training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar.
- Keep Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extra ordinary circumstances.
- Appropriately represent the Center in all forums.
- Report to the Director or in his/her absence the Supervising Teacher.
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