School Social Worker (2025-2026)

OUR MISSION  BRICK is on a mission to support families from pre-cradle-to-career through holistic support, excellent schools, and clear pathways to college and career. By creating a comprehensive network of services, we are righting the wrongs of racial and economic inequality and paving the way for families to forge futures abundant with opportunity, wellness, and joy OUR VISION  BRICK envisions a world of racial and economic justice, where every child and family has the support they need to learn, achieve, and work towards a fulfilling life of personal and collective prosperity.  To learn more about BRICK, please visit http://www.brickeducation.org BRICK currently has schools in two regions: Newark, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New York.  BRICK Gateway Academy Charter School is our Newark location.  As a full K-12 continuum, we start our college-focused academic programming in kindergarten and yield better results for Newark students for generations to come. We are more than a school; we are a full ecosystem of supports from cradle to career. We provide our families with free wraparound services like prenatal care, career services, and housing support. Our high school alumni receive up to six years of post-graduate assistance. BRICK Gateway Academy attracts a diverse staff devoted to nurturing our students’ intellect and identities in order to prepare them to graduate from college and to chart their own course. To learn more about our Newark location, BRICK Gateway Academy, please visit https://www.gatewayacademy.org  OverviewOverviewOur Social Worker will observe students, design research-based interventions to meet their unique needs, and support the school in implementing those interventions to support student growth and development. In addition, our Social Worker will also collaborate with our ecosystem partners to ensure that each student and family receives access to the comprehensive wraparound services they need to thrive.   Essential Functions Partnering with the school leadership team to implement the BRICK Network’s Ubuntu cultural program, includings its emphasis on positive identity development, social emotional learning and restorative practicesAdhering to the policies, standards, and school-wide responsibilities described in the school’s Employee Handbook or as may be instituted or in effect from time to timeFacilitating staff training sessions, including in the areas of child development, understanding student behavior, and developing social and emotional skillsProviding consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that student actions reflect the school’s core values, high expectations, and code of conductImplementing assessments and tracking classroom data to measure the social and emotional growth of students over timeConducting classroom observations of students; collecting and recording data; and communicating with school staff and families on scholar progressConducting functional behavior assessments and developing behavior intervention plans for scholarsSupporting staff in the implementation of behavior intervention plans and progress monitoring the effectiveness of those plansTaking action to support student growth, including by designing interventions as needed to support individual students, particular classes, or grade levelsProviding individual and group counseling services for students as needed, including services that are required as part of student 504 plans or Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)Providing crisis intervention services, such as suicide risk assessments as necessarySupporting the planning and execution of grade-level and school-wide activities and eventsHelping complete necessary school wide duties for the successful and orderly functioning of the school (for example, the supervision of hallway transitions, morning arrival and afternoon departure and the chaperoning of field lessons) as well as other duties that the Principal or Director of Operations may request from time to timeProviding appropriate supervision of students during class, breaks, meals, specials, and transitions to maintain an optimal work environment and to ensure students’ safety and well-beingAttending and participating in events outside of normal school hours (for example, the Back to School Barbecue, family nights, student performances, field trips, report card nights, etc…)Collaborating with teachers in planning grade level meetings, department meetings, staff meetings, and other professional development activitiesCommunicating effectively with students, families and colleaguesConnecting students and families to support services from outside a