SocialWorker

Established in 1998 with 97 students, CCCS has steadily increased to more than 4,000 students in grades K-8 across 12 state-of-the-art buildings on four campuses. The school is a true community success story that has transformed the lives of thousands of students and their families, while breathing life back into a city that was once one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant manufacturing suburbs. Job Summary: To provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families; to maximize the well-being of families and the academic functioning of children by providing support, guidance and outside resources when necessary. Essential Functions: Works in collaboration with counseling staff, teachers, parents and administrators to determine what services are required to meet the needs of the children and their families Networks with local agencies as means of providing services to support families Provides, finds and arranges, support services for families in need Works closely with the school nurse as a means of identifying serious medical issues which must be rectified in order for student to be productive in school Consults with parents, teachers and counseling staff to determine causes of truancy and to implement solution Develops and reviews service plans in consultation with children and their families Performs follow-up assessments on quantity and quality of services provided Collects supplementary information to better assist students and their families Serves as a liaison between students, homes, schools and community agencies Demonstrates knowledge of school counseling laws and practices and Special Education laws and regulations Reports problems of neglect or abuse to local Children and Youth Services (CYS) agency Complies with policies, regulations and procedures of the Chester Community Charter School; communicates effectively with parents and work collaboratively with staff Displays a high-level of profes