Social Worker, Crisis Counselor

Social Worker

Greenville Public Schools, Greenville, Michigan

Job : 5829668
- Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
- Posted: Jul 13, 2026

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Title:

Social Worker

Location:

Baldwin Heights Elementary

Classification:
Greenville Education Association Master Agreement 2024 - 2027

Reports to:

Principal

Schedule:

1.0 FTE

Salary: $46,483 - $97,543 per year, based upon relevant prior work experience and education

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, LTD, and life

The Social Worker will provide emotional, behavioral, and social support to students, helping them navigate challenges that may impact their well‑being and academic success.

• Provide individual and group counseling to support students facing emotional, social, or behavioral challenges
• Identify and assess students in need of intervention due to family issues, mental health concerns, trauma, or academic struggles
• Develop and implement support plans to improve student success in school and life
• Act as a liaison between the school, families, and community agencies to connect students with additional services
• Assist with crisis intervention, including conflict resolution, bullying prevention, and trauma‑informed care
• Advocate for student needs and help remove barriers to learning
• Conduct home visits and coordinate family outreach programs when needed
• Collaborate with teachers, counselors, and administrators to create a positive school climate
• Provide professional development for staff on social‑emotional learning, mental health, and cultural competency
• Maintain confidential records and documentation in accordance with legal and ethical guidelines
• Support students in developing coping skills, self‑awareness, and emotional regulation
• Participate in individualized education program (IEP) and 504 plan meetings for students requiring additional accommodations
• Commit to regular and predictable attendance
• Adhere to Greenville Public Schools core values: integrity, collaboration, compassion, and responsibility

• Strong communication and active listening skills
• Knowledge of child development, trauma‑informed care, and crisis intervention
• Ability to build relationships with diverse students and families
• Problem‑solving and conflict resolution skills
• Understanding of school systems, special education, and community resources
• Satisfactory background check

Master’s degree in social work

State licensure as a school social worker

The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods, frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk, occasionally kneel, squat, and stoop, use hands to handle documents, reach above head and shoulder level, occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, and provide crisis intervention as needed. In‑person work is required.

• Communication:
  Clear speaking and sufficient hearing to communicate effectively in person and by telephone; professional written communication; presentation skills
• Reasoning:
  Apply common sense to solve practical problems, interpret instructions, use good judgment in decisions
• Interpersonal:
  Maintain safe environment, organizational skills, work independently, flexible with staff/students/parents, reliable, dependable, honest, self‑motivated, positive representative of the district
• Mathematics:
  Ability to perform basic calculations
• Environmental:
  Work under fluorescent lighting, occasional outdoor work in varying weather, ability to handle moderate to loud noise environments

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for performance of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Greenville Public Schools Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category.

Full‑time. Salary: $46,483 – $97,543 per Year

Student Services >
Social Worker

• Master degree preferred
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required

• Laura Dakin
• 1414 Chase St
• Greenville, Michigan 48838
• Phone: 616‑754‑3686
• Email: laura.dakin