Social Worker

Posted Date 02 Jan 2024

Experience	2 Years	Salary	55000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Camden County College
Job Category	Worker	Qualification	BS Social Science
Gender	Both	Last Date	13 Mar
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

Supports⠀overall⠀student⠀success by⠀partnering⠀with⠀Garden⠀State⠀Pathways⠀students,⠀staff and⠀faculty to⠀identify⠀and⠀mitigate⠀barriers⠀to⠀learning⠀and⠀connecting⠀students⠀to local⠀resources.⠀Demonstrates⠀and⠀promotes a⠀culture of⠀diversity,⠀equity and⠀inclusion.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Conducts⠀assessments⠀of⠀students,⠀families⠀and⠀system/organization⠀with the⠀goal of⠀improving⠀student⠀social,⠀emotional,⠀behavioral⠀and⠀academic⠀outcomes.
Demonstrates⠀the⠀ability to⠀handle⠀confidential⠀information⠀(FERPA).
Coordinates⠀short term⠀interventions⠀focused on⠀improving⠀academic⠀engagement⠀and⠀reducing⠀problematic⠀behavior⠀as well as⠀facilitating⠀meetings⠀with the⠀appropriate⠀parties on⠀outcomes⠀of any/all⠀interventions.
Maintains⠀accurate⠀data and⠀records⠀that are⠀relevant⠀to⠀planning,⠀implementation,⠀and⠀evaluation⠀of student⠀services.
Creates⠀and⠀manages a⠀referral⠀process⠀for⠀support⠀services⠀on and off⠀campus.
Ability⠀to work⠀effectively⠀as part of⠀a⠀multi-disciplinary⠀team⠀including⠀the⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀of⠀Disability⠀Services⠀Office/Garden⠀State⠀Pathways,⠀mentors,⠀job coach,⠀staff and⠀faculty.
Provides⠀staff and⠀faculty⠀with the⠀appropriate⠀tools and⠀training⠀to⠀understand⠀and meet⠀the⠀student⠀academic,⠀social and⠀emotional⠀needs.
Advises⠀and⠀counsel⠀students⠀to enhance⠀their⠀academic⠀and social⠀growth and⠀increase⠀their⠀responsibilities⠀for⠀behaviors⠀and⠀attitude.
Ability⠀to work⠀directly⠀with⠀people⠀from⠀diverse⠀racial,⠀ethnic and⠀socio-economic⠀backgrounds.
Attends⠀required⠀staff⠀meetings.
Provides⠀crisis⠀counseling⠀on an as⠀needed⠀basis to⠀students⠀in the GSP⠀Program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s⠀Degree⠀required,⠀Master’s⠀Degree⠀preferred⠀in Social⠀Work or⠀another⠀related⠀field.
MSW⠀or LCSW⠀certification⠀preferred.
Prior⠀experience⠀working⠀with⠀students⠀with⠀Intellectual/Developmental⠀Disabilities.
Knowledge⠀of⠀interpreting⠀and⠀applying⠀Federal⠀Regulation⠀504 and⠀the⠀American⠀with⠀Disabilities⠀Act.
Knowledge⠀of and⠀ability to⠀interpret⠀results of⠀various⠀assessments⠀and⠀diagnostic⠀tools such⠀as IEP’s⠀and formal⠀evaluations⠀used to⠀diagnose⠀different⠀types of⠀disabilities.
Ability⠀to manage⠀multiple⠀tasks⠀simultaneously⠀and work⠀in a busy⠀and⠀collaborative⠀team⠀environment.
Excellent⠀written⠀skills and⠀presentation⠀skills.
Computer⠀skills-MS⠀Office⠀Suite.