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About the Role

Join our dynamic team as a motivated social worker in our preschool special education program. You will support children with disabilities and their families in home and preschool environments within a high-quality, multi-disciplinary early childhood setting. This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Responsibilities

Develop professional, positive, and productive relationships with children, families, agency staff, visitors, outside agencies, and the general public.
Express a supportive and caring demeanor to relate sensitively to children, families, teachers, and multidisciplinary providers.
Coordinate intake for the program and facilitate the enrollment process with families, including managing referrals, providing tours, and assisting with paperwork.
Provide case management services to families, offering information and connecting them to community resources.
Participate in team meetings concerning diagnostic and treatment needs of specific children.
Act as a consultant for teachers and support staff regarding behavioral interventions, child or family health/mental health concerns, family dynamics, community supports and resources, or other relevant issues.
Identify families in need of support with the holidays and assist them with referrals to community agencies and/or Elmcrest holiday resources.
Collaborate with team members and community service providers to ensure a continuum of care.
Provide individual counseling for children or parent training/education services to families according to student IEPs.
Maintain contemporaneous session notes for all therapy sessions provided in accordance with student IEPs, per New York State Preschool/School Supportive Health Services Program (SSHSP) guidance.
Review IEPs for all children on the caseload and provide written updates for regular progress reporting and annual reviews.
Support families with understanding CPSE and CSE information/processes, and assist with the transition from preschool to kindergarten.
Attend CPSE and/or CSE meetings to help determine appropriate programming for children.
Provide regular feedback, information, and crisis intervention support for parents as needed.
Coordinate visits with families at their homes and/or community locations for program enrollment and additional needs.
Offer parent workshops/parent groups to address topics of need or interest for families.
Attend training/conferences for professional development and to meet continuing education requirements for licensure.
Adhere to all scope of practice standards pertaining to the field of Social Work in New York State.
Follow all State Education regulations and OCFS Day Care regulations, as well as agency and program policies and procedures.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
New York State Department of Education licensure preferred: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Driving license for transportation to homes and community settings.
Ability to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to sit, squat, crouch and stand for elongated periods of time.
Ability to lift arms over head in upward reaching motion.
Ability to walk up and downstairs up to several times per day.
Experience with young children.
Ability to present with warmth, nurturing and kindness.
Willingness to be a team player and work in a collaborative teaming environment.
Knowledge of child development.
Knowledge of mental health diagnoses, behavioral disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory integration, developmental issues, and behavioral interventions preferred.
Ability to work independently.

Skills

Social Work
Case Management
Counseling
Parent Education
IEP Development
Community Resource Navigation
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Communication
Advocacy
Crisis Intervention

Location

East Syracuse, NY

Work Type

Full Time
35 hours a week

Experience Level

Some travel required

Education Level

Master's Degree

Salary/Compensations

$52780.00 - $54600.00
$29-$30/hour

Benefits

Paid time off
School breaks off
Health/dental/vision insurance for full-time employees
401K matching
Professional development assistance
Employee discount for childcare at our centers
Tickets at Work discounts
Employee Assistance Program

About the Company

Elmcrest Children’s Center prohibits discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Elmcrest Children’s Center will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Elmcrest Children’s Center.
Your employment with Elmcrest Children’s Center is at will.

Equal Opportunity

Elmcrest Children’s Center prohibits discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.