Partnership with Children works in New York City public schools most impacted by the effects of poverty and trauma to provide critical social and emotional support for the hardest-to-reach youth and to systematically build schools that are safe, successful, and conducive to learning. Social Work Directors engage in direct practice while also supervising staff. Social Work Directors are the lead supervisors for Partnership staff in the school building. Each Social Work Director has the support of a supervisor on a regular basis.
Responsibilities:
Direct Practice:
- Provide individual counseling and case management.
- Facilitate large and small group counseling (individually or with a co-facilitator).
- Attend all school-based meetings (e.g., with administration, guidance counselor, teachers).
- Collaborate with school administration and staff on the needs of students, families, and the school community.
- Integrate into and engage with school culture through the development of positive relationships with the school community.
- Conduct parent workshops and teacher/staff development sessions.
- Conduct home visits.
- Support students and families in crisis.
- Conduct weekly structured supervision of social workers and/or interns and weekly staff meetings.
- Ensure all case notes, bio psycho-socials, and goal plans are completed and of high quality.
- Develop direct reports to improve their practice.
- Model development and maintenance of key collaborative relationships.
- Ensure data collection is timely and accurate.
- Commitment to demonstrating PWC’s organizational values of Collaboration, Continuous Learning, Going to Solution, Equity & Inclusion, and Passion.
- New York State LMSW from an accredited school of social work.
- New York State LCSW, or LCSW eligible within 6 months of hire, required.
- SIFI certification is strongly preferred with at least one year’s experience supervising social work interns.
- At least one year’s experience in a school setting, strong experience working with students and families.
- Work with fidelity to the model while also being able to implement the model according to specific school needs
- Interest in and comfort with working with data to inform practice.
- Act as lead Partnership with Children representative at the school and have the ability and interest in being the face of Partnership with Children within the school building.
- Work in a fast-paced environment with a flexible and can-do attitude.
- Bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
- Full-time, occasional weeknight and Saturday hours.
- Year-round position (summer location and duties may vary).
$70,000 - $80,000 annually, commensurate to credentials and experience. All full-time employees receive an excellent benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan with employer match, life insurance, Flexible Spending Account/FSA, Commuter benefits, and 24 days paid annual leave per year, plus four Summer Fridays and 12 other paid holidays.
Partnership with Children welcomes diversity in all its forms and believes that its mission can only be achieved when diversity is leveraged across all areas, including race, gender, gender expression, age, nationality and life experience. Partnership with Children is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Partnership with Children provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees.
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