Social Emotional Learning Specialist

Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running the largest, fastest-growing, and highest-performing network of public charter schools in New York City takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates and supporters alike. We would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our 53 schools in NYC a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

Job Description:

We now need a results-driven Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialist to join our school community.

Reporting directly to the Principal, Social Emotional Learning Specialists work closely with scholars, teachers, families and School Leadership to provide school-based Counseling sessions both formally through IEPs as well as at-risk to high-needs scholars. They also work collaboratively with teachers to implement Social Emotional Learning curricula daily in the classrooms. SEL Specialists manage day-to-day crisis support and de-escalation, and the implementation and progress monitoring of behavior intervention plans (BIPs). SEL Specialists are jointly involved in the creation of BIPs with the assigned Evaluating Psychologist.

Representative Roles & Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day implementation of school-based Counseling sessions;
• Participate in the identification of at-risk scholars who may need informal counseling;
• Report on Counseling progress for Trimester Progress Reports and IEP Meeting Progress Reports;
• Develop and Implement Social Emotional Learning curricula to be used in classrooms school-wide;
• De-escalate behavior and follow up on scholars in crisis;
• Collaborate in the design of Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs); and
• Implement, maintain and progress monitor efficacy of BIPs.

We'd be excited to hear from you if:

• You have completed a Master's Degree;
• You hold a valid New York State Education Department Certification in one of the following: Social Work, School Counseling, or School Psychology;
• You have experience with a behavioral assessment tools;
• You have prior experience working in a school setting (School Counseling or School Social Work experience required);
• You have background in counseling and crisis;
• You are a person of high moral character; and
• You are passionate about learning.

Please note that we are unable to provide clinical supervision hours.

Compensation:
Annual Salary: $65,000.00

Current Success Academies Employees:

Please apply through the Jobs Posting in your Success Academies Workday Account.

You will be asked to log in through your Okta Profile.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth. Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at our Working Here page.

Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.