After School Social Worker (FT)
Full Time
Queens, NY 11367
$60,000 - $65,000 a year
Posted
Job description
Within our framework of a holistic, strength-focused, and family-supported practice, an individual is hired as Social Worker in a
Community School and will report directly to the Senior Director. School Location: PS 16
The Nancy DeBenedittis School 41-15 104 Street, Queens, NY 11368
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree and license in Social Work with SIFI certification and supervise interns.
- At least (3) years’ experience working with adolescents in an urban environment providing services that reduce barriers and facilitate educational success and social emotional wellbeing.
- At least (3) years’ experience providing outcomes oriented supervision and professional development to a team of youth development specialists.
- Demonstrated ability to establish strong rapport with an urban adolescent population and their families.
- Familiarity with various social emotional learning curricula.
- Spanish speaking is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Establish a rapport with all program participants. Assist them in identifying their educational and career goals; help them to formulate future plans.
- Implement and conduct workshops on work readiness, career development, life skills, and student enrichment.
- Recruit students; and conduct intake assessments and interviews.
- Monitor the attendance, academic, and career progress of participants on assigned caseload.
- Provide interpersonal group and individual counseling.
- Provide necessary referrals and connections to community resources.
- Provide support to participant’s families and deliver a holistic approach to overcoming and eliminating barriers.
- Work in a collaborative team, including participation in staff meetings, contractor meetings, and staff development in order to support student progress.
- Monitor and document student progress in various service areas (guidance and counseling, academic support, life skills, work readiness, college access and employment).
- Conduct daily attendance and participation outreach to ensure success in all required program areas.
- Assist with the recruitment of program participants annually and help to complete the enrollment and intake process.
- Participate in ongoing professional case conferences, schedule site-based training as well as staff meetings, with agendas and attendance sheets.
- Conduct regular visits to sites to provide participant support and to keep track of engagement.
- Travel to multiple sites and support students as needed
General Tasks of Commonpoint Queens Staff
- Promote and implement the Core Values of the Community Center.
- Participation in all staff meetings and staff training seminars.
- Participation in agency-wide programs and program committees, as assigned.
- Active involvement, as a supervisee, in the supervision process.
- Support the mission of Commonpoint Queens
- Other tasks appropriate to Commonpoint Queens staff, as assigned.
Commonpoint Queens reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Commonpoint Queens is an equal opportunity employer/programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and résumé, as a Word or PDF document only, to
Dvigo@commonpointqueens.org.. Please indicate “Social Worker” in the subject line.
Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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