School Social Worker

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Social Worker

Date Posted:
10/23/2024

Location:
WEOC Programs

Closing Date:
Until Filled
The WISD's Mission is to promote the continuous improvement of achievement for every student while providing high-quality service to our customers through leadership, innovation, and collaboration.

The WISD's Vision is to be a leader in empowering, facilitating, and delivering high-quality, boundary-spanning, educational system that educates all children through an equitable, inclusive, and holistic approach.

SUMMARY:
The School Social Worker evaluates, plans, and implements services for students who attend the WISD special education programs within the education/community setting as well as assist in reading and collecting data which will lead to program development for individual students. This position works with and instructs classroom staff, related services staff, administrators, and parents in the implementation of programming.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion in all practices and position responsibilities.
• Demonstrates the ability to examine how his/her/their position (directly or indirectly) impacts educational inequities in student achievement outcomes.
• Engages in reflection and ongoing learning and development on critical concepts and terms identified in the Washtenaw ISD Educational Equity Policy including concepts such as cultural proficiency, racial equity, and systemic and structural inequities.
• Demonstrates an awareness of and commitment to Trauma-Informed Care practices to support student success and growth within the educational setting.
• Attends in Individualized Education Planning ("IEP") Committee and any other meetings pertinent to the IEP process.
• Participates as an active member of a student support team.
• Provides support to students and their families.
• Consults with staff members and assists in program planning for students.
• Investigates and disseminates information related to student experiences in and out of school and assesses the impact of these experiences on student functioning in the program.
• Serves as liaison between school personnel, family, and other agencies.
• Compiles student socio-emotional history and evaluations.
• Consults with case coordinator providing a supportive and interpretive liaison service among parents, school personnel and students.
• Provides materials and consultant services to the parents and educational staff so they may better understand and appreciate the nature and degree of the disability.
• Assists in evaluating supports for students.
• Collaborates with building administration, instructional staff, medical staff, and other agencies to integrate students into the community, with emphasis on involving families, facilitating natural supports, and focusing instruction and behavioral strategies on long-term outcomes.

• Participates in special education program activities, staff meetings, student/staff meetings, program meetings, in-service activities and other meetings as determined necessary.
• Participates in district level staff meetings, in-service activities, staff development/special programs, school improvement teams and planning committees as appropriate to the assignment.
• Works cooperatively and communicates with District and constituent district staff, students, and parents/guardians.
• Maintains accurate attendance records and appropriate reports.
• Adheres to District health and safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Supports WISD vision and mission to enhance achievement for all students.
• Supports a team-based approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrates operational knowledge of Internet and Web-related technologies.
• Demonstrates skills and comfort using the latest instructional online tools and technology.
• Maintains regular predictable attendance.
• Performs billing functions for Medicaid.
• Maintains accurate case records and documentation, meeting the requirements for Part B of IDEA.
• OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

• N/A.

• Possesses a Master's Degree in social work - REQUIRED.
• Possesses a minimum of 500 clock hours supervised social work practicum.
• Possesses previous experience and training working with students who have a wide range of cognitive, physical, and emotional abilities.
• Possesses experience with computer instruction and technology.
• Possesses ability to assist in interventions for students.
• Possesses ability to understand and be able to implement behavior intervention strategies.
• Possesses knowledge and understanding of the social workers role in a team environment.
• Experience working with virtual online instructional setting.
• Possesses such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Eligible for temporary or full approval as school social worker through the MDE.
• Must hold valid social work license through the Michigan Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

• Exhibits ability to work with elementary and secondary students.
• Demonstrates ability to read, analyze and interpret information including periodicals and professional journals.
• Exhibits ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of educators, parents, students, and the general public.

• Demonstrates ability to integrate technology into the everyday workflow is necessary.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize District technology and work to maintain proficiency, as required skill sets change with technology and/or the needs of the District.
• Demonstrates ability to use computer technology for research, data management, communications, and other instruction.

• Exhibits ability to use a personal computer (PC) or MAC in a networked environment to utilize the Internet and other electronic communication mechanisms.
• Demonstrates knowledge of productivity applications such as Microsoft Office (word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software) is required.