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Join to apply for the School Social Worker role at Harlem Village Academies Pay range This range is provided by Harlem Village Academies. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $76,000.00/yr - $126,000.00/yr As a national thought leader in deeper learning, Harlem Village Academies is distinguished as the only charter school network in New York offering Montessori PreK and culminating in the International Baccalaureate . HVA is a community of PK-12 schools, a college support program, and a graduate school, the Deeper Learning Institute, where teachers earn a master’s and certification. The unique deeper learning model at HVA focuses on student independence, critical thinking, ethical leadership, intellectual curiosity, and intrinsic motivation. Serving 98% Black and Latino students, HVA consistently outperforms the district, city, and state by wide margins, and ranks at the very top of charter schools. 100% of HVA high school students earn admission to college each year, and 83% are the first in their families to attend college. The Opportunity As a Social Worker at HVA, you play a vital role in ensuring that each student fully realizes his or her potential. You partner with students, families, teachers, and staff to help students overcome and/or successfully manage barriers that negatively impact their academic, social, and emotional success at school. You provide counseling to our students in individual and group settings. You lead the way in managing crises and ensuring that students have access to outside resources as needed. You guide teachers and other staff to effectively address student issues. Our ideal candidate is an extremely smart, passionate, and self‑motivated top performer with proven clinical, teamwork, and communication skills. You get around any obstacle in order to do what's best for a child. The word bureaucracy makes a cold chill go down your spine. You’re thrilled to work with talented educators and you thrive as part of a high‑performing, committed, and hardworking team. Responsibilities Provide individual and group counseling to students to address academic, personal, and/or interpersonal challenges Advise and partner with teachers and staff to develop solutions to student, group, and school‑wide issues Coordinate services with external providers and link families to external resources as needed (case management) Provide crisis counseling services to students and families Help develop school protocols for effectively supporting students Supervise school social work intern(s), providing guidance, feedback and support Support the school community with other duties upon request Execute all necessary paperwork in a timely manner Qualifications Master’s in Social Work, School, or Guidance Counseling NYS School Counselor Certificate, or LMSW certification granted or in progress Authorized to supervise social work or counseling interns (LMHC, LCSW, Physician, PA, Psychologist PhD, RN, or NP certified) At least 2 years of experience working with youth ages Strong sense of personal accountability for student success Exceptional relationship‑building and communication with students and families Unshakeable belief that all students can learn at a high level and should be held to high academic standards Excellent organizational and time management skills, and tremendous attention to detail Proficiency in Spanish a major plus Benefits The salary range for a full time Social Worker is $76,000 - $126,000, and is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Final salary may be adjusted based on experience and qualifications. HVA is committed to providing our team with a range of benefit offerings at a competitive value. Organizational Culture Our team is passionately committed to the vision and values of Harlem Village Academies. The ideal candidate will have a positive mindset, a very strong work ethic, an inner drive for excellence and will thrive working in an entrepreneurial and results‑driven environment. Equal Opportunity Statement Harlem Village Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to diversity among our staff. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr Harlem Village Academies

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