Bilingual(Spanish)Social Worker LMSW

Job Description

Job Description

Under the direction of the Principal or Assistant Principal, the Social Worker performs duties in the areas listed below.

Social Worker assignments will vary according to the needs of the Institute. This is a 10 month contract School position with the option to work our 6 week summer program each year.

The Social Worker will make an impact in many areas, with responsibilities and duties including, but not limited to :

• Identifies and assesses the learning, development and adjustment characteristics and needs of individual students and groups, as well as the environmental factors that affect learning and adjustment.
• Uses assessment data about the student and his / her environment(s) in developing appropriate interventions and programs;
• Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student educational, social and emotional strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning and service delivery.
• Provides consultation to parents, teachers, and other school personnel and community agencies to enhance the learning and adjustment of students;
• Ensure that students receive Counseling services, individual and / or group as indicated by the Individual Educational Plan (IEP);
• Develop and write appropriate Individual Educational Plans (IEP) for each student assigned to the Social Worker based on student needs and evaluation results;
• Develops behavior modification plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and data collection forms as needed;
• Integrate appropriate behavioral, social, emotional and educational interventions / plans into comprehensive student educational program;
• o actively contribute to team planning and staffing meetings by sharing information with other staff members and using their input to formulate comprehensive and integrated plans for students;
• Applies ethics and standards of practice in the delivery of social work services and observes relevant laws and policies that govern practice;
• Ensure that parents are informed of each student’s progress and provide assistance to families to help with carryover of skills.
• Maintains a mature professional attitude in the interactions with students, families and other staff members;
• Follow all procedures and routines of the assigned program and the whole of the Institute. To conform to procedures and routines of the Institute, to ensure consistency and continuity of each child’s program;
• Complete assigned paperwork as per the due dates stated by the program administrator;
• Plan and conduct in-service education for staff so as to enhance staff’s ability to understand and follow through on therapist recommendations for best practices;
• To participate in school and community based professional development activities;
• Other duties assigned by supervisor as necessary.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS :

• Have successfully completed and graduated from an accredited graduate school program recognized by the State of New York and have completed all courses and fieldwork requirements for certification;
• Bilingual Spanish speaking required;
• Current license and registration to practice in New York as a Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Certified Social Worker issued by New York State Department of Education;
• A proficient level of knowledge in the following areas of Behavior Management & Crisis Intervention Strategies.

Company Description

In the early 19th Century, several social activists understood the need to provide opportunities for individuals who were blind.

As a result of their efforts, The New York Institution for the Blind was incorporated in 1831. The school held the first class for children who were blind in the United States when it opened its doors over 190 years ago on March 15, 1832.

Our school began in a single-row home in Lower Manhattan and later moved to 9th Avenue and 34th Street. Nearly 100 years later, we opened in our present location on Pelham Parkway in the Bronx in 1924.

Before the move, it had been renamed The New York Institute for the Education of the Blind.

In 1986, the Institute reaffirmed its mission of service to children and changed its charter to accept not only children with visual impairments but also children with emotional / learning needs and preschool children with developmental disabilities.

Now known as The New York Institute for Special Education, we offer programs to children ages 3 to 21 from the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, Westchester, and counties in Upstate New York.

Company Description

In the early 19th Century, several social activists understood the need to provide opportunities for individuals who were blind.

As a result of their efforts, The New York Institution for the Blind was incorporated in 1831. The school held the first class for children who were blind in the United States when it opened its doors over 190 years ago on March 15, 1832.

r nOur school began in a single-row home in Lower Manhattan and later moved to 9th Avenue and 34th Street. Nearly 100 years later, we opened in our present location on Pelham Parkway in the Bronx in 1924.

Before the move, it had been renamed The New York Institute for the Education of the Blind. r nIn 1986, the Institute reaffirmed its mission of service to children and changed its charter to accept not only children with visual impairments but also children with emotional / learning needs and preschool children with developmental disabilities.

r nNow known as The New York Institute for Special Education, we offer programs to children ages 3 to 21 from the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, Westchester, and counties in Upstate New York.