School social worker / MSW
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School Social Worker needed in the Bronx! Part time position!Overview The school social worker will provide expertise to deliver successful outcomes for the following objective: •Works collaboratively with all stakeholders in providing the highest quality of services to children, families and staff. •Directs the development and implementation of the Mental Health plans in compliance with the New York City Department of Education regulations •Reviews and evaluate existing program and update annual Mental Health plans, in conjunction with Advisory Committee, parents, community representatives, and staff. •Develops and implements a plan and system for monitoring and evaluating Mental Health activities. Determine areas of weakness and make recommendations for corrective action. •Assists in the coordination of other Mental Health components. •Meets regularly with site director and other Specialists to coordinate efforts to implement the program. •Prepares monthly reports of Mental Health activities and submits them to the site director and Advisory Committee. Works collaboratively with parents/families by: •Soliciting family information from the enrollment conference, meetings, home visits, classroom observations, parent meetings, team meetings, and telephone conversations. •Performing and sharing classroom and behavioral/social/emotional observations with families, as necessary. •Performing and sharing classroom and behavioral/social/emotional observations with families, as necessary. •Discussing strengths and concerns about a student's mental health with family members. Including age-appropriate development and behavior as well as how to appropriately respond to a child. •Supporting families in any needed mental health interventions including making referrals to local mental health agencies. Provides a regular schedule of mental health consultation involving program staff and families which includes: •The design and implementation of program practices which are responsive to the identified behavioral and mental health issues. •Assists in providing special help for children with atypical behaviors utilizing the Creative Curriculum, ASQ, and community mental health resources. •Conducts classroom observations for students with developmental and behavioral challenges. •Develops behavior team meeting agendas and working collaboratively to create behavior intervention plans. •Provides in-service education and trainings to staff on a variety of mental health topics •Develops and maintains relationships with local community agencies which serve the preschool population in the Mt. Hope/Burnside and Fordham/Bedford Park area of the Bronx. •Attends monthly Goal Setting meetings. •Helps plan and facilitate the Health Advisory Committee with the Health & Nutrition Specialists. •Works collaboratively with all staff in provision of services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery to students and family. •Enters data. Assessments, screening information into data collection system •Provides adequate safeguards to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of information per program and regulatory agency policies. •Maintains knowledge of current trends in assessment, service delivery and best practices by participating in staff development and professional conferences to remain current in the field of mental health. •Performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS : •Graduate of an Accredited College or University with a Master's of Social Work or equivalent Master's level degree in counseling, gerontology, psychology or related field. For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact: Howard Newman Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing 5824 12th Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11219 Office: 1-718-###-#### ext. 204 Fax: 1-718-###-#### ...@bondhealthstaffing.com