Intensive Supports Lead Therapist

2 months ago

Indianapolis, United States Indianapolis Public Schools Full time
TITLE: Intensive Supports Lead Therapist

WHO WE ARE:

Indianapolis Public Schools (l PS) is a student-focused, innovative educational organization committed to academic excellence. Our mission is to empower and educate all students to think critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace diversity, and to pursue their dreams with a purpose. We are a family of excellent public schools in which every student has the opportunity to succeed and the power to create their own future.

Led by forward-thinking leadership and our commitment to prioritizing students, racial equity, and authentic engagement with our families, team members, and communities, our staff have diverse opportunities to develop their careers in a challenging but rewarding environment. We are an organization for people who are passionate about education and who are committed to the Indianapolis community.

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY:

We are looking for an Intensive Supports Therapist (IST) who will positively impact student success by providing immediate and long term therapeutic support to students served in intensive programs (ROOTS, ED, alternative options, etc.). The IST addresses barriers to student learning, including social, emotional and mental health challenges and provides recommendations for supports and services for families.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your day-to-day may look like.

Core Duties and Responsibilities
  • Identify students requiring access to therapeutic supports who may not otherwise be served by community partners
  • Work with building leaders, USS leadership, students, and families to ensure clear communication streams exist
  • Provide therapeutic and counseling related services to individual students, as well as groups of students
  • Lead prevention groups in SPED and general alternative options (grief, incarcerated parents, violence, conflict mediation, etc.)
  • Work with the Social Services Coordinator to provide short-term support to schools with interrupted access to a school social worker or therapeutic services from a community partner
  • Maintain data for the purpose of demonstrating the impact of therapeutic interventions and support
  • Support each assigned school with intervention and supportive problem-solving for students in the MTSS process who demonstrate potential mental health needs
  • Confer with school counselors, school psychologists, and teaching staff, to obtain additional testing information, and to gain insight on student behavioral disorders affecting the learning process
  • Assist in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
  • Access and link community resources to students, families and the school in response to identified needs. To accomplish this responsibility, home and agency visits are required. Serves as the Case Manager for Section 504/Disability which maintains case conference and monitor compliance.
  • Serves as a member of the IPS /Crisis Team and respond when called
"Day In the Life" Overview

On a regular day, as the Lead Family Resource Center Social Worker, you might:
  • Begin your day with a check-in of all students on your caseload
  • Begin counseling groups and document interactions, progress, and regression
  • Contact parents for updates on 504 plans and upcoming meetings
  • Reach out to the McKinney Vento Coordinator to request items for a family in need
  • Provide individual therapy for a student
  • Emails, data collection, and similar USS systems
WHAT YOU'll BRING: SKILLS AND MINDSETS

As an ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to achieve the following:
  • Highly-developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy
  • Results/action-orientation; project management skills
  • Racial equity mindset and other critical indicators related to DEI
  • Organizational agility; developed negotiation skills
  • Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust
  • Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong strategic analysis skills
  • Ability to be creative in developing alternatives to meet IPS Instructional needs
  • A track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of actors
  • Excellent communication skills and strong analytical and writing capabilities
  • Close attention to detail coupled with the ability to exercise good judgment
  • Strong organizational, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Proactive nature; able to anticipate conflicts before they arise
  • Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively
  • Ability to execute meetings, calls and emails with professionalism, courtesy and accuracy
  • Personal qualities of maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and diligence
  • Ability to effectively allocate and prioritize time to several tasks to ensure completion of all


EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

Master's Degree in School Social Work, School Counseling, or similar from a qualifying university or college.

Working knowledge of federal and state 504 laws, rules, and practices Broad knowledge of Indiana and IPS policies, practices and programs

FLSA CLASSIFICATION:

Exempt

ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK:

Not eligible

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

EEOC STATEMENT:

Indianapolis Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, will not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, homelessness or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. Indianapolis Public Schools does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation, threat, or harassment that demeans individuals' dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

DISCLAIMER:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the above representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This job description is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive list of all essential functions and duties performed by the occupant of this position. Factors such as regular and punctual attendance are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function.

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