Social Worker.Reintegration Support (Part-Time 2026 - 2027

Job Title

Social Services and Counselors

Serves as the primary liaison between mental health treatment facilities, MNPS schools, students, and families to ensure continuity of care and successful school reintegration for students receiving inpatient or intensive mental health services. Coordinates communication and service alignment across stakeholders to support smooth transitions from treatment settings back to the school environment. Through proactive coordination, clear communication, and ongoing monitoring, this role helps ensure that students receive consistent, integrated support that promotes stability, academic continuity, and overall well-being upon their return to school.

• Leads and facilitates the Reintegration Support process in close collaboration with the STES Teacher Liaison Specialist, School-Based Mental Health Providers (SBMHPs), and clinical partners at treatment facilities.
• Ensures that individualized aftercare plans are developed, communicated, and implemented effectively, with a focus on minimizing disruption to the student's educational experience.
• Track MNPS students admitted to short-term and long-term mental health facilities and maintain timely communication with involved partners.
• Attend hospital discharge meetings as needed, with parent or guardian consent, to support transition planning.
• Work closely with mental health facility staff to create individualized after-care plans that facilitate smooth reintegration into the MNPS educational environment. Provide the after-care plan to the School-Based Mental Health Provider in a timely manner and assist with any required school safety planning.
• Follow up with schools to ensure completion of the Reintegration Support Plan on the student's first day back or within three days of return and that ongoing supportive services are in place.
• Offer training, guidance, and ongoing support to school teams regarding the Reintegration Support Process.
• Deliver comprehensive case management services to students and families post-discharge, ensuring strong connections to school supports and external community resources.

• Collaborate with the STES Teacher Liaison to obtain necessary Release of Information documentation between MNPS and the mental health facility upon a student's admission.

• Master's Degree Social Work Required

• 4-6 years Experience as a Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor Required

• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

At Metro Nashville Public Schools, we use detailed academic, behavior and social-emotional data to ensure every student in the district is known. Our staff makes a concerted effort to tune into students' interests, passions, learning styles and needs. We focus on creating and supporting rigorous, engaging and personalized learning experiences for all students to identify and eliminate inequities - so every student has a clear and achievable path to success marked by measurable goals.

Offering a range of program and opportunities, MNPS has options to fit every family's needs. Whether you are looking for advanced academics, visual and performing arts, special education services, English language support or STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) educational programs, we offer the best choices to meet individual student needs - starting at Pre-K all the way through graduation.

Our Vision Metro Nashville Public Schools will be established as the premier large school district in Tennessee and beyond by ensuring that every student is known. Our Mission We deliver a great public education to every student, every day. Our Core Values Core values drive and focus our collective commitments included in our mission and vision. These values reflect the principles that guide our internal conduct, as well as our relationships with the external community.

Our core values are woven throughout our goals, high-level strategies, and performance measures. Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer…