Social Worker 26/27 SY

ReNEW Schools; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Opportunities for growth

Job summary

ReNEW Schools in Indianapolis is seeking a dedicated School Social Worker to positively impact student success by addressing social, emotional, and mental health challenges. This role involves providing assessments, individual and group counseling, and collaborating with teaching staff and parents.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree in Social Work and relevant licensing, with strong communication and project management skills. Join a supportive team and help foster a positive learning environment for students.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from a qualifying university or college.
• Valid state Social Worker’s license.
• Valid IDOE school social worker license.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment and intervention to address issues preventing learning readiness.
• Works with multidisciplinary teams to provide behavioral and academic support.
• Consults with parents, teachers, and other school personnel for effective solutions.

Skills

Knowledge of federal and state 504 laws

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Project management skills

Ability to develop strong working relationships

Racial equity mindset

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Valid state Social Worker’s license

IDOE school social worker license

Job description

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

We are looking for a School Social Worker who will positively impact student success by planning, carrying out, evaluating, and supervising instructional activities. Our School Social Work addresses barriers to student learning, including social, emotional and mental health challenges and provides services at the school-wide, family, small group and individual levels. The role assists students with behavioral, mental, emotional, or physical issues. As a member of the Unified Student Supports Team, you will receive excellent benefits, opportunities to grow within your role and the organization, and collaborative and supportive colleagues who put students first.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your day‑to‑day may look like.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides assessment and instruction/intervention at the school‑wide prevention level, at the targeted classroom/small group level and at the individual behavioral/mental health level to address issues that prevent learning readiness.
• Utilizes student, school and community data to plan, identify and implement evidence‑based, culturally competent prevention strategies to meet student needs.
• Confer with school counselors, school psychologists, and teaching staff to obtain additional testing information and gain insight on student behavioral disorders affecting the learning process.
• Serves as a member of the educational evaluation multidisciplinary team with responsibilities that may include the preparation of a social and developmental history of a student and assists in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
• Provides brief individual and group counseling to students and families who need help with personal concerns or development problems. Consults with school staff and parents regarding strategies for helping students cope with personal and social concerns.
• Accesses and links community resources to students, families, and the school in response to identified needs. Home and agency visits are required to accomplish this responsibility.
• Counseling students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical limitation or condition indicates need for assistance.
• Consults with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems and effective solutions. Serves as the Case Manager for Section 504/Disability, maintaining case conferences and monitoring compliance.
• Serves as a member of the IPS Crisis Team and can be called on to aid schools when a crisis occurs.
• Works with Mental Health Therapist to monitor mental health referrals.
• Leads Attendance Team to work on using positive reinforcement for students who are chronically absent.
• Works collaboratively with school professionals, parents and community leaders in a culturally responsive manner to support the optimum learning environment for students.
• Other duties as assigned.

Day In the Life Overview

• Support students by providing individual and group counseling to students and families.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to provide behavioral and academic support to students.
• Meet with attendance team and provide strategies to improve attendance.
• Analyze attendance data to implement strategies to improve attendance.
• Attend to 504 Case Conference to keep IIEP 504s in compliance.
• Work collaboratively with other staff.
• Hold parent conferences regarding academic achievement and behavioral issues.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING: SKILLS AND MINDSETS

• Working knowledge of federal and state 504 laws, rules, and practices.
• Broad knowledge of Indiana and IPS policies, practices and programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong strategic analytical and writing capabilities, and interpersonal savvy.
• Proactive nature; able to anticipate conflicts before they rise, results/action‑orientation; project management skills.
• Racial equity mindset and other critical indicators related to DEI.
• Organizational agility; developed negotiation skills.
• Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust.
• Ability to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast‑paced environment; ability to be creative in developing alternatives to meet IPS Instructional needs.
• Track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of actors, ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively.
• Close attention to detail coupled with the ability to exercise good judgment.
• Ability to execute meetings, calls, and emails with professionalism, courtesy, and accuracy.

FLSA CLASSIFICATION

Exempt

ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK

Not eligible

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one, small group, and large group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Master’s Degree in Social Work from a qualifying university or college. Valid state Social Worker’s license and IDOE school social worker license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to find, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

DISCLAIMER

The above job description is designed to denote the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.