Social Worker

Who We Are

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.

Job Purpose

To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As a Social Worker, you will maximize student learning by addressing and impacting students' personal, social, emotional, and behavioral needs in school, home, and community.

How You Will Impact Education

• Assess student functioning, both formally and informally, in the home, school and community, identifying factors that may negatively impact his or her education while also assessing strengths.
• Provide counseling to individuals and groups and their families, using appropriate therapeutic strategies.
• Promote consistent school attendance.
• Provide crisis intervention services for students, demonstrating skill in diagnosing and recommending appropriate treatment for mental health/behavioral needs.
• Consult and collaborate effectively with community agencies and other mental health professionals to coordinate service.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary teams, and provide consultation to school personnel regarding home, neighborhood, and community conditions that may affect student wellbeing.
• Demonstrate knowledge of district, state, and federal policies, including due process guidelines and child abuse/neglect reporting.
• Maintain records in a manner consistent with district practices.
• Maintain functional office area with materials accessible and organized.
• Prioritize school social work needs and manage time accordingly.
• Uphold the ethical standards of the social work profession.
• Schedule and conduct parent interviews in response to academic concerns, family crises, behavioral/social/emotional /mental health issues, Response to Intervention information gathering, and/or special education evaluation.
• Provide systemic observation and bio-psychosocial assessment of students to gather information and provide recommendations for intervention.
• Assist in the completion of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Administer, interpret, and report selected empirically based assessments of clients.
• Act as advocates for clients' rights.
• Provide direct intervention for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders for individuals and groups of students.
• Provide crisis intervention and support services when the school community has been impacted by events such as suicide, death, assaults, school violence and physical catastrophes.
• Plan and provide school social work services to students for whom such services have been identified on a special education individual education plan (IEP).
• Serve as a member of the school problem solving team- providing the perspective of a school social worker to understand the presenting problem and assisting in the development and provision of behavioral and therapeutic interventions for individuals and groups of students identified as in need of services.
• Refer and link families and students to community resources and agencies.

School social workers also provide the following coordination and collaboration services:

• Coordinate and develop classroom and community programs.
• Provide in-service education to school personnel on a variety of topics including behavioral/social/emotional/mental health issues, parenting, cultural awareness, poverty, impact of deployment, etc.?
• Coordinate, plan and conduct multidisciplinary problem-solving team meetings.?
• Provide consultation to families, students, teachers, parents, administrators and other staff.?
• Collaborate with community resources and agency personnel serving families.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• An earned master's degree from an accredited institution with a major in Social Work (MSW).

Job Requirements

• Successful experience as a school or clinical social worker.
• Social work license(s).
• Student Services License.
• May perform other duties assigned.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:

• Usual office working conditions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• No physical exertion required.
• Travel within or outside of state.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

FLSA Overtime Category


Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.