KIPP Columbus
Job Description
The Opportunity
The School Social Worker will work directly with students, teachers, and families to provide individual and group counseling, as well as link families to long-term solutions and external support organizations. The School Social Worker will report directly to the School Leader.
Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, the School Social Worker promotes student success, provides preventive services, conducts behavioral assessments and responds to student needs by implementing a comprehensive program that addresses academic, behavioral, career, and personal/social development for all students.
Responsibilities
Provide therapeutic service to students with IEPs, 504s, and general education students as needed
Participate in the special education evaluation process for students with social-emotional and behavioral needs
Write annual social-emotional or behavioral goals on student IEPs
Facilitate the process of developing a student FBA/BIP
Case manage student behavioral health 504s
Facilitate crisis management services for students
Support school-based attendance interventions and initiatives
Support school-based social-emotional programming interventions and initiatives
Collaborate with community organizations
Provide support to KIPP Columbus families as needed
Perform any duties assigned by the school leader
Qualifications
Master’s in Social Work (MSW) and license with the State of Ohio (or ability to get license) required.
At least one year of supervised employment in the field of school social work with school-age children or one year of supervised field placement experience (accredited by the Council on Social Work Education) in a school mental health setting working with school-age children
Training in clinical interventions and providing evidence-based therapy to youth and families
Knowledge of special programs, guidance and scheduling preferred
Knowledge of district policies and procedures related to special education and DIS services
Ability to work as a part of multiple teams
Knowledge of and experience with RTI/SST programs and interventions
Demonstrated commitment to students’ wellbeing and learning
Ability to connect with people from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds (including but not limited to homeless and LGBTQ youth)
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions
Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities
Experience working with underserved communities, families and/or students
Compensation and Benefits At KIPP Columbus we strive for clarity, equity, and to be highly competitive with our compensation and benefits offered to our team. Our teacher salary scale is linked here, with a starting salary of $50,000 for a teacher with 1 year of teaching experience. We also offer appreciation stipends for teachers that have taught with KIPP Columbus for 5 and 10 years.
KIPP Columbus offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurances as well various voluntary benefits (such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and participation in the Ohio SERS/STRS retirement plan.) We also offer seasons of life support with 10 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid spousal leave/adoption leave.
Statement of Non-Disclosure KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission, employment, etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code
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Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, the School Social Worker promotes student success, provides preventive services, conducts behavioral assessments and responds to student needs by implementing a comprehensive program that addresses academic, behavioral, career, and personal/social development for all students.
Responsibilities
Provide therapeutic service to students with IEPs, 504s, and general education students as needed
Participate in the special education evaluation process for students with social-emotional and behavioral needs
Write annual social-emotional or behavioral goals on student IEPs
Facilitate the process of developing a student FBA/BIP
Case manage student behavioral health 504s
Facilitate crisis management services for students
Support school-based attendance interventions and initiatives
Support school-based social-emotional programming interventions and initiatives
Collaborate with community organizations
Provide support to KIPP Columbus families as needed
Perform any duties assigned by the school leader
Qualifications
Master’s in Social Work (MSW) and license with the State of Ohio (or ability to get license) required.
At least one year of supervised employment in the field of school social work with school-age children or one year of supervised field placement experience (accredited by the Council on Social Work Education) in a school mental health setting working with school-age children
Training in clinical interventions and providing evidence-based therapy to youth and families
Knowledge of special programs, guidance and scheduling preferred
Knowledge of district policies and procedures related to special education and DIS services
Ability to work as a part of multiple teams
Knowledge of and experience with RTI/SST programs and interventions
Demonstrated commitment to students’ wellbeing and learning
Ability to connect with people from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds (including but not limited to homeless and LGBTQ youth)
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions
Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities
Experience working with underserved communities, families and/or students
Compensation and Benefits At KIPP Columbus we strive for clarity, equity, and to be highly competitive with our compensation and benefits offered to our team. Our teacher salary scale is linked here, with a starting salary of $50,000 for a teacher with 1 year of teaching experience. We also offer appreciation stipends for teachers that have taught with KIPP Columbus for 5 and 10 years.
KIPP Columbus offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurances as well various voluntary benefits (such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and participation in the Ohio SERS/STRS retirement plan.) We also offer seasons of life support with 10 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid spousal leave/adoption leave.
Statement of Non-Disclosure KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission, employment, etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code
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