School Social Worker/Clinical Counselor at Maya Angelou Academy SY 26 - 27

Maya Angelou Schools / See Forever Foundation • Laurel, MD

2d • $78,000 - $115,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker/Clinical Counselor provides trauma-informed mental health, behavioral, and social-emotional support services to students enrolled in a school located within a juvenile detention center. This position serves students ages 13–21, many of whom have experienced trauma, interrupted education, behavioral health challenges, involvement with multiple systems, and disabilities, including students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). The Social Worker/Clinical Counselor plays a critical role in delivering individual counseling, behavioral intervention supports, crisis response, and school-wide social-emotional learning (SEL) programming within a secure setting.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work or mental health/community/school counseling.
• DC License is mandatory.
• If LGSW or LGPC, must have two years of working experience and be LICSW or LPC-eligible.
• OSSE certification is mandatory (within 1 year).
• Must have strong skills in documenting efforts and interventions.
• Must commit to working from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in juvenile detention/secure facilities is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Experience working in community-based mental health, family health/mental health, and or public school settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral support services for students receiving special education services.
• Collaborate with special education case managers, school psychologists, teachers, and administrators to support implementation of IEP behavioral goals and accommodations.
• Support restorative and therapeutic approaches to student discipline and behavior intervention.
• Provide individual counseling services to students experiencing emotional, behavioral, social, and mental health challenges.
• Conduct intake screenings, risk assessments, and ongoing student needs assessments.
• Develop individualized counseling goals aligned to student social-emotional and behavioral needs.
• Support students with emotional regulation, coping skills, conflict resolution, grief/loss, anger management, trauma recovery, and interpersonal skills.
• Maintain confidential counseling records and documentation in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and school policies.
• Collaborate with facility mental health staff, school staff, and outside providers to coordinate services and supports.
• Design, coordinate, and implement school-wide SEL programming and initiatives aligned with the developmental and behavioral needs of detained youth.
• Facilitate SEL groups, psychoeducational workshops, and therapeutic skill-building sessions.
• Support the integration of SEL practices into classrooms and school culture.
• Participate in IEP meetings, manifestation determination meetings, SST meetings, transition planning meetings, and re-entry planning processes.
• Maintain timely and accurate records, case notes, service logs, progress reports, and required documentation.
• Ensure services comply with IDEA, FERPA, and all district and federal regulations.
• Participate in required professional development and staff training.
• Support data collection and reporting related to counseling services, behavioral interventions, and SEL initiatives.
• Perform tasks that may not directly align with your job description but are vital and serve to maintain a safe and effective teaching and learning environment for scholars and staff.

Benefits

• health care coverage
• HSA/FSA and dependent care accounts
• voluntary dental and vision
• employer-paid short-term and long-term disability options
• commuter benefits
• a 401k retirement savings plan with employer contribution offered after 1 year of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level