Join the team at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on 60 Minutes for its revolutionary salaries and its outstanding results. TEP aims to achieve educational equity for students from historically underserved communities by utilizing world-class teachers and social workers, while re-imagining the social work profession as a place in which individuals prioritize their own growth as experts and community leaders.

About the Role

Applicants will be eligible for Early Childhood Social Work roles (Kindergarten, 1st Grade) and Elementary School Social Work roles (2nd Grade to 4th Grade), or Middle School Social Work roles (5th Grade to 8th Grade).

Social Work Fellows at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School serve as the facilitators of mental health services for TEP students and families, design and implement (proactive and preventative) programs that promote social and emotional health, and respond to day-to-day student issues and unanticipated crises. Each Social Work Fellow at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School focuses their efforts on the students, families, and teachers of one specific cohort, while refining their skills and prioritizing their own professional growth.

In this role, you will serve as the Social Work Fellow for one TEP cohort (Kindergarten through 8th Grade), then will move up with this cohort of students throughout their time at TEP until they graduate! This is an amazing opportunity for a creative clinician who thrives in an autonomous environment, is passionate about social justice and child/family work, and is seeking to form long-lasting relationships with students and families as they navigate the road from Kindergarten through adolescence.

Looking to have a significant impact while developing into an expert Clinical Social Worker within a community of master clinicians? This is the role for you.

Early Childhood Social Workers will work in vibrant and colorful spaces that reflect the learning and development that takes place in Kindergarten and 1st grade. Social Workers will support students in developing foundational emotional and social skills within classrooms, as well as private and collaborative Social Work office spaces.

Elementary School Social Workers will work in a learning environment carefully crafted to instill a love of learning for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders, as well as private and collaborative Social Work office spaces. Our unique school setting in the heart of Washington Heights provides a perfect environment for young learners. In addition, the nature that surrounds our campus provides a great setting for our young explorers.

Middle School Social Workers will work in a state-of-the-art learning environment carefully designed, built, and crafted to spark joy and instill a love of learning for TEP students. Our school building in the Washington Heights/Inwood community, provides a perfect learning environment for developing students by providing a Social Work suite with both private and collaborative offices/spaces, innovative classroom settings, a full gymnasium, a high-tech performing arts space, and an indoor/outdoor café where meals are prepared fresh on a daily basis for students and staff.

"I believe this is where I have the greatest impact within the Social Work profession. I can do the work that is going to last! I can connect with people, very young, and see the fruits of the work last for years and years." - TEP Social Worker

Responsibilities

Clinical Counseling Services

Provide regular counseling to students and families in need of social and emotional support; this includes both mandated counseling to students with IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) as well as individual and group counseling to other students in need
Lead mediations as necessary, using relational-based models within your social work practice, in alignment with TEP's commitment to Restorative Justice Practices
Respond to day-to-day crises and collaborate with the school community to create a safe and supportive environment for all students