• Counselor or Social Worker (one year grant)

    Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES (Buffalo, NY)


    Counselor or Social Worker (one year grant)

     

    Charter School of Inquiry

     

    404 Edison Street

     

    Buffalo , NY 14215

     

    Certified - Teaching - Social Worker {SW}

     

    Job Number 3300029238

     

    Start Date 08/23/2021

     

    Open Date 07/17/2025

     

    Closing Date 08/01/2025

     

    Please make sure to complete an application by clickinghere (https://wnyric.atenterprise.powerschool.com/ats/app\_login?COMPANY\_ID=00005387) for this job posting.

     

    JOB TITLE: Counselor or Social Worker

     

    DEPARTMENT: Student Support Services

     

    REPORTS TO: Head of School

     

    FLSA STATUS: Exempt

     

    Summary:This position is funded only for the 2025-2026 school year by a grant. The person in this positon will work as part of a student support team that promotes and enhances the overall academic mission of the Charter School of Inquiry (CSI) by providing services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and reduce barriers to learning. The successful candidate must understand the social and emotional development of children as well as the influence of family, community, and cultural differences. S/he must also work to implement effective intervention strategies to promote student success, especially improved attendance.

     

    Trauma-Informed Approach

     

    The the successful candidat should adapt to a trauma-informed approach and assist in the implementation of the Responsive Classroom model to support the creation of a collaborative school culture designed to support positive student development and behavior.

    This includes:

    + Understanding the nature and dynamics of trauma including multi-faceted concepts such as community, intergenerational, and historical trauma;

    + Exhibiting knowledge of trauma-informed theories, principles, and practices including parallel processes and universal precautions;

    + Operating from a trauma-informed perspective focusing on safety; trustworthiness and transparency; peer support; collaboration and mutuality; empowerment, voice and choice; and an awareness of cultural, historical, and gender issues;

    + Advocating for, supporting, and/or leading implementation of school initiatives around trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices; and

    + Facilitating professional development for faculty, staff, and administrators as well as educational opportunities for families and communities

     

    Direct Services/Service Delivery. Uses knowledge and understanding of the influences of home, school, and community to intervene in the lives of students, families, and the school community through provision of crisis intervention, conflict resolution, social-emotional support groups, social programs, and school and community service coordination.

     

    + Promotes family support of students' learning experience within the context of multicultural understanding and competencies.

    + Provides services to students in ways that build upon individual strengths and offers students maximum opportunities to participate in the planning and direction of their own learning experience.

    + Develops and provides programming that addresses the goals and mission of CSI.

     

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    Salary: From 42000.00

     

    Salary: To 48000.00

     

    Salary Competitive Y

     

    Appointment Status Probationary

     

    Position Status Full time

     

    Start Date August 18,2025

     

    Specialized Training At Risk Youth