Caseworker (Full Time)

Overview Minnesota Internship Center High School Charter (MNIC) is a Twin Cities charter school with 4 campuses located in Minneapolis and St Paul. Position School Social Worker - Full Time. This is a position for the Fall of the school year 2023-24.

Qualifications Education/Knowledge: EITHER: Licensed through MN Board of Social Work as a LGSW or LICSW social worker. Licensed as a School Social Worker by the MN Department of Education

Experience: Previous school social work/ school counseling or similar experience, experience with youth and minority youth

Exercises independent thinking and judgment within the limits of established policies and standards.

Duties and Responsibilities Special Education Responsibilities School Social Workers assist mainstream and special education teachers and administrators in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities with all special education students.

Services may also include school intervention strategies, behavioral management, in-service activities, and program evaluation. All such services are intended to help school staff recognize and provide for the individual differences and needs of all children.

Complete Social Worker/ Counselor portions on all special education evaluations

Provide service minutes for students with social work/ counseling services on their IEPs

Assist in writing positive behavior intervention plans and behavior goals when requested

General Education Responsibilities Social Workers/ Counselors participate in screening, evaluation, and/or intervention with at-risk youth (16 to 21 years old) suspected of having emotional, social, behavioral, and/or learning difficulties. In addition to contact with these persons, assistance may also involve consultation with parents, siblings, teachers, school psychologists, school administrators, and appropriate non-school personnel to inform, as well as advise on issues of student functioning and needs.

Work cooperatively with teams to provide appropriate programming for students. Facilitate gaining access to social services for students and families.

Maintain communication with members of the educational team concerning academic and behavioral progress.

Responsible for organizing and conducting regular child find meetings and documentation.

Provide student triage services for high-need students utilizing teams of support staff both within MNIC and with community providers.

Run social-emotional groups in response to student needs identified on health surveys

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our school stronger. Equal Employment Opportunity MNIC Charter School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Application Timeline: Please apply at mnic.