Website https://twitter.com/CommRoots_BK Community Roots Charter School
Community Roots is hiring: A Middle School Social Worker and Coordinator of Middle School Adolescent Programming who will be both innovative and inspiring in the pursuit of meeting the needs of all students, families and faculty in grades 6-8. This position will report to the Middle School Co-Directors.
About Community Roots: Community Roots Charter School (CRCS) is a K-8 school in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. As a diverse by design school, we are committed to being inclusive and centering anti-bias/anti-racist education. We provide all students with an educational environment where learner variability is acknowledged, valued and supported. We view this variability as an inherent strength of our community and use it to inform classroom practices and lesson design. We also establish a strong sense of community where students reflect on their identities, learn from each other, develop critical reading and thinking skills, and are equipped with strategies to take action on issues they care about.
Teaching and learning at CRCS is embedded in a meaningful real world context, where we teach children to see the connections between school and the world. Through a rich social studies focus and a social-emotional curriculum, we aim to equip all of our students with the skills and perspectives that will support them in developing into fully engaged members of their communities.
Please visit our website for more information about our school: www.communityroots.org
Benefits and Compensation:
Competitive salary scale based on years of experience with a 403b employer match of retirement contributions
Single and family dental, vision, and health care
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Available funding for professional development opportunities
Community of teachers and staff who are driven, compassionate and supportive
Community Roots seeks individuals who:
Believe that all children have the right to an exceptional education, understand that children learn in different ways, and work hard to provide/create the support each student needs
Believe that working and educating children in a diverse and inclusive environment is essential
Are committed to anti-bias/anti-racist education, professionally and personally
Are capable of building a safe, nurturing, supportive and high achieving school culture
Believe that communicating and building relationships with children’s families is essential
Believe that a combination of creativity and research generates engaging curriculum
Believe in and are capable of high levels of collaboration and communication
See themselves as active learners committed to ongoing professional development
Are reflective and embrace feedback
Required Qualifications:
Belief in CRCS mission and philosophy
Strong belief in collaboration and ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
Strong organizational skills
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Ability to prioritize and problem solve independently
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Extensive knowledge of adolescent development
Experience in therapeutic modalities related to children and families from the communities CRCS serves, including assessment and treatment of trauma
Experience working within a school environment or extensive work with teenagers and young adults
MSW or Master’s degree in counseling-related discipline
Preference for Seminar in Field Instruction completion
The Middle School Social Worker and Community Programming Coordinator will be responsible for:
Work with Children:
Provide direct services to the school community, which includes:
coordinating referrals for counseling
co-creating caseloads for Middle School social work department
carrying a caseload of up to 15 students for counseling
providing regular one-on-one counseling or group counseling to students and families, including mandated counseling for those students who are to receive services as stated on their IEPs
crisis intervention as needed for students and families
managing, tracking, and documenting student interactions and counseling schedule
setting goals with students and tracking progress towards those goals
Support new students in their transition to the middle school, as needed
Insure that new students adjust to the community through activities like “new student” lunch
Co-teach 8th grade sexual health class
Support high school placement for students on caseload as needed
Support work with alumni as needed
Work with Families:
Reach out to organizations to provide families with outside therapy in place of or in addition to school services
Work as a middle school social work department to co-organize and facilitate mental health related sessions for families with middle school
Work with Faculty:
Collaborate and communicate regularly with supervisors, colleagues, and teachers to meet students’ needs
Participate in any relevant meetings- kid talk, student support team, family meetings, attendance
Provide recommendations to the staff and leadership team around approaches to working with struggling students
Organize and facilitate mental health related professional development sessions for faculty
Collaborate with the ES Social Worker to ensure that staff community building activities include a cross section of the community and communication is clear for all activities
Work as middle school social work department to organize and provide check in support for new staff and new teaching teams as needed
Serve as a part of the MS Restorative Practice Team, which includes:
Resolving student conflicts using a restorative approach
Support students struggling to meet classroom expectations using a restorative approach
Communicate with families around restorative approach to conflict resolution
Participating in restorative circles and suspension conferences as needed
Facilitating restorative circles and conferences as needed
Collaborating with the RP Team to plan and facilitate professional development for faculty around restorative practices (6-8 and k-8)
Adolescent Programming:
Student Community Building and Leadership Opportunities:
Maintain and supervise existing community programming for students (ie. Ambassadors, Morning Reads, PRISM, Girls Club etc.)
Outreach to staff for participation in existing and new programs (eg PRISM needs two faculty facilitators)
Develop programs that connect students to each other and to school outside of the classroom and create opportunities for student leadership.
Support faculty facilitators of adolescent programs as needed
Community Roots Middle School staff serve as co-Crew Leaders. Responsibilities of a Crew Leader include:
Collaborating with co-Crew leader to develop and implement Crew curricula that support students’ learning and is aligned with the school’s mission, core values, priorities and structures, including facilitating a daily Crew of 12-15 students
Serving as the academic advisor to a small group of students, supporting their academic and leadership development through the Crew curriculum, and acting as a liaison between the school and their families
To apply for this job please visit communityroots.tedk12.com.
