Social Work Fellow (Bilingual)

Job Posted 10/4/2024
The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School
Not Specified, NY
United States
Category Healthcare
Full-Time
Job Description
Social Work Fellows at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School serve as the facilitators of mental health services for TEP students and families, design and implement (proactive and preventative) programs that promote social and emotional health, and respond to day-to-day student issues and unanticipated crises. Each Social Work Fellow at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School focuses their efforts on the students, families, and teachers of one specific cohort, while refining their skills and prioritizing their own professional growth.

In this role, you will serve as the Social Work Fellow for one TEP cohort (Kindergarten through 8th Grade), then will move up with this cohort of students throughout their time at TEP until they graduate! This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced and creative clinician who thrives in an autonomous environment, is passionate about child and family work, and is seeking to form long-lasting relationships with students and families as they navigate the road from Kindergarten through adolescence.

Looking to have a significant impact while developing into an expert Clinical Social Worker within a community of master clinicians? This is the role for you.

Responsibilities
Mental Health and Clinical Counseling Services

Provide regular counseling to students and families in need of social and emotional support; this includes both mandated counseling to students with IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) as well as individual and group counseling to other students in need

Coordinate the delivery of mental health and family services at community-based organizations for students and families requiring outside services

Lead mediations as necessary using relational-based models, in alignment with TEP's commitment to Restorative Justice Practices

Respond to day-to-day challenges and unanticipated student crises at TEP during the course of a school day

Design and implement creative clinical interventions for students with repeated instances of similar challenges

Mental Health Programming

Develop and lead programs for students and families to promote emotional, mental, and psycho-social health

Create mental and emotional health programs for staff

Requirements

About You

Complete fluency in Spanish required

Deeply aligned to TEP's mission of providing a world-class mental health services and interventions to historically under-resourced student communities

Master's degree in Social Work preferred, those with degrees in School Counseling or School Psychology will be considered

Experience as a Social Worker/Therapist/School Psychologist/School Counselor

Minimum of 2 years clinical experience working with children and families (or related experience)

Working knowledge of the instructional and social needs of students at risk and students with disabilities

Ability to design and implement in-school prevention programming according to current best practices

Ability to simultaneously manage a regular counseling schedule and triage crisis, while prioritizing multiple competing urgent tasks

Benefits

Why TEP

The opportunity to join an experienced, diverse, and mission-driven team that is passionate about educational equity

Compensation: Competitive annual salary between $75K and $85K

Time Off: Approximately 10 weeks of vacation per year (all school vacations)

Employee Wellness: We value your well-being through our Staff Food Program, Staff Retreats, and Wellness Programming

Healthcare: World-class medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and Life Insurance policies

Family Focus: Parental leave and dependent care account so you can care for your loved ones

403b Retirement Plan: We care about your ability to save for your future

Learning & Development: A culture that encourages and promotes professional growth and development, including internal PD and tuition/continuous learning reimbursements

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