School Social Worker

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: School Social Worker

REPORTS TO: Principal

EMPLOYED BY: Sanga Consulting, Inc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in school social work with a school certification and relative licensure; full licensure, preferred

• Meet all requirements established by the Michigan Department of Education for School Social Workers

• Approval issued through the Office of Special Education

• Knowledge of best practice and research-based intervention practices delivered in a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS/RTI)

• Successful experience working with at-risk students

• Knowledge of group dynamics, facilitation, and restorative practices

• Ability to analyze, implement, track and report intervention plans and strategies

• Spanish language fluency, preferred

• Submit to a criminal background check and be found without a record

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The School Social Worker is responsible for push-in, co-taught behavioral strategy instruction to build socio-emotional competency in all students. The School Social Worker will also provide behavioral support to students exhibiting at-risk behaviors a minimum of two times per week around key coping strategies and social skills for high-yield school relationships and subsequent academic growth.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with classroom teachers to team-teach social-emotional skills/strategies and interventions through co-teaching and small group instruction to support academic progress for all children

• Prepares a variety of, primarily, small group lesson outlines and plans for quality, research-based behavioral/social-emotional strategies where students are actively engaged in learning

• Delivers quality lessons covering quality, research-based strategies where students are actively engaged in learning

• Coordinates collaborative planning with classroom teachers to support continuity and alignment of learning

• Works with staff/students to guide and support them in understanding the behavioral support process

• Meets with parents on an as-needed basis to provide community outreach support including traveling with parents to access resources, provide resume and job search support, and provide document translation as needed

• Utilizes community resources to identify and organize workshops for families aligned with parent needs/requests

• Works with students to develop plans for behavioral improvement

• Serves as an advocate for students to help resolve classroom issues; specifically, the School Social Worker works with students to help them understand their specific behavior needs and then teaches the students how to advocate for themselves with staff

• Researches interventions specific to individual caseload student needs and develops SMART goals

• Maintains data specific to the behavioral support process for caseload students in special education

• Communicates and forms partnerships with parents

• Develops and tracks data for Behavioral Intervention Plans

• Maintains confidentiality with all student records and information

• Supervises and monitors students during lunch periods as scheduled by the Assistant Principal or designee

• Performs other duties as assigned as related to the job description

To apply, please visit our school's website at -resources/careers/

Escuela Avancemos! is a K-8 Academy located in the heart of Southwest Detroit. We are looking for educators who will inspire our students to succeed at the highest level by educating them with love, restorative principles, and rigorous learning expectations. We invest in our educators with collaborative professional development opportunities, individualized coaching plans, and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.
The academy's culture is defined by our academic success, our commitment to serving the whole child, and an inclusive environment that celebrates the diversity of our families, students, and staff.

Company Description

Escuela Avancemos! is a K-8 Academy located in the heart of Southwest Detroit. We are looking for educators who will inspire our students to succeed at the highest level by educating them with love, restorative principles, and rigorous learning expectations. We invest in our educators with collaborative professional development opportunities, individualized coaching plans, and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning. \r\nThe academy's culture is defined by our academic success, our commitment to serving the whole child, and an inclusive environment that celebrates the diversity of our families, students, and staff.