School Social Worker - Special Education

School Social Worker – Special Education

Lincoln Park Public Schools
1650 Champaign
Lincoln Park, Michigan 48146

• School Social Work Licensure/Temporary or Full School Approval for School Social Worker
• Experience in a school environment
• Experience in a center based program preferred
• Experience working with students with Emotional Impairments preferred
• Prefer PBIS, CPI and Crisis Intervention training and experience
• Experience in working within the MTSS framework
• Team work, team building, and mediation skills and ability to work independently

• Provide in-classroom behavioral support, coaching, training and strategies for meeting the needs of students
• Conduct special education evaluations: IEP's; MDRs; and provide school social work services as necessary
• Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments and write Positive Behavior Intervention Plans
• Facilitate wraparound meetings and behavior review meetings
• Address behavior by providing behavioral interventions and problem solving strategies
• Intervene in crisis situations
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff, parents, and administrators
• Document and collect data for behavior interventions and services provided
• Determine appropriate behavior treatment plans through documented evaluations and consultations
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to plan and implement classroom based activities and behavior strategies/interventions
• Implement trauma-informed/resiliency based strategies & interventions
• Implement building wide PBIS
• Participate in student success team meetings
• Maintain compliance with special education timelines, required paperwork and documentation
• Meet the needs of all students effectively by working in partnership with other disciplines
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rules, and school policy
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of research, theories, and practices associated with therapy in the school-based setting

Other duties as assigned

Building Administrators and Executive Director of Special Education

According to School Calendar

According to LPEA Master Agreement

Jennifer Walker, Executive Director of Staff and Student Services

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, who fully and actively supports equal access for all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information or Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and prohibits retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint, or otherwise oppose discrimination.