# Social Worker - 2026/2027 School Year (Pastorius-Richardson Campus - Germantown) **Company**: Mastery Schools **Location**: Philadelphia, PA **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: Full-Time 2026-27 School Year **Salary**: $60,900-$102,500 **Category**: Human Resources **Industry**: Education **Apply**: https://jobs.lever.co/masterycharter/ba16a458-a60d-44e4-a49a-c8f795c4a254?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_ff1b2b30-30c ## Description Mastery Schools is a public charter network of 23 K-12 schools in Philadelphia and Camden, serving more than 14,000 students. The Social Worker provides direct support to students by addressing behavioral, emotional, and social barriers to academic success. ## Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide individual and group counseling services to students with social, emotional, and behavioral needs. - Serve as the primary liaison between the school and external service providers, coordinating student and family support. - Manage crisis intervention and behavioral health emergencies, ensuring student safety and well-being. - Lead child abuse reporting and mandated communication with the Department of Human Services. - Conduct home visits to assess family needs and provide targeted support. - Support students experiencing grief, trauma, homelessness, pregnancy, or parenting challenges, connecting them with appropriate resources. - Oversee student assistance programs and school-wide intervention strategies. - Maintain accurate documentation of student interventions, services provided, and referrals. - Develop and facilitate professional development sessions for staff on student mental health, trauma-informed practices, and behavioral supports. - Serve as a visible, trusted resource for at-risk students, providing mentorship and advocacy. - Track student support data to assess intervention effectiveness and identify trends. ## Qualifications: - Strong knowledge of child and adolescent mental health, trauma-informed care, and behavioral interventions. - Familiarity with child welfare reporting, community support resources, and social services coordination. - Ability to build strong relationships with students, families, and staff in a diverse school community. - Excellent problem-solving, communication, and crisis management skills. - Ability to track and analyze student intervention data to drive program effectiveness. - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-need school environment. ## Education and Experience: - Master’s degree in Social Work or a related clinical field required. - PA: Licensure as an LSW, LPC, or LCSW; Pennsylvania School Social Worker Certification strongly preferred. - NJ: Licensure as an LSW or LCSW strongly preferred; New Jersey School Social Work Certificate required. - Minimum of two (2) years of experience serving as a child or adolescent social worker preferred and/or providing counseling and crisis intervention in a school or community setting. ## Salary and Bonus Information: - This role is eligible for a $3,000 signing bonus! - New-to-Mastery Social Workers can expect a starting annual salary of between $60,900-$78,500 based on years’ of experience and level of education. Salaries range from $60,900-$102,500, with growth opportunities as your career progresses. ## Additional Information Mastery's Benefits Package: We offer a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth. Some of our most popular benefits include our 403(b) retirement plan for PA employees (with a 5% match from Mastery for full-time employees), enrollment in the State of New Jersey Pension Plan for NJ employees, a robust Employee Assistance Program, mental health and counseling programs, an annual Professional Development Fund, and discounts and perks at a myriad of retailers, travel organizations, insurance providers, and so much more, as well as access to the Health Advocate Helpdesk to help you navigate various benefits-related topics. ## Skills ### Required - child and adolescent mental health - trauma-informed care - behavioral interventions - child welfare reporting - community support resources - social services coordination ### Nice to have - bilingual in English and Spanish --- Source: [Apply at jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/masterycharter/ba16a458-a60d-44e4-a49a-c8f795c4a254?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)