School Social Worker Detroit, MI

School Social Worker – Detroit, MI.

Immediate Hiring! School Social Worker!

Monday – Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Pay: $50 per hour.

Department:
Special Education. Locations:
Detroit Service Learning Academy;
Redford Service Learning Academy.

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current federal and state special education laws and local guidelines (MARSE).
• Apply specialized knowledge of social worker theories and interventions to provide student assessment, recommend IEP services, and determine eligibility for special education services. Provide social worker services and assistance to improve the social and psychological function of children, strengthen home/school/community partnerships, and alleviate barriers to learning.
• Work with community groups to develop supportive resources.
• Collaborate with the IEP team – Speech and Language Pathologist, School Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Teachers, Parents, and Administrators – to try to alleviate specific problems.
• Consult with parents on effective intervention strategies.
• Consult with classroom teachers to help them better understand and work with particular students or manage particular classes.
• Knowledge of FBA’s, BIP’s, Behavior Contracts, and MDR’s.
• Knowledge of administering the BASC, CARS, GARS, and Conners.

• M.S.W. in Social Work.
• Three plus years in delivery of Special Education services providing social work services, facilitating individual or group discussions, and preparing social and family histories.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently without close supervision.
• Knowledge of special education requirements in a K‑9 school setting.
• Ability to form liaison relationships with parents, schools, and agencies.
• Strong organizational skills.

• Gather information regarding student and/or program needs; assess and evaluate behavior problems.
• Evaluate students to determine the need for emotional and social development services.
• Conduct social development studies for students referred for special education services.
• Administer standardized behavior scales and follow-up procedures to confirm hypotheses.
• Solicit evaluation of services from various client groups.
• Observe students to assess functioning.
• Analyze and interpret information to make recommendations regarding needs for services.
• Explain the nature and purpose of assessments, their use and limitations, in an understandable manner to parents or other professionals.
• Prepare a written diagnostic report for educational referrals that is comprehensive and objective.
• Provide crisis intervention services as appropriate and as requested.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Periodically required to sit, stand, stoop, kneel, and crawl.
• May have to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.