mnic

Social Worker - Districtwide

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Internship

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago

Communication

About the role

Minnesota Internship Center High School ( www.mnic.org ) is a Twin Cities Charter School with 4 campuses located in Minneapolis and St Paul.
Description: Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School is seeking candidates for a School Social Worker - Full Time.
This will be a position for the Fall of school year 2023-24.

Provide student triage services for high need students utilizing teams of support staff both within MNIC and with community providers.
As an organization, we believe in a culture of respect, fair treatment and support to everyone.

Education/Knowledge:
EITHER: Licensed through MN Board of Social Work as a LGSW or LICSW social worker. Licensed as a School Social Worker by the MN Department of Education
Interpersonal Skills: Often works cooperatively with students, parents, co-workers, management, and the general public from varied educational and cultural backgrounds (approximately 26 - 50% of the work day). Interaction may require providing advice to others outside of direct reporting relationships, talking directly with others to determine/improve level of satisfaction with new changers
and/or looking at a situation from more than one point of view. Communication may occur in either written or verbal format. Persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.
Special Education Responsibilities:
School Social Workers assist mainstream and special education teachers and administrators in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities with all special education students.
Services may also include school intervention strategies, behavioral management, in-service activities, and program evaluation. All such services are intended to help school staff recognize and provide for the individual differences and needs of all children.
Complete Social Worker/ Counselor portions on all special education evaluations
Provide service minutes for student with social work/ counseling services on their IEP's
Assist in writing positive behavior intervention plans and behavior goals when requested

Communication may occur in either written or verbal format.
Persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.
Abilities: Exercises independent thinking and judgment within the limits of established policies and standards.
Special Education

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.

Social Workers/ Counselors participate in screening, evaluation, and/or intervention with at-risk youth (16 to 21 years old) suspected of having emotional, social, behavioral, and/or learning difficulties.
Maintain communication with members of the educational team concerning academic and behavioral progress.
Run social-emotional groups in response student needs identified on health surveys
General Education
We are committed to providing an individualized and culturally relevant learning environment for all our students.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for our students you will find a home at MNIC
Our mission is to provide rigorous and highly engaging instruction to students in grades 9-12.
We are in our 20th year of educating students looking for a smaller, more caring and supportive environment.
We believe in putting the students' needs first, as they are at the center of everything we do.
We are looking for staff that believe in honoring students for who they are and where they come from.

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