Job Description

Job Location: Real Journey Academies - Ontario, CA 91764
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $68,640.00 - $68,640.00 Salary
Job Shift: DayREAL Journey Academies (RJA) is a non-profit public Charter School management organization designed to significantly increase college entrance and graduation rates for underserved students, in addition to educating a highly prepared workforce.  We aim to impact and revitalize communities through the integration of high-quality educational programming, as well as supportive community and family partnerships, to ensure we reach our goal of supporting each RJA student to reach their promise as learners.
Job Purpose:
The Associate Clinical Social Worker is responsible for providing consultation, wellness services, ongoing case management, and a full range of social emotional prevention, intervention, counseling and agency linkage to resources within the RJA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Director of Attendance and School Social Work, the School Social Worker performs the following duties:
- Consults and collaborates with school personnel to promote a school environment responsive to the needs of children: provides in-service training services on positive behavioral interventions, evidence-based interventions, and other best practices.
- Provide individual and group counseling services on students’ social, emotional well-being
- Implement evidence-based programs and interventions
- Develop and lead SEL education programs, including curriculum development, workshops, and school-wide prevention campaigns.
- Collaborate with community organizations and agencies specializing in addressing the needs of at-promised students
- Provides crisis intervention and family consultation services.
- Provides parents with guidance and education on addressing significant physical, emotional, and psychological developmental changes in students.
- Identifies and develops programs and activities to address situations adversely affecting the personal & socio-emotional development of the students.
- Works as part of the team to support the school personnel in organizing evidence-based behavioral interventions.
- Maintain case records and documentation in accordance with legal and school district policies, including maintaining confidentiality and complying with state and federal privacy requirements (e.g., HIPAA, FERPA).
- Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations on student progress, program effectiveness, and outcomes for stakeholders such as administrators, school boards, or funding agencies.
- Maintains confidentiality of information for the purpose of meeting privacy requirements.
- Prepares reports, documents, and other written materials for the purposes of documenting activities.
- Makes appropriate referrals to mental health, social services, and other community agencies as needed.
- Be available for evening and weekend activities.
- Performs duties as assigned by the Director of Attendance & School Social Work.
Minimum Requirements:
- Master’s degree from an accredited college/university in Social Work or related field of study.
- Working towards PPS in Social Work
- Preferred - Pupil Personnel Services credential in Social Work
- Experience working with at-promise children (formerly known as “at-risk”)
- Experience in facilitating groups, presentations, monitoring programs, and report writing.
Required Skills /Abilities:
- Experience with computers and software applications.
- Proficiency with or the ability to learn current software and equipment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
Physical demands:
- This type of work involves sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping from brief periods-of-time to lengthy periods-of-time.
- Persons performing services in this position classification will incur frequent interruptions and work in a high-pressure environment
- Sufficient strength to exert 25 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Compensation & Benefits:
This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated educator to assume a fundamental role in an innovative school environment.
REAL Journey Academies offers its employees a competitive salary, commensurate with experience. We pride ourselves in offering a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive HMO/PPO Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Virtual Medical Visits
- Health Savings Account
- Company Paid Life & Disability Insurance
- Employer matched retirement plans (CalSTRS)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Legal Insurance
- Additional voluntary health benefits
- Opportunities for growth & development