Social Worker

Metro East Web Academy Mission

Redefining normal: Breaking barriers in education

Job Title: Social Worker

Start: August 2025

Rate of Pay: 1.0 FTE

202 day agreement/year

RELATED SERVICES: 

• Working with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school. (home, school, and community)
• Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability.
• Counseling (group, individual and/or family)
• Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program
• Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.

SERVICES TO STUDENTS:

• Providing crisis intervention.
• Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success.
• Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management.
• Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills.
• Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others.

SERVICES TO PARENT/FAMILIES:

• Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment.
• Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community.
• Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs.
• Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.

SERVICES TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL:

• Providing staff with essential information to  better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior.
• Assessing students with mental health concerns.
• Developing staff in-service training programs.
• Assisting teachers with behavior management.
• Providing direct support to staff.

SCHOOL-COMMUNITY LIAISON:

• Obtaining and coordinating community resources to meet students' needs.
• Helping the school receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies.
• Advocating for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families.
• Helping the system respond effectively to each child's needs.
• Specifically at MEWA, working with NARA students in enrolling at their next school after MEWA. 
• Following up with the NARA students when they have left NARA and MEWA. 
• Being a connection between NARA students and MEWA if the NARA student chooses to stay at MEWA. 

TERMS OF

EMPLOYMENT:        202 day work year. Salary will be established by the Metro East Web Academy Board of Directors

EVALUATION:          Job performance will be evaluated by the supervising administrator in accordance with the Board’s policy.

**The Metro East Web Academy strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. 

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description.  We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.  If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact MEWA Administration to discuss your application.  Preference will be given to those applicants with work or lived experience with culturally, linguistically and racially diverse communities.

Salary : $58,192 - $61,332