[2026-27] KIPP Durham Middle School Social Worker (LCSWA Required)(5K Signing Bonus)

KIPP NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC • Durham, NC

3d • $55,000 - $89,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker at KIPP North Carolina provides crucial support and services to students. This role involves working directly with students, teachers, community partners, and families to offer individual and group counseling, and to connect families with long-term solutions and external support organizations. Social Workers report to their school Principals and receive coaching from the Director of School Social Work on the Regional Support Team. The position is a 12-month role with truncated hours during the summer.

Requirements

• A deep commitment to the mission of KIPP NC and an unwavering belief in the potential of all our students.
• Possess a deep commitment to both racial equity and improving the lives of kids from marginalized communities.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited institution.
• Current North Carolina licensure (or ability to gain reciprocity) in social work at the Master’s level: e.g., LMSW or LCSW.
• If hold an LCSWA, must be able to obtain own supervision for their LSCW.
• Knowledge of federal and state Special Education law.
• Knowledge of best practices for special education and assistive technology.
• Independent self-starter with a strong focus on student development.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Possession of a passionate and loving attitude toward all children.
• Responsiveness; follow-up and follow-through with students, families, and faculty members are essential.
• Ability to exercise excellent judgment in decision-making.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience collaborating with team members and providing constructive and instructive feedback.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Ability to stand for 8+ hours per day.
• Ability to carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to deescalate an escalated child.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of experience as a School Social Worker.
• Experience developing and delivering Professional Development to adults.
• Fluency in Spanish.
• Ability to synthesize knowledge and present it to stakeholders in a comprehensive manner.
• Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data.
• Ability to work both on broad-based strategy and everyday details.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate individual sessions using evidence-based, student-centered interventions to guide conversations and achieve student’s goals.
• Facilitate group sessions using evidence-based, student-centered interventions as a model to guide conversations and influence social emotional skills/ behaviors.
• Facilitate classroom lessons modeling evidence-based, student-centered interventions for students and teachers.
• Build peer connections by using evidence-based, student-centered interventions during restorative practices (such as circle, peer conflict resolution) and lunch bunch.
• Participate in continuous training to develop and build their evidence-based and student-centered toolbox.
• Respond to acute mental health crises and provide appropriate intervention services to students and families.
• Develop and manage 504 plans, monitor progress, and provide support and consultation to general and special education teachers to promote implementation.
• Provide support in the development of student behavior plans.
• Conducts student and classroom observations to monitor individual student progress.
• Provide on-going consultation to teachers, parents, and other school personnel to support students’ learning, behavioral challenges, and mental health needs.
• Conduct risk assessments when students present with safety concerns.
• Act as a team member who supports mental and behavioral health programming at the Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 levels of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
• Facilitate Professional Development for staff to spread awareness on social worker's role in the school.
• Initiate monthly initiatives at the school and spread awareness to all students and staff.
• Serve as 504 case manager for students with a 504 plan.
• Ensure that students’ 504 plans are complete, compliant and updated at least annually.
• Share students’ 504 plans, especially accommodations and services, with students’ teachers and school leadership teams.
• Ensure that students with 504 plans receive accommodations on all formal tests.
• Prepare and lead annual review 504 meetings at least once per year for each student, and reevaluation 504 meetings at least once every 3 years for each student.
• Manage the 504 initial referral and eligibility process.
• Manage the 504 Manifestation Determination process.
• Collects data to track plan fidelity and monitor progress towards goals for 504s.
• Manages the Mckinney-Vento Program for the school.
• Consult and collaborate with school leaders, teachers, and student support team members to offer prevention and intervention strategies to resolve learning and behavioral challenges of students.
• Conduct classroom observations to observe students and model for teachers how to support students with unique behaviors and mental health disabilities.
• Support stakeholders in understanding the integration of child development, student academics, and social-emotional functioning.
• Demonstrate a positive, collaborative, problem-solving mindset with students, parents/guardians, educators, administrators, community members, and colleagues.
• Work directly with Community Based Organizations to make referrals for students in need of mental health services.
• Collaborate with the school team to decrease chronic absenteeism and truancy.
• Participate in Attendance meetings and support families who have been identified as Truant by creating a plan to increase student attendance.
• Conduct home visits to ensure well-being of student and to provide support to families in their natural environment.
• Serve as the school liaison to social service agencies in the surrounding community.
• Act as the School-Based Homeless Liaison, identifying and supporting families that are in need of permanent housing through completion of referrals and fulfilling identified needs.
• Participate in mediations, administrative reviews, discipline hearings, and due process proceedings as it relates to students on caseload.
• Participate in school Open Houses, Parent-Teacher Conferences and other school events engaging parents outside of normal operating hours.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, vision, and dental) at no cost to individuals and deep discounts for dependents.
• Enrollment in an optional 403b with employer match up to 6%.
• On-going professional development opportunities.
• Support programs for new teachers.
• Assigned coaching and weekly/biweekly development meetings for all teachers.
• Regular content and grade-level specific PDs.
• Teaching Licensure Support.
• Generous time off: Paid Time Off (17 days PTO & 6 days sick leave annually).
• Paid Time off for all major national holidays (including Fall Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break).

What This Job Offers

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