School Social Worker

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The following position is available for the  school year.

Building Principal

FTE Position: 1.0 School Social Worker, District.

• Master’s in Social Work with Clinical License
• 500+ supervised social work practicum hours
• At least 1 year of experience as a school social worker under a fully approved social worker
• Experience working with school‑age students
• Professional tact, diplomacy, and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, students, parents, and community members
• Competency in oral and written communications
• Documented physical capability to perform required duties by a licensed physician
• Electronic fingerprint clearance from a criminal history record check

• Performs casework service with individual students to correct personal, social, or emotional maladjustments related to their educational and social progress. Coordinates or serves as a member of diagnostic teams, educational planning, and placement committees and provides biological, psychological, and sociological assessment information related to the planning for students with identified concerns.
• Collaborates with counseling department colleagues regarding grade‑level programming and planning.
• Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in collecting and providing information, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of student behavior.
• Performs casework service with parents as an integral part of helping students by increasing their understanding of how to constructively participate in resolving student problem(s), and sharing knowledge of appropriate available resources.
• Makes home visits to gather helpful background information related to the student.
• Assists students with their adjustment to school.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Provides individual or small group counseling sessions for at‑risk identified youth as needed.
• Provides key positive behavioral instruction in classrooms to support building‑wide PBIS processes.
• Attends MTSS meetings when invited for specific students.
• Encourages educational success through interaction and mentoring of identified at‑risk students.
• Other duties as may be devised to assist at‑risk students to succeed in the high school setting.
• Maintains records of daily schedule for audit purposes.

According to the MPEA Master Agreement.

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Date of posting:
January 6, 2026

Deadline date:
Until Filled

The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition), age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other legally protected basis, and prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about unlawful discrimination, including unlawful harassment and retaliation, may be referred to the District’s applicable Coordinator and/or an agency with jurisdiction, such as the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the Department of Justice.

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