School Social Worker

Jumoke Academy Charter School; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jumoke Academy Charter School in Hartford, CT seeks a full-time certified School Social Worker for SY 2026-2027. The role delivers the school social work services program in a 10-month calendar with benefits!

Duties include planning, providing student counseling, assisting families, and collaborating with teachers and parents. The position requires CT certification and a Master’s in School Social Work.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in School Social Work.
• Valid Connecticut Certification in school social work.
• Successful experience as a school social worker.
• Previous counseling experience.
• Knowledge of personality theory, counseling theories/practices, and related laws.

Responsibilities

• Planning and Development: Assisting in procedures, policies, and curriculum affecting student welfare.
• Service to Students: Counseling individuals or groups and collaboration with student support teams.
• Services to Parents: Facilitating communication and referrals to community services.
• Services to Teachers: Collaborating on plans to meet student needs.
• Maintaining records and reports of services and student progress.

Skills

Counseling skills

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in School Social Work

Connecticut Certification in school social work

Job description

Jumoke Academy seeks a full time certified Social Worker for SY 2026-2027, who will be responsible for the delivery of the school social work services program. This is a full-time 10-month position that comes with benefits! Duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Planning and Development:
• Assisting in the formulation of administrative procedures, policies, and curriculum which directly affect the welfare of students.
• Assisting in the development of school social worker objectives.
• Assisting in the development of plans that will improve the quality of services provided for students based on assessed needs.
• Service to Students:
• Serve on student support teams and special education committees.
• Providing individual or group counseling for children who are experiencing problems in school, home, or community adjustment with an emphasis upon early intervention.
• Encouraging and assisting families in their pursuit of community services that may assist in the remediation of school centered problems.
• Services to Parents:
• Assisting parents in preventing problems by facilitating communication with the school.
• Assisting parents to understand problems experienced by their children. This is accomplished through home visits, group counseling, parent training and referrals to community services.
• Services to Teachers:
• Providing collaboration and consultation regarding student problems and coordinating plans and actions to meet them. Early identification of problems is emphasized.
• Assisting in planning educational prescriptions for students.
• Facilitating the involvement of community agencies in efforts directed toward the remediation of student problems in school adjustment.
• Providing in-service to schools
• Services to the Community:
• Meeting with individual and community groups to explain school programs and student problems.
• Assisting community agencies in their understanding of student clients.
• Professional Development:
• Attending and participating in educational conferences and workshops pertinent to school social work.
• Program Evaluation:
• Maintaining records of all services provided.
• Maintaining reports of work with students to include social histories, adaptive behavior, reports of differential diagnoses and prescriptions of truancy reports.
• Reports of appropriate local, state, and federal agencies.
• Other duties and Responsibilities:
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in School Social Work
• Valid Connecticut Certification in school social work.

Desired Qualifications

• Successful experience as a school social worker.
• Previous counseling experience.
• Specific knowledge and expertise in the areas of personality theory, counseling theory/ practices, individual/ group theory/ practices, special/ exceptional student staffing procedures, federal/ state/ local laws regarding school practices, and mental health/ agency experience with children.