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About the Role

Explore Schools seeks a dedicated and experienced Social Worker or School Counselor to join our culture and support teams. This is a leave replacement role at Excel Upper, supporting students, families, and teachers to foster a positive school culture and ensure students' social, emotional, and behavioral development influences well-being and academic success.

Responsibilities

Ensuring the safety of students at all times
Providing individual and group counseling to at-risk and IEP students
Participating in the IEP process for students including referrals, IEP development, and progress monitoring
Creating, maintaining and overseeing behavior modification plans
Providing case management services, such as managing contact and coordination with ACS as needed, conducting home visits, and providing referrals to community resources
Providing trainings and workshops to teachers, school staff, and families
Partnering with families to address issues such as chronic absenteeism, temporary housing, and crisis management
Implementing anti-bullying, tolerance, health, and sex-ed programs
Participating in the MTSS process
Working with the school leadership team to ensure that students receive high-quality social-emotional learning throughout the school day
Partnering with the School Culture Team to ensure social-emotional needs are met
Administering and sharing results from informal assessments
Keeping accurate & organized records of student information
Actively engaging in identity work and necessary conversations in order to dismantle white supremacy culture

Requirements

New York State School Social Worker Certification, Clinical Social Worker license, Initial or Professional School Counselor Certificate, or Psychologist license (required)
A Bachelor’s degree (required)
1-2 years of experience working in urban schools (required)
Understanding of IEP mandates as it relates to school counseling (required)
Experience with Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) (preferred)
Dedicated to working in communities that have historically been underserved and under-resourced
Committed to thoughtfully engaging in identity work necessary to take a culturally responsive approach to pedagogy and relationship-building with students and colleagues
Experience providing targeted and individualized counseling to students
Flexible - willingness to provide support as needed, and ability to provide strategic solutions when faced with changes
Exceptional communication skills - you effectively provide sensitive and direct information
Detail-oriented and highly organized
Must be able to stand for at least 5 hours a day
Must be able to take multiple trips up and down the stairs in a day
Must be able to move quickly in an emergency
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds

Skills

Relationship-building
Communicating sensitive and direct information
Counseling students towards managing non-instructional factors
Social, emotional, and behavioral services
Case management
Home visits
Referrals to community resources
Training and workshop facilitation
Family partnership
Crisis management
Anti-bullying programs
Tolerance programs
Health programs
Sex-ed programs
Social-emotional learning
Informal assessment administration
Record keeping

Location

Brooklyn, New York

Work Type

In-Person Work Required
Exempt position
Leave replacement role
Full-time

Experience Level

1-2 years of experience working in urban schools
0 – 10 years of experience (for salary scale)

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
Master's degree (for salary scale)

Salary/Compensations

$65,520 - $98,100

Benefits

Competitive and comprehensive benefits plan, covering up to 95% of the cost for employees and their families
Dental and vision plans
Employer paid disability and life insurance
Parental leave benefits
Flexible spending account options
Generous vacation time and paid holidays
Professional development
Continuing education scholarships
Referral bonuses
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Childcare assistance
403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
Flexible work environment with the ability to choose your work location during non-student hours 1-3 days a week when possible
Weekly professional development
Year-round retreats and trainings
Ongoing coaching by professionals
Scholarship funds towards qualifying certification costs or higher education tuition

About the Company

Explore Schools is a network of public charter schools providing 1,700 students in Brooklyn with the outstanding education they deserve.
Our goal is to provide students with curriculum and instruction that is both standards-aligned and culturally responsive.
Our approach is designed to provide the conditions that nurture students as critical thinkers and natural problem-solvers.
As an organization we are committed to engaging in work that disrupts and roots out systems and structures that perpetuate white supremacy.
We intentionally seek to build and maintain a diverse and talented team that reflects the backgrounds and experiences of our students and creates an inclusive environment for all employees.
We believe that all children can learn when immersed in a rich environment full of high expectations, rigorous academics, and caring, committed adults.
We believe equity and excellence are not mutually exclusive—we can meet the needs of all students in our schools, while actively engaging parents and driving toward excellent academic results.
We believe it is both our privilege and responsibility to help close the opportunity gap in the Brooklyn community.
Explore Schools offers our staff a competitive salary and generous benefits package.
Our salary scale for this role has been established using an equity lens and is based on relevant years of experience, education, and NYS certification.
We believe Social Workers get better and are able to deepen their impact over time. Our scale for this role is designed to honor this, and we do not cap years of experience for an incoming Social Worker or School Counselor.
Increases are offered each year based on your tenure.
We also offer a variety of additional compensation opportunities including stipends for additional time worked and leadership opportunities, additional pay for specialized certifications, and more.
Flexible and reflective leadership: dedicated to staff development, team cohesion, and shared responsibility for decision-making, development, and team-wide priorities
Driven and passionate colleagues who contribute to a professional and collaborative work environment
Opportunities to sit on various committees and participate in initiatives central to key organizational decisions and strategic planning.

Equal Opportunity

Explore Schools is an equal opportunity employer.
It is important to us that all staff members have a place of employment that is free of discrimination of all kinds and where staff can bring their authentic selves to work.
We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran, or military status.
If any employee or applicant believes they have been discriminated against, they should let Tiffany Williams know immediately.