Student and Family Intervention Specialist (Bilingual)
Help shape the future of students in Washington Heights and Inwood by joining the team of The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, which has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on 60 Minutes for its radical investment in teachers and social workers, and its outstanding results.
Watch the video here to learn more about TEP's new Middle School facility, designed with community and equity at the forefront.
Why this job: More than a quarter million New York City students miss a month of school every year, and one of every five students in kindergarten through fifth grade is chronically absent. Attendance is a baseline factor in determining academic success, and students are more likely to excel in school when they attend consistently. TEP works closely with students and families throughout the course of the year to ensure a 97 percent attendance rate – which is in the top 1 percent of all peer schools.
Position overview: The Student and Family Intervention Specialist will perform professional-level social work at TEP's Middle School (5th through 8th grade). This individual will support students and families in a variety of ways, including attendance intervention programming, restorative practices, and behavioral supports.
This is an amazing opportunity for a developing child and family social worker who is looking to deepen their clinical expertise, while working alongside a team of expert clinical social workers.
"I believe this is where I have the greatest impact. I can do the work that is going to last! I can connect with people, very young, and see the fruits of the work last for years and years." – Current TEP Social Worker
Position responsibilities:
Prevention/Intervention Programming
- Track daily attendance/tardies, and develop year-long creative intervention programming to motivate students to attend school on time and on a daily basis
- Monitor and assess psychosocial and non-psychosocial factors that might be influencing attendance and tardiness
- Conduct solution-oriented family meetings to assess obstacles, and make recommendations for increasing attendance and prompt arrival
- Create and implement supportive intervention programming to increase safe behavior on the bus to and from school
Behavioral Supports
- Coordinate communication with grade level social worker, teacher, family and student in response to behavioral incidents
- Support students in TEP's Social Work "Reflection Space" using a relational-based perspective
- Lead outreach and communication with families in response to behavior infractions
- Oversee with investigative process for higher level incidents
- Respond to day-to-day challenges and low-level student crises at TEP during the course of a school day
- Design and implement creative clinical interventions for students with repeated instances of similar challenges
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in social work, counseling, human services, or education, preferred but not required
- Spanish fluency required
- Flexibility to multi-task in a fast-paced environment is a must
- Relevant experience working with middle school students and their families, preferred
- Strength-based, patient style of communicating
- Working knowledge of the Washington Heights community, a plus
- Ability to gather and analyze data; compile and report information
- And . . . loves working with students and families!
Compensation and benefits: Salary is between $60,000 to $70,000 a year and is commensurate with experience.
As a Student and Family Intervention Specialist, you will have the opportunity to develop your craft at TEP with support of our expert Clinical Social Workers. We hope that your goal is to grow into the role of a Clinical Social Worker throughout your time with TEP.
NOTE: In adherence with Department of Health guidelines, all charter school staff is required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Deadlines and notifications: TEP is currently reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed in the order that they are received. If you submit both a cover letter and resume, you will receive a response from us as to whether or not you will be invited to the next stage of the process.