At Catholic Charities, we value inclusivity, flexibility, and respect, believing that each employee should feel comfortable expressing their authentic selves while maintaining a professional and respectful work environment. We believe that embracing diversity and fostering a positive environment enriches our organization and enhances our ability to serve our community.
We are hiring a PER DIEM(14 hours a week) SOCIAL WORKER for our In-School Social Worker Program with Catholic Charities of Buffalo for St. Peters Catholic School in Lewiston.
Catholic Charities of Buffalo Offers:
- 12+ paid holidays for full-time - 6 paid holidays for part-time
- 25 PTO days a year for full-time - prorated for part-time
- Flexible schedules
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- No cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 403B Retirement plan with employer contributions
- Training and development opportunities
*The In School Social Work Program provides a flexible schedule, program and clinical supervision, and an excellent team*
JOB SUMMARY:
The Catholic Charities School Social Worker will deliver comprehensive services for elementary/middle school students, families and school personnel. Services provided include social emotional learning instruction through classroom presentations, individual counseling, group counseling, and staff development, as well as linkage and referral for other services to address needs, including social determinants of health. Crisis intervention, lethality assessment and safety planning required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Exemplify Catholic Charities' mission, vision, guiding principles and policies and procedures
- Adhere to high ethical standards, consistent with the Catholic Charities' Corporate Compliance Program, Code of Ethics, legal mandates & labor laws, NYS Justice Center, and other accreditation standards (e.g. COA, BBB).
- In accordance with In-School Social Work Program policies, procedures and practice standards, provide on-site social emotional learning instruction to students at-risk of academic engagement in identified Catholic schools.
- Provide client-centered, strengths-based, solution-focused trauma-informed care in the context of systems.
- Cultivate a culture of sensitivity and respect for diversity.
- Coordinate consultation and staff development services for teachers and principals to expand strategies and interventions for strengthening social emotional learning, classroom management, responding to child safety and well-being concerns and increasing parental involvement.
- Develop & strengthen family-school-agency-community partnerships. Serve as a liaison between students, families and school personnel, including educating school personnel and parents about accessing community services and programs available to them.
- Identify and respond to school community needs and emerging trends.
- Track services provided and demographics, related to those served via CCB School-based Services Department Case Management database system. Responsible for timely entry in compliance with contract and funder requirements, agency policies and procedures, and program tenets.
- Provide crisis intervention, lethality assessment, safety planning, and incident reporting.
- Actively participate on CCB program and department meetings and committees and in both agency-sponsored and Diocese-sponsored events; requiring some non-traditional hours.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, other related degree; Master's degree preferred; combination of relevant experience and degree considered
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule in order to participate in agency-related activities/events that may take place outside of typical business hours.
Catholic Charities offers an array of programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY, is the most comprehensive human service provider serving all eight counties of Western New York with dozens of programs at 40+ professionally staffed locations.
Catholic Charities serves more than 140,000 Western New Yorkers each year without regard to age, race, gender or religious affiliation. Catholic Charities programs include comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance including operating 9 food pantries, Women Infants and Children nutrition program, behavioral health services, educational and job readiness services, services to older adults, immigration and refugee assistance and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues.
