Overview
The starting salary range for this position is $5858.67 - $6770.42 per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.
Under general supervision performs the more difficult professional casework services; provide specialized services; provide consultation services to subordinates, graduate students and other staff.
FUNCTION OF THE UNIT
In collaboration with San Diego State University, San Diego Unified School District and Price Philanthropies, and under the direction of the assigned principal investigator for the Lead and Learn from the Heart program, this school social work position strives to meet the educational and mental health needs of K-8 students and their families.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
Provide social emotional and mental health support to K-8 students at three schools in the City Heights community.
Responsibilities
PROVIDE COUNSELING/THERAPY 50 %
- Assess students for mental health issues and complete intake process with students/families
- Provide individual, group, and family
- Provide referrals to resources and case management to students and
- Provide crisis
- Develop relationships between home and school, and with health and social service
- Facilitate support groups on topics such as self-esteem groups, social skills, anger management,
- Provide prevention and awareness activities to the entire school
- Provide SEL presentations and activities to the entire school
- Provide classroom presentations on prevention related
PLANNING/SUPERVISION 25 %
- Create a welcoming and joining climate for all multi-ethnic and linguistic parents
- Serve as a field instructor with SDSU's School of Social
- Collaborate with the SEL program to coordinate support services for students and
- Collaborate with existing school programs and other agencies to coordinate support services for
- Collaborate with other school staff to coordinate support services for
- Attend monthly social work
DOCUMENTATION 15 %
- Monitor quality and timeliness of program documentation, provide input to program management on programmatic
- Assist in implementing a yearly needs
- Responsible for data collection, evaluation, measurement of outcomes of social work programs and
COMMUNICATION 5 %
- Provide a social work perspective and advocate for students in meetings such as the Problem Solving Team, Attendance Action team, and other multidisciplinary teams.
- Coordinate community agency resources on school
- Assist parents to access and sustain community resources and services
Other Duties as Assigned 5 %
Qualifications
Knowledge and Abilities:
- Knowledge of the City Heights community and social services resources
- Knowledge of the San Diego area public school system
- Knowledge and ability to support children at different developmental levels and abilities
Education & Experience:
- Master's Degree, preferably social work
- 3 or more years of professional social work experience
- Registered or registration eligible with California's Board of Behavioral Sciences as ACSW or ACSW in progress
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS
- Bilingual in Spanish, Vietnamese or Haitian/Creole
- Hold Valid PPS Credential in School Social Work with the added authorization in Child Welfare and Attendance
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