Sales Support Director jobs in Rhode Island

Team: Special Services

Job Level: Director

Reports To: Managing Director, Social Work

Location: Rhode Island

Standard Work Hours: 7:30am - 12:00pm

Full-Time/Part-Time: Part-time

Hourly Rate: $56.61 per hour

About Achievement First

Achievement First (AF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that currently supports 41 public charter schools in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Consistently rated as one of the top charter school networks in the country for almost 25 years, AF is committed to continuous improvement, programmatic evolution for enhanced student outcomes, and sustainable growth. The majority of AF students are Black and Latinx children from low-income families who will be the first in their families to graduate from college. AF currently employs more than 2,200 staff — 61% of whom identify as Black, Indigenous, and Multi-racial — who collectively educate nearly 15,000 students in Brooklyn and Queens, NY; New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford, CT; and Providence, RI.

The mission of Achievement First is to deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all of America’s children. AF knows that every child—regardless of race, zip code, or economic status—deserves access to great schools. At AF, students realize their potential and develop the skills they need to graduate from high school, succeed in college, thrive in a competitive world, and serve as the next generation of leaders in their communities. At AF, students and staff embark on a shared journey to fulfill their incredible potential.

We are looking for a strategic and thoughtful Part Time Director of Social Work to join our Special Services team within commuting distance of our schools in Rhode Island

Your Impact

Reporting directly to the Managing Director of Social Work, our Part Time Director of Social Work is responsible for providing individual and group clinical supervision to the Rhode Island Social Workers in accordance with the Rhode Island licensing board’s regulations. They will also provide support to all Rhode Island school leaders regarding coaching guidance of their SWers and escalated socio-emotional crisis. Additionally, they will facilitate and support training on mandated reporting, de-escalation, attendance intervention, supporting the unhoused and identifying community resources.

Coaching/Clinical Supervision

• Weekly individual clinical supervision for eight SWers
• Monthly group supervision (case consultation)
• Support them through modeling and feedback.
• Identify and implement clinically focused learning plans for each social worker to aid in their professional development. 

Rhode Island crisis support and Reporting Management 

• Crisis response (mandated reporting) support for principals, SWers, DSOs, and Regional Sups

RI Strategy and Procedure development and socialization

• Identifying RI SWer specific training needs
• Researching and identifying  RI specific community based organizations and creating working relationships
• Creating RI social work specific procedures based on RIDE and RI social work practice requirements and available services

Collaborative work with school leadership and committees

• Ad hoc support to school based coaches of SWers as needed
• Ad hoc collaboration with school leaders to identify and coach SW/Cs through clinical supervision towards proactive whole school interventions 
• Collaborating with TSS/TSE Directors as needed to support RI SW/C development and alignment in Special Services and SEL procedures. 

Skills You’ll Have

All candidates for this position will support AF core values, lead innovation, and manage projects to ensure our Special Services team, like our schools, are setting a high bar in all areas and pursuing it relentlessly. Master’s degree in social work is required and experience in leadership and experience in a similarly fast-paced work environment.

Travel may be required to and among our schools and offices at various locations (New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). Candidates must be based in commuting distance to one of these regions. Please note this is not a fully remote role. 

A qualified candidate will have:

Education: Master's or Professional Degree (M.Ed., M.A.T., M.B.A., M.S.N., M.D., J.D., etc.)

• Master’s degree in social work

Licensure: 

• RI-LICSW (licensed independent clinical social worker)

Certificates, Certifications, or Other Training: 

• Rhode Island Social Worker (13003) Certification
• SIFI (Seminar in field instruction)
• Completion of child abuse identification, school violence intervention and prevention and dignity for all students act workshops
• Previous Experience: 
• 3-5 years clinical work with children and families
• Experience working in schools, track record of successful interventions with students and families
• Leadership and supervisory experience

In addition, the following characteristics are required to be successful on this team:

• Strong ethics and ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality 
• Confident in interacting with and influencing individuals at all levels within the organization 
• Ability to thrive in a fast‐paced, entrepreneurial environment; flexible, able to work autonomously as well as take direction as needed 
• Exceptional eye for detail, follow up skills, and organization 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proactive communication style
• Belief in the Achievement First mission and educational model 

Compensation

Achievement First sets salaries through a lens of equity, and based on the requisite skills, education, and experience relevant to the role. The salary for this position is $56.61 per hour with no flexibility. Achievement First offers to all regular, full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement benefit package with match, and paid Family Leave.