Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 57,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 132 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose. Our goal is that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
 

School Health Programs support all SFUSD schools to be welcoming and inclusive environments so students are safe, healthy and ready to learn.  Driven by our district values - including fearlessness, unity, and social justice - we remain strong in our resolve that ALL students, and the multiple identities, communities, and histories they embody, are essential to a strong and flourishing society.  
 

What It Means to Work Here

When you join our team at SFUSD you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused organization that approaches public education as a social justice movement, requiring broad collaboration across an array of strategic partners. In 2014, SFUSD created an inspiring statement, Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives.SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As aCORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

Our overall philosophy is based on the value of preserving individual and family integrity by helping children and families build on their innate strengths. Tier 3 services are designed to address the identified needs of children and adolescents who, due to serious and chronic symptoms of social and emotional disorders, are unable to remain stable in the community without intensive interventions. This medically necessary service directly addresses the recipient’s mental health-related diagnostic and 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Shoestrings School Social Worker will work a total of 219 days per school year, including the 184 calendar work days and an additional 35 extended days during the summer months.  

The Tier 3 Shoestrings School Social Worker will participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team including mental health and behavioral staff.  In accordance with the California Standards of the Teaching Profession, School Social Workers work under the supervision of site or central office administrators and in collaboration with their school staff, families and community and are responsible for the fulfillment of the essential duties set forth below: 

The ShoeString Children’s Center, Multi-Tiered Early Intervention and Supports Program is an intensive screening  & intervention behavioral diagnostic program that provides 10 weeks of intensive assessment and direct clinical services to children. The younger the child (exhibiting behaviors that interfere with the ability to access instruction/curriculum, participate in routines, build positive parent-child interactions, daily life skills, etc.) the more we will need to work with the environment he or she is in (e.g. home, school). 
 

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Minimum Qualifications

1. Master’s Degree in Social Work and CA PPS credential in School Social Work
2. Experience coordinating and knowledge of comprehensive support systems in schools
3. Experience providing case management, facilitating support groups, and delivering mental health interventions in a school setting
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experience working with multidisciplinary teams in an educational setting
5. Ability to organize time, energies, and workloads in effective and efficient manner (NASW Standard 2)
6. Multi-cultural competency
7. Knowledge and experience with computers, including: Word processing, databases, and internet access

What We Offer

SFUSD is committed to attracting and retaining the best educators in the nation. Benefits of teaching in San Francisco include:

• Competitive salaries determined by experience, education level, and credentials
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance for teachers and their eligible dependents
• City and state programs for housing assistance:
• Teacher Next Door Program: https://sfmohcd.org/teacher-next-door
• Extra Credit Home Purchase Program: http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cdlac/applications/applications.asp?app=ecthpp 
• MyHome Assistance Program: https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/programs/myhome.htm
• Additional salary stipend of $5000 for National Board Certified teachers
• Additional salary stipend of $2000 for credentialed teachers teaching in high potential schools and a $1000 stipend for teachers teaching hard to fill subject areas

How to Apply

• Go to: https://careers.sfusd.edu/
• Create an account and complete an application.
• Go to the “Current Openings” tab to view and apply for specific openings.

Please check back often to connect your application to specific openings as they are posted. Applicants will be contacted based on the needs of the district. For more information about careers at SFUSD, please visit https://careers.sfusd.edu/. For more information about SFUSD’s mission and Strategic Plan please visit www.sfusd.edu. For other questions, contact us at teach@sfusd.edu.

Non-Discrimination Policy

San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities. For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.