School Social Worker

The WISD's Mission

is to educate, serve, and advocate with students, families, schools and the community. We disrupt racial inequities, build just educational systems, and expand access for all learners. We value human potential while striving to support current and future generations of Washtenaw County to enrich as many lives as we possibly can.

is to be a leader in empowering, facilitating, and delivering high-quality, boundary-spanning, educational system that educates all children through an equitable, inclusive, and holistic approach.

The School Social Worker evaluates, plans, and implements services for students who attend the special education programs within the education/community setting as well as assist in reading and collecting data which will lead to program development for individual students. This position works with and instructs classroom staff, related services staff, administrators, and parents in the implementation of programming.

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion in all practices and position responsibilities.
• Demonstrates the ability to examine how his/her/their position (directly or indirectly) impacts educational inequities in student achievement outcomes.
• Engages in reflection and ongoing learning and development on critical concepts and terms identified in the Washtenaw ISD Educational Equity Policy including concepts such as cultural proficiency, racial equity, and systemic and structural inequities.
• Demonstrates an awareness of and commitment to Trauma-Informed Care practices to support student success and growth within the educational setting.
• Attends in Individualized Education Planning (“IEP”) Committee and any other meetings pertinent to the IEP process.
• Participates as an active member of a student support team.
• Provides support to students and their families.
• Consults with staff members and assists in program planning for students.
• Investigates and disseminates information related to student experiences in and out of school and assesses the impact of these experiences on student functioning in the program.
• Serves as liaison between school personnel, family, and other agencies.
• Compiles student socio-emotional history and evaluations.
• Consults with case coordinator providing a supportive and interpretive liaison service among parents, school personnel and students.
• Provides materials and consultant services to the parents and educational staff so they may better understand and appreciate the nature and degree of the disability.
• Assists in evaluating supports for students.
• Collaborates with building administration, instructional staff, medical staff, and other agencies to integrate students into the community, with emphasis on involving families, facilitating natural supports, and focusing instruction and behavioral strategies on long-term outcomes.
• Participates in special education program activities, staff meetings, student/staff meetings, program meetings, in‑service activities and other meetings as determined necessary.
• Participates in district level staff meetings, in‑service activities, staff development/special programs, school improvement teams and planning committees as appropriate to the assignment.
• Works cooperatively and communicates with District and constituent district staff, students, and parents/guardians.
• Maintains accurate attendance records and appropriate reports.
• Adheres to District health and safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Supports WISD vision and mission to enhance achievement for all students.
• Supports a team‑based approach to problem solving
• Demonstrates operational knowledge of Internet and Web‑related technologies.
• Demonstrates skills…