Preschool Social Worker

Overview

Racker is excited to welcome applicants for a full-time Preschool Social Worker position to work in our innovative Early Childhood Programs in Cortland or Ithaca.  Join our dynamic team of experienced therapists, teachers, and paraprofessionals in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. Our Social workers work in a team environment with early childhood staff and families of preschoolers with special needs to build the skills of both children and parents, providing services that include family meetings and workshops, home and classroom visits, and crisis intervention.

Racker offers a competitive rate and flexible schedules. Our competitive benefits include a continuum of health care options for families and individuals, funding and time for continuing education, retirement investment with employer match, paid vacation for school holidays and breaks, paid sick time, and a 20% discount on childcare services for children of full-time staff.  Additionally, we offer clinical supervision and support to new social work graduates and CEUs are available! Come join our team!

* $45,000 - $55,000 starting salary * 7.5 hour shift * LMSW *

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with program directors and interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality services to all students served and their families.
• Participate in intake and case review process, including providing evaluations and psycho-social assessments
• Develops recommended annual individualized education plan (IEP) goals and objectives
• Develops appropriate treatment plans, based on a student’s IEP
• Provides services, including the provision of individual and group counseling/play therapy for children in Racker's Preschool Program, as indicated in the child’s annual IEP and documents per regulation and in a contemporaneous manner.
• Provide education, training, and support for families on children's diagnosis, goal progression, and carryover strategies.
• Provides comprehensive psychosocial services using methods and instruments appropriate to the developmental age and needs of the student.
• Implements classroom management and individual behavior intervention ​through a multi tiered approach
• Provides training and support to classroom staff on behavior interventions, family dynamics, trauma history, and diagnoses of children in the classroom
• Provides assistance as necessary to management and team during student/family crisis and/or suspected child abuse/neglect screening and reporting
• Advocates for families and individuals in the school system
• Support families to access needed community resources

Qualifications

• Graduate degree (Masters) in field of Social Work, Psychology, or Behavioral Sciences.
  • • Must be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
    • Professional experience working with students with developmental, physical, neurological disorders, and Autism Spectrum disorders preferred