What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at Mid-Michigan Area Public Schools Consortium?

Position Type :

Special Education / Social Worker

Date Posted : 2 / 14 / 2024

Location :

Several Mt. Pleasant Public School Buildings

Closing Date : UNTIL FILLED

District :

Mt. Pleasant Public Schools

MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL JOB POSTING

The following position is available for the 2023-2024 school year.

REPORTS TO : Building Principal

Position

Building

School Social Worker

District

Required Qualifications :

Master's in Social Work~Clinical License
500 clock hours of a supervised social work practicum

At least 1 year of experience as a school social worker with direction from a fully approved social worker