School Social Worker at Granada Hills Charter
About the Employer
Granada Hills Charter, the largest charter school in the nation, is an independent public school in the San Fernando Valley. A fiscally independent conversion charter school that opened in 2003, Granada Hills Charter has a current student enrollment of approximately 4,750 in its high school program and 1,300 students enrolled in its TK-8 program that opened in 2019. The combined annual wait list for the TK-8 and high school programs is nearly 4,000. The School’s student population is one of the most diverse, with more than 40 languages other than English spoken at home and over 60 nationalities represented. Over 50 percent of students are eligible for the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program.As a 501c3 non-profit benefit corporation, the School’s Governing Board is the legal entity overseeing all school policy and its $100 million operating budget. The school is a 2021 California Distinguished School, received the California Gold Ribbon Honor in 2017, and offers myriad college prep and extra curricular programs, including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate (PYP, MYP and Diploma programs), the iGranada independent study program, visual and performing arts, career technology education pathways, 20 high school athletic teams, among others
Requirements / Qualifications
• Pupil Personnel Services Credential authorizing services in the field of social work or a Health Services Credential with authorization as a psychiatric social worker. • Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in California • Facility in oral and written communication in English • Skill in the various modes of school social work with emphasis on evidence based practices, crisis intervention, mental health consultation, and community organization • Appropriate manner including poise, tact, good judgment, and ability to work effectively with school personnel, community representatives, parents and students. • Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills including collaborative problem solving, decision-making and working with diverse populations
Please upload and attach to your online edjoin application: 1. Letter of Introduction 2. Resume 3. Two letters of recommendation
Requirements / Qualifications
• Pupil Personnel Services Credential authorizing services in the field of social work or a Health Services Credential with authorization as a psychiatric social worker. • Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in California • Facility in oral and written communication in English • Skill in the various modes of school social work with emphasis on evidence based practices, crisis intervention, mental health consultation, and community organization • Appropriate manner including poise, tact, good judgment, and ability to work effectively with school personnel, community representatives, parents and students. • Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills including collaborative problem solving, decision-making and working with diverse populations
Please upload and attach to your online edjoin application: 1. Letter of Introduction 2. Resume 3. Two letters of recommendation
Comments and Other Information
The School Social Worker provides crisis intervention to students in acute emotional and/or mental distress. S/he links students and families with relevant community resources and participates in the solving of complex socio-emotional problems. The position has an assigned differential that makes this an eight-hour on-site position. The differential supports planning/supervision of evening and weekend events as determined by the supervising administrative director. In addition, this position may include additional workdays (beyond the 182-day contract year) as determined by the supervising administrative director.
Position includes:
- Employer paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits for employee and eligible dependents
- Membership in the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)
- 22 paid holidays
- 10 paid sick days
Comments and Other Information
The School Social Worker provides crisis intervention to students in acute emotional and/or mental distress. S/he links students and families with relevant community resources and participates in the solving of complex socio-emotional problems. The position has an assigned differential that makes this an eight-hour on-site position. The differential supports planning/supervision of evening and weekend events as determined by the supervising administrative director. In addition, this position may include additional workdays (beyond the 182-day contract year) as determined by the supervising administrative director.
Position includes:
- Employer paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits for employee and eligible dependents
- Membership in the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)
- 22 paid holidays
- 10 paid sick days
Application Deadline
4/23/2021 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted
3/19/2021
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
See posted Special Services Salary Schedule at www.ghcTK12.com
Length of Work Year
Mid August to early June
Employment Type
Full Time