Position Summary and Overview

The Churchill School & Center, a K-12 school for students with language-based learning disabilities, is seeking a full-time licensed upper school Social Worker or certified School Psychologist for grades 7-9. This is a leave replacement opening beginning in February for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the 7 person department of Mental Health Support Services within a vibrant and energetic community of educators. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to Churchill’s mission and core values
• Embrace and model Churchill’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 
• Provide group counseling
• Provide individual counseling when needed
• Provide crisis intervention as needed
• Develop and implement health and wellness curriculum, including sexuality education
• Work collaboratively with teachers and other related service providers 
• Seek improved methods of counseling through professional development opportunities
• Attend weekly grade level, team and department meetings

Other responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Provide family guidance
• Co-facilitate family support group meetings
• Involvement in Emergency Management Team
• Collaborate with and make referrals to outside treatment providers and evaluators
• As a member of the Admissions Committee, support the Enrollment Management Office through reviewing candidate files, conducting interviews, etc.
• Participate in the IEP process and CSE meetings as needed
• Provide professional development to Churchill faculty and participate in professional presentations to the parent community

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have...

• LCSW or NYS certification as a School Psychologist
• Experience working with, mentoring, supervising and/or building positive relationships with adolescents  
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and clinical skills
• Experience working with children with learning disabilities is preferred
• Cultural awareness and the ability to connect effectively with diverse populations
• Knowledge of, or willingness to continue higher levels of education to obtain knowledge of effective counseling strategies and methodologies for working with children with language-based learning disabilities
• Patience, flexibility, good organization skills, and a sense of humor

Compensation 

• $70-90K commensurate with experience
• Benefits package: annual personal/sick time days, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, free lunch plan, and professional development opportunities.
• School issued computers

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send:

• Current resume;
• Cover letter and;
• references 

in PDF format to: usresume@churchillschoolnyc.org Candidates should make sure to outline all experiences relative to the position. Furthermore, Churchill works to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Please include your thoughts and experiences on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a school setting and offer an example of your work with students through an equity lens.

The Churchill School and Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, national or ethnic origin, ancestry or any other characteristic. Churchill is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from candidates of color, as well as candidates from under-represented groups.

Churchill’s Vision

A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities.

Churchill Mission

To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

About Churchill School and Center

Churchill’s Vision: A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities. Churchill’s Mission: To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

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