K-12 Social Worker

This position will be for the 2024/2025 School Year
HOPE Community Academy is an accredited, public co-educational charter school comprised of primary,
intermediate, middle school, and high school levels. The entire school community seeks to provide a
safe and trusting learning environment where each student is valued and challenged to grow
academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.
The mission of HOPE Community Academy is to educate all students to the highest levels of academic
and social standards with a focus on Hmong language and culture.
As a vital part of the total learning community, HOPE Community Academy is called to educate students
in an atmosphere enriched by shared Hmong and American values . . . peace, justice, and respect for
one another. The school recognizes that a child’s healthy development is dependent upon learning and
living out those values.

The School Social Worker will work with students dealing with stress from school, social pressures,
and/or family life in order to provide them support and improve their classroom performance and
overall wellness.

Primary duties: (These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.)

• Assess student functioning, both formally and informally, incorporating data from multiple
  sources across settings.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and administrators to develop intervention strategies to
  enhance school success.
• Identify, mobilize and coordinate family, school and community resources to enable children to
  receive maximum benefit from their educational program.
• Provide crisis intervention services for students.
• Provide consultation to school personnel regarding home, neighborhood and community
  conditions affecting student well being.
• Serve as a resource to school staff regarding identification and reporting of child abuse and
  neglect.
• Serve as the school contact person for students who are homeless.
• Consult and collaborate with community agencies and other mental health professionals to
  coordinate services.
• Attend and participate in individual, group and all social work staff supervision meetings as well
  as District mandated training as assigned.
• Assist in resolving truancy concerns.
• When serving students in Special Education, engage in proper due process procedures.
• Uphold the ethical standards of the Social Work profession.
• Contribute to the District’s inclusive workplace efforts by fostering a safe, welcoming and
  respectful environment.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (Master’s Degree in Social Work strongly preferred), AND a
  current Minnesota Board of Social Work License AND a valid School Social Work License, issued
  by the Minnesota Department of Education.
• Knowledge of positive behavioral interventions.
• Knowledge of group counseling techniques with children and/or youth.
• Knowledge of community resources and social services.

Working Environment:

• Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment; school building is a
  multi-level building that has an elevator and is accessible
• Position requires extensive interaction with children of all ages
• Duties may occasionally be performed on field trips away from school
• Duties may occasionally be performed in outdoor environments, such as athletic fields or
  playgrounds
• Duties may occasionally be performed in varying weather conditions, such as hot or cold
  weather.
• Possible exposure to loud and noisy locations (e.g. loud classrooms or cafeterias; children
  speaking or laughing loudly).

To apply, or for more information, email us at careers@hope-school.org.

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts school’s right to assign or reassign duties and
responsibilities to this job at any time. This document does not create an employment contract, implied
or otherwise. It does not alter the “at will” employment relationship between the school and the
employee.