About Job

Position: Clinical Social Worker--School Year 2025-2026

IDEA Public Charter School in Washington, DC challenges, motivates, and strengthens all of our scholars’ intellect, whether they are pursuing paths to college or the workforce. Founded in 1997, IDEA is located in a state-of-the-art educational facility in the historic Deanwood community. In addition to rigorous core academics, IDEA offers career and technical education pathways, including business management, carpentry, child development, and computer science, as well as athletics and green initiatives.

IDEA is a great fit for teachers and staff who:

Enjoy developing strong, individual relationships with students in a small high school environment
Appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with peers and grow with the support of a cadre of leaders
Seek exceptional compensation and benefits within the DC charter sector

As a Clinical Social Worker you will:

Believe that all students are capable of achieving their dreams and support them in the pursuit of those dreams
Participate in special education assessment and individual educational plan (IEP) meetings
Provide individual and group clinical services as indicated in students’ IEPs
Complete annual IEP goals for special education students
Complete functional behavior assessment and behavior improvement requests
Input service trackers monthly for each student with disabilities who receives counseling services on their IEP
Input quarterly progress reports and report cards in SEDS
Address problems in a student's living situation that affect adjustment in school
Prepare social or developmental history on students with disabilities
Provide group, individual, and family counseling
Mobilize family, school, and community resources to enable students to learn as effectively as possible in their educational programs
Assist in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies
Provide crisis intervention
Assist with conflict resolution and anger management through mediation
Help students develop appropriate social interaction skills
Assist students in understanding and accepting self and others
Demonstrate knowledge of McKinney-Vento population and procedures
Demonstrate knowledge of resources for pregnant and parenting populations
Conduct classroom observations of students with disabilities and general education students and provide targeted corrective feedback to support social and emotional learning needs
Develop and deliver high-quality professional development for instructors on best practices for meeting the social and emotional needs of students
Provide staff with essential information to better understand factors affecting a student’s performance and behavior
Assess students with mental health concerns
Develop staff in-service training programs
Assist teachers with behavior management
Provide direct support to staff as needed (e.g. duty station, transitions, dismissal)
Attend external training to maintain clinical social work licensure
Assist in developing and implementing educational programs for students such as resource room and mediation circles
Supervise MSW interns and complete time-sensitive documentation
Develop alternative programs for students who have left school or are not attending regularly
Identify and report child abuse and neglect.
Provide consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504
Provide case management for students and families requiring multiple resources
Work with school staff to manage reporting and data tracking for all special education programs
Perform other duties as deemed appropriate by Director of Clinical Services and Principal