Overview

School Based Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the 2023-2024 School Year!

Join our Pediatric School Based Team and use your passion for School Social Work to help make a difference in a child’s life!

• School Social Work position available and we are hiring NOW!
• Austin, Texas
• Full Time / 7.5 Hours daily / 37.5 hours weekly

We value our School Social Workers and their dedication to our mission of making a difference in a child’s life. That is why we make it a priority to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• Professional Development
• Continuing Education and more!

HealthPRO® / Heritage is a national leading provider of highly skilled School Social Workers and educators. We hire School Social Workers who share our vision, work diligently, and provide best practices in speech therapy that will change children's lives for the better.

If you are a passionate, talented School Social Worker who wants to help children across the country, then maybe it is time to look at our company.

The primary purpose of the School Social Worker position is proving dynamic services to pediatric students in a school setting.

The goal is to help students enhance their social and emotional well-being and achieve academic success.

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Looking forward to speaking with you!

Sandra Billips, Recruitment Pediatric Division, School Team

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Responsibilities

• Help students function effectively in the school environment
• Assess areas in which students may require assistance or mental health counseling
• Communicate with parents, teachers and administrators
• Maintain accurate case files and reports to track student issues and progress
• Assist in remediation by providing treatment plans or counseling
• Evaluate student transcripts
• Participate in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process as necessary

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Must hold a current state license to practice in the state of Texas
• Assumes responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Clinician will be responsible for working with patients and their families. This will include social assessments, individual / family / marital / counseling, group therapy, patient / family education, discharge planning and other modalities as applicable.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Experience in health care or psychiatric setting preferred.
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish).
• Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

EDUCATION / LICENSURE :

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• Must be licensed through the State of Texas (LMSW; LCSW)

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates.

UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Description

Role Mission : Social Workers work directly with our at-risk scholars to ensure that they graduate from IDEA and go to and through college by providing them individualized emotional, behavioral, and mental health support.

Social Workers manage a caseload of at-risk scholars and provide individual and group interventions to support them independently master coping skills to address and overcome mental, behavioral, and academic challenges.

Social workers also support students and families with the removal of barriers to persistence, attendance, and academic success through connections to community resources.

This is an ESSER III Grant, grant funded position and funding may be extended. A grant-funded position has no guarantee of ongoing and indefinite employment.

All duties and responsibilities tied to this position are allowable and allocable to the grant.

What We Offer

Compensation :

Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $58,180 and $64,812, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity.

This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.

Other Benefits :

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse / domestic partner and children.

Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include :

• Paid Family Leave : Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement : Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental / Behavioral Health : 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24 / 7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Professional Development : We offer staff opportunities to engage in identity-based affinity space and leadership training covering a variety of topics such as culturally competent leadership, models of equity, mitigating bias, and more.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan.

IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What You Bring Competencies

Qualifications :

• Education : Master’s degree in Social Work required
• Experience : 1+ year(s) of teaching experience preferred
• Licenses or certification : TX Social work license required

Knowledge and Skills :

• Ability to write and speak Spanish preferred
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment
• Ability to build solid student and family relationships

What You’ll Do Accountabilities

90% Persistence for scholars in caseload

• Partners with lead team members and teachers to identifyat-risk students and create caseload
• Schedules individualized and group recurring sessions to address mental health needs.
• Establishes individualized counseling goals for scholars.
• Uses knowledge and understanding of the reciprocal influences of home, school, and community to intervene for scholar success via such practices as assessment, crisis intervention, home visits, conflict resolution, individual and group counseling, consultation, program development, dropout prevention and coordination of school and community services.
• Informs Lead Team of potential persistence concerns.Educates lead team on how to identify the caseload and is responsible to assign roles for lead team members for interventions with at-risk students.
• Designand / or lead professional development on crisis, trauma, positive behavioral prevention and intervention techniques and social-emotional skill development for applicable audiences (minimum 1 per quarter)
• Plan individual school and / or system-wide programs to promote a positive and caring school climate.
• Lead, or coordinate with community partnerships to present parent information sessions on crisis, trauma, parental support, behavioral support, or mental health support for families (minimum 1 per quarter).
• Design, coordinate, and or lead monthly parent training, workshops, or information sessions related to social-emotional, behavior, or community resource support (minimum 1 per quarter).
• Leads staff professional development related to self-care, trauma-informed practices, relevant developmental needs of students, and other SEL-related topics in coordination with other student support team members.

97.5% ADA for scholars in caseload

• Collaborates with Registrar to get daily list of absences to contact families.
• Contacts families as prescribed in escalation matrix to determine barriers to attendance and any resources needed.
• Utilizes the Mission List Tracker to communicate with families to figure out root cause of absenteeism and develop solutions to address concerns.
• Conducts home visits as necessary to collaborate with families and support attendance.

