Empowering Temporary Social Worker for Student Support

St. Catherine University; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick pay

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Butler Center access

403(b) retirement contribution

Job summary

St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, invites applications for a full-time Temporary Social Worker within the Access and Success department.

The role focuses on meeting with students to assess emergency needs, coordinating grants, and connecting them with resources while supporting pregnant and parenting students to balance academics and life responsibilities. Minimum qualifications include an LSW license or higher and crisis intervention experience, with a commitment to culturally

Qualifications

• Social work license at the LSW level or higher.
• Experience assisting clients in crisis, balancing competing priorities of student intervention and program implementation.
• Evidence of success in building collaborative relationships and conducting assessments.
• Knowledge base surrounding resources and referrals.
• Experience responding respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, in a manner that affirms the worth and preserves the dignity of individuals, families, and communities.
• Experience maintaining appropriate professional boundaries with people served.

Responsibilities

• Meet with students on a 1:1 basis about basic needs' emergency situations. Assess situation with student, request grants from committee when appropriate, make payments. Provide other community resources to support the student.
• Support pregnant and parenting students in need of holistic support while juggling parenting, academic work, and other life responsibilities. Provide emotional support, problem-solving assistance, crisis management, refer to relevant resources. Help students with pregnancy-related needs navigate the Pregnant and Parenting Student policy.
• Keep thorough records of emergency grant payments and supporting documentation. Maintain grant-specific required records.
• Keep accurate, timely case notes.

Skills

Crisis intervention experience

Collaborative relationships

Education

LSW license or higher

Job description

St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, invites applications for a full-time Temporary Social Worker within the Access and Success department.

The role focuses on meeting with students to assess emergency needs, coordinating grants, and connecting them with resources while supporting pregnant and parenting students to balance academics and life responsibilities. Minimum qualifications include an LSW license or higher and crisis intervention experience, with a commitment to culturally