District: School Social Worker, FTE
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Education / Teaching
Child Development/Support, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Guidance Counselor: Social/Educational, Youth Development
District:
School Social Worker, up to 1.0 FTE, 2026/27 school year
Traverse City Area Public Schools District - Traverse City, Michigan Open in Google Maps
Job DetailsJob : 5550555
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Feb 23, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026
Job Description- This position will be at TCAPS elementary, middle, and/or high school building(s). Sites to be determined.
- Placement on the salary schedule is based on previous clinical and school social work years of experience.
- A School Social Worker endorsement is required on a LMSW or LLMSW license.
- The district will support and pay for 500 observation hours while obtaining Full School Social Work Approval (Michigan Department of Education). And the district will support and pay for the 4000 observation hours required under LARA for obtaining a LMSW if a LLMSW is held.
to learn more about the School Social Work Services at Traverse City Area Public Schools.
Position Classification:
Traverse City Education Association (TCEA) Employee Group
- TCEAMaster Agreement
- General TCEA Employee Benefits
The School Social Worker provides intervention strategies for students experiencing difficulties in the school setting which may interfere with their social, emotional and/or academic development. He/she serves diagnostic teams and classroom teachers, is involved with educational planning, and provides social-emotional assessment information and intervention strategies. The School Social Worker reports to the building principal.
Duties and Responsibilities- Identifies problems and situations interfering with ability of children to make optimal use of the education experience.
- Provides prevention services through education and special projects, and offers classroom support designed to foster and maintain healthy lifestyles among students.
- Serves as a liaison between the school, the home, and the community in building and maintaining positive relationships.
- Coordinates and develops resources within the school system and in the community for use by children, their families, and school personnel.
- Collaborates with principals, teachers, and other school personnel to improve use of existing school programs and procedures as well as to plan and implement new programs and procedures related to the educational, social, and emotional needs of children.
- Coordinates or serves as a member of educational planning, Team Addressing Student Concerns (TASC) and placement committees as needed.
- Serves as a consultant to basic classroom program personnel for at-risk children.
- Develops and participates with school staff in the implementation of intervention strategies regarding behaviors adversely affecting the personal, social-emotional, and academic development of children.
- Fosters professional development through planning, conducting, and/or participating in workshops.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Master’s degree in social work.
- Valid Michigan license as a Social Worker (Limited or Full) through LARA.
- Ability to obtain School Social Worker approval.
Position Type: Full Time, School Year
Salary: $52,447 to $89,792 Per Year
Job Categories: Student Services >
Social Worker
- Master degree preferred.
- Citizenship, residency or work visa required
- Misti Warner, Director of Whole Child Systems
- Email:
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