School Social Work Coordinator

Para Los Niños (PLN) seeks a School Social Work Coordinator to provide leadership, coordination, and oversight of school-based social work services across charter school and after-school programs. The Coordinator supports the implementation of comprehensive social-emotional wellness, mental health, attendance, and student support services while ensuring compliance with educational, clinical, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the School Social Work internship program, including recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, supervision, evaluation, and professional development of trainees and interns.
• Provide individual and group supervision, mentorship, consultation, and performance feedback to trainees while maintaining collaborative relationships with university partners.
• Support the delivery of school-based social work services, social-emotional wellness initiatives, crisis response efforts, attendance interventions, and multi-tiered systems of support across assigned programs and school sites.
• Monitor caseloads, service delivery, documentation, and program outcomes to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with organizational, clinical, educational, and funding requirements.
• Collaborate with school administrators, MTSS teams, Special Education staff, Clinical Services, and other stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions.
• Maintain a limited caseload of students requiring intensive social-emotional, behavioral, mental health, crisis intervention, and special education-related services.
• Conduct assessments, risk assessments, crisis intervention, family meetings, counseling, case management, and coordination of services.
• Support the provision and coordination of Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS/ERICS) and other specialized interventions.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant documentation, reporting, record maintenance, and data collection.
• Foster collaborative partnerships with families, community agencies, universities, and service providers.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, or a closely related field.
• Currently registered and in good standing with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW), Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), or Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC).
• Valid California Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential with Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) authorization in good standing.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a public, charter, and/or private school setting.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish required.
• Valid California driver's license, personal vehicle, and automobile insurance (up to 15% travel within Los Angeles County).
• TB test clearance and verification of immunizations (Pertussis, Measles, Influenza) required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current and unrestricted California licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).