Social Worker,Psychology Job Dearborn area,Michigan USA,Social Work

Position Type:
Student Support Services/ Social Worker
Date Posted:
5/8/2026
Location:

The Dearborn Academy
(High-Needs School)

Position Specific Responsibilities:

Intervention Tasks:
Counsel both special and general education students individually or at the group level.
Intervene at the classroom level by spending time with students in the class or (when needed) provide classroom social skills intervention.
Plan and prepare individual, group and (when needed) classroom interventions.
Assessment Tasks:
Assess and make recommendations for students suspected of Emotional Impairment (R. 340.1706) and Autistic Spec om Disorder (R 340.1715) using the appropriate Special Education Guidelines. Tasks include:
- Systematic observation.
- Interviews with parent, child and teacher(s). CA-60 and disciplinary file review.
- Use of rating scales – such as the Achenbach, E.B.P.S., C.A.R.S., A.S.D.S., and adaptive behavior scales such as the A.B.A.S.
- Social Worker report and recommendation.
The school Social Worker may also be asked to complete developmental histories and carryout intervention tasks for children suspected of being A.D.H.D., cognitively impaired or developmentally delayed.
IEP/Manifestation Determination Related Tasks:
Complete P.L.A.A.F.P. and goals and, if needed, a behavior plan, for all MET/initial and annual IEP meetings.
Provide input on the child and make recommendations as appropriate.
Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans:
Carry out Functional Behavior Assessment for both RtI Tier III and special education students.
Create and assist in the implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans.
Maintain a list of students on Behavior Intervention Plans.
Set-up Behavior Intervention Plan reviews every four to eight weeks for all K-8 students with intensive behavior issues who have a Behavior Intervention Plan
RTI Process:
Attend all relevant Tier III meetings.
Set up Tier III meetings, as needed, for students in grades K-3.
Coordinate RtI meetings with the School Psychologist and write K-3 meetings on the calendar.
Crisis Intervention Tasks:
Edit and update Crisis Plan, Fan Outs and all summary tables.
Provide direction to team after a crisis occurs.
Keep updated on Crisis Plan information and intervention.
Carry out mini-crisis and crisis intervention with students as needed.
Mini-crises include dealing with conflict between students, bullying, crying, refusing to work and so forth.
Crises include aggressive incidents with students, suicide, bomb threats, threats of harm to others and so forth.
Complete all relevant Crisis Intervention Forms and provide a copy to all Crisis Team Members involved with that particular crisis.
Other Tasks:
Caseload management in the form of making phone calls or writing letters to outside agencies and medical centers to obtain information or services for both RtI K-3 and special education students.
Make contacts with appropriate outside agencies.
Take care of holiday package information at the start of the school year.
Create and update a caseload list (list of students seen). Document dates on the caseload list of when students were seen during each month of the school year.
Keep confidential notes on special education and general education students,
Create and revise a caseload schedule (which includes cooperating with the School Psychologist and accommodating changes in the Academy schedule).
Complete Quarterly Progress Reports on special and general education students.
Attend field trips as requested.
Maintain knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, Michigan Special Education Law and School Social Worker legislation and regulations.
Obtain necessary social work hours of continuing education; maintain a record of hours to submit upon request.

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Social Worker, Psychology