Earns an A on Social Work report card

• Collaborates with key stakeholders on campus to support implementation of mental health, social emotional learning, and counseling supports.
• Creates referral, intake, and termination campus protocol.
• Meets direct service requirements for both individuals and groups.
• Creates Quarterly Reports to demonstrate impact
• Campus meets studentparticipation in both beginning and end of year Social Emotional Learning Survey
• Creates analysis report and presentation of bi-annual SEL Survey Data
• Facilitates 2 staff trainings (1 per semester)
• Facilitates 4 parent workshops (1 per quarter)

90% compliance : Documents 4 direct service hours a day in Apricot 360

• Documents all interventions and crises / critical incidents in district-wide documentation system.
• Collaborates with community agencies to coordinate services within the school system.
• Utilize Panorama Survey data twice a year to assess campus climate and culture.
• Member of crisis response team on the campus to provide and ensure student or family social / emotional needs are being met.
• Connects student and families to community resources to get the support needed. Is the liaison between community support person and campus to share information to wrap services around the student.

90% of assigned teachers use MTW curriculum with fidelity (as defined by students interact with video program 3 days a week)

• Co-Lead teacher and campus training on Move This World curriculum and implementation expectations with School Counselor / Student Success Advisor.
• Identify and utilize best practice strategies to invest and create a culture of excitement around the integration of an SEL curriculum in the daily schedule.
• Conduct regularly rotating observations of Move This World blocks using observation rubric. Provide teachers feedback on observation rubric at least 1x / month.
• Track curriculum progress and send campus weekly PTG MTW update with glows and grows.
• Conduct BOY and EOY assessment on SEL competencies, school climate, safety, and sense of belonging. Review data and create action steps to address campus needs.

We look for Team and Family who embody the followingvaluesand characteristics :

• Believes and is committed to our missionand being an agent of change : that all studentsare capable of gettingto and through college
• Has demonstrated effectiveoutcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improvequickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationshipsin order toachieve outcomes
• We believe in education asa professionand hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students

About IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believeeach and everychild can go to college.Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.

IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top highschoolslists.

IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Overview

Our Hospice Social Workers are the heart of our organization who support patients by providing medical social work services and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure that both patients and their families have an optimal care experience.

Take this chance to make a meaningful impact with your career today!

Our comprehensive benefits include :

• Medical and dental benefits
• Short- and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) program
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Vendor discounts

Responsibilities

• Assess the psychosocial status of patients and families / caregivers related to the patient’s illness and the environment and communicate findings to the registered nurse and other members of the interdisciplinary group
• Carry out social evaluations, including family dynamics, caregiver abilities, communication patterns, high risks for suicide, neglect or abuse, and plan interventions based on evaluation findings
• Counsel patients and family / caregivers as needed in relationship to stress and other identified coping difficulties, and provide crisis intervention when necessary
• Assess for any special needs related to the culture of the patient and family
• Maintain clinical records on all patients referred to social work
• Participate in the development of the individualized plan of care involving the patient and family, and attend regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings
• Assist physicians and other team members in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to health problems and death / dying issues
• Assist family and patient in planning for funeral arrangements, financial, legal and healthcare decision responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal legal and regulatory requirements
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Master’s program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• Current licensure according to Medicare guidelines to practice in state of operation
• 1+ year experience in healthcare social work
• Experience in home health or hospice preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organization skills
• Commitment to clinical and documentation excellence

Austin Wellness and Rehabilitation Center -

Job Type : Full-time

• Full-time employees eligable for benefits*
Benefits :
• 401(k)
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

About the Social Worker Position :

Responsible for fostering a climate, policies and routines that enable residents to maximize their individuality, independence and dignity.

This climate should provide residents with the highest practical level of physical, mental and psycho social well-being and quality of life.

Responsible for identifying psycho social, mental and emotional needs along with providing, developing, and / or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs.

Services will be provided in accordance with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, adherence to Federal, State and Local regulations and governing agencies.

Qualifications

• Certified, licensed, or registered in the state of practice, required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services field, including but not limited to Sociology, Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology from an accredited school of social work, required.
• One year of supervised social work experience in a healthcare setting working directly with geriatric individuals.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.

Duties and Responsibilities

Completes social history and psycho social assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychological needs;

Completed relevant parts of the minimum data set (MDS); Utilizes the minimum data set to guide the care plan.

• Maintains accurate and timely documentation which complies with federal / state regulations, The Company Corporate policy, and specific center practices, including, but not limited to, Advanced Directives, Minimum Data Set, Social Service History and Assessment, Raps, Care Plans, Social Service Progress Notes, Behavior Tracking, monitoring of cognitive and psycho social changes, PASARR and Discharge Planning documentation, and psych services.
• Supports each resident’s / resident’s right to self-determination; Documents resident / resident refusal of services offered;

Informs resident / resident of any therapeutic alternatives to the refused service; Involves others, as appropriate, to help educate the resident / resident about the alternatives.

• Participates in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psycho social needs / issues of the resident, the goals to be accomplished for those needs / issues, and the appropriate social worker interventions.
• Ensures or provides therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long-term care facility, including their social, emotional, and psychological needs.
• Ensures or provides support and education to residents / family members / significant others to assist in their understanding of placement and facility issues in addition to referring them to the appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide the needed services.
• Coordinates the resident discharge planning process and make referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the resident’s return to the community.
• Assist the Social Service Director / Consultant in the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing of the social service programs of this facility.
• Works with Director of Nursing and Administration to prepare for inspection surveys; ability to engage in interviews by inspectors, assist in immediate corrections of problems noted by surveyors, etc.

Reviews and reinforces important standards previously cited.

Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Austinwellness

Austin Wellness and Rehabilitation Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.