Social Worker (LCSW Preferred)

BROOME STREET ACADEMY•New York, NY

13d•$70,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Broome Street Academy Charter High School (BSA) is seeking a Social Worker to join their team. BSA serves over-age, under-credited students who require rigorous academic pathways alongside comprehensive wraparound support. The school is currently in a turnaround phase focused on stabilization, systems-building, and cultural reset. The Social Workers will be part of a dedicated team focused on creating coherent, urgent, and measurable systems to transform the school for the students and families served. This role offers the opportunity to build and strengthen student support systems, lead interventions, and integrate expertise within a wrap-around model for student support and school development.

Requirements

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
4+ years of clinical experience in mental health, school settings preferred.
Strong ability to engage in crisis intervention, de-escalation, and trauma-informed care practices.
Experience working with adolescents from diverse backgrounds, including students in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or facing systemic barriers.
Familiarity with restorative justice practices, special education support (IEPs), and mandated counseling is highly valued.
Excellent communication, advocacy, and collaboration skills, with a passion for working in a team-driven, student-centered environment.

Nice To Haves

LCSW preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group clinical supervision to a dedicated team of social workers.
Monitor and improve the quality of social work services through ongoing case consultation, documentation review, comprehensive data collection and analysis, and coordination with school staff and community partners.
Provide individual and group counseling for students in grades 9-12, including mandated counseling services for students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Utilize evidence-based and data-driven interventions to support students with achieving personal goals and addressing social, emotional, behavioral and other challenges.
Maintain a person-centered, strengths-based, and anti-oppressive approach.
Administer screeners and assessments to inform diagnosis, treatment, goals, and interventions for students.
Maintain progress notes, complete IEP counseling reports, conduct classroom observations, and coordinate referrals.
Communicate and meet regularly with school staff, families, and other key stakeholders to address the individual academic and social-emotional needs of students.
Participate in IEP meetings, child study team meetings, and case conferences with other mental health providers or stakeholders, including the psychiatry team at The Door.
Serve as a frontline crisis responder by addressing mental health and behavioral crises.
Coordinate closely with the Social Work Team, the Student Culture Team and administrators as needed.
Crisis intervention may include de-escalation, student mediations, suicide and homicide risk assessment, and the creation and maintenance of safety plans.
Participate in regular schoolwide meetings and professional development opportunities.
Attend after-school activities and chaperone student trips.
Participate in the planning and implementation of The Door and BSA’s annual mental health wellness day, monthly school assemblies, other social-emotional learning initiatives such as support groups, and when applicable, professional development for staff.