Position Type:
Licensed Staff/School Social Worker
Date Posted:
4/18/2025
Location:
Northeast College Prep
Date Available:
August 2025
Job Title: School Social Worker or School Counselor
Start Date: August 2025
Location: 300 Industrial Blvd NE, Minneapolis, MN
Position Summary:
The K-8 School Social Worker/Counselor supports the emotional, social, and academic development of students by providing individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and coordination of services between home, school, and community resources. This role collaborates closely with teachers, administrators, and families to promote a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment. The counselor/social worker helps address barriers to learning, advocates for student well-being, and contributes to the development of school-wide programs that foster positive behavior, mental health, and social-emotional growth. This position works teacher contract days with the possibility of additional days in the summer if desired.
The ideal candidate will:

• Embrace NECP's mission, vision, and core convictions.
• Demonstrate success as a social worker.
• Seek to truly be a part of a team working together to close the opportunity gap; this means being coachable, being a learner, always seeking to improve, and being comfortable giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Be interested our key curricular and instructional programs, including Responsive Classroom, Welcoming Schools and Catalyst.
• Model calm and patience while holding students to high academic and behavioral expectations.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead social skills groups for students to enhance social emotional learning
• Maintain documentation of groups as well as notable family and student interactions; prepare appropriate reports and progress notes
• Connect NECP students and families to community mental health resources, including but not limited to: county case management services, treatment programs, outpatient therapy, etc.
• Serve as the McKinney-Vento, Fostering Connections, and ESSA liaison; lead support efforts for students and families experiencing homelessness or highly mobile situations
• Serve as the point person for school-based mental health professionals serving students at NECP, providing both orientation and scheduling support
• Respond to students in crisis and work with the behavior team for ongoing support
• Attend IEP and CST meetings when appropriate
• Provide counseling services for students as necessary
• Support implementation of the school-wide approach to classroom management and discipline
• Complete self-harm, suicide, and threat risk assessments when necessary
• Train staff in developmentally appropriate coping, de-escalation, and regulation strategies
• Lead professional development in areas such as mandated reporting of abuse or neglect
• Serve as the primary contact for the Every Meal program
• Provide attendance interventions as necessary and complete required truancy reporting

Required Qualifications:

• Licensed MN social worker or school counselor or ability to be licensed by time of hire
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with diverse student populations
• Ability to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with an urban and/or ESL population
• Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field and working toward professional licensure
• Demonstrated success working with diverse student populations
• Fluency (ideally) or proficiency in Spanish, Somali, Arabic, or Oromo

About Our School:
Northeast College Prep (NECP) is a diverse, Kindergarten - 8th-grade public charter school with approximately 275 students. Our mission is to ensure strong academic, social-emotional, and talent development in every member of our diverse student body, thereby positioning each student for college graduation, career success, and positive community impact.
Founded as a diverse school committed to strong academics and social-emotional learning, our curious students learn about themselves and the world around them. All students take Art, Spanish, Arabic, and Physical Education. Social-emotional learning lessons are explicitly taught and woven throughout the day and we partner with community organizations to develop each students' unique talents. We are a Responsive Classroom school that believes in restorative practices and teaching intrinsic motivation so that students do the right thing even if no one is watching.
NECP exists to ensure that all children have access to an education that will help them to maximize their options in life, thereby contributing to a more just society. Our students and their families speak 14 different primary languages. About 50% qualify for English Language Learning services and about 90% qualify for free or reduced lunch and around 12% qualify for Special Education.
Compensation:
A competitive salary and full benefits will be offered. Salary range for the position is $60,000-75,000.
Application Process:
To apply, please fill out our online application located at If applicable, college transcripts may be requested later in the hiring process. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Northeast College Prep is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. People from all diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have questions or concerns, reach out to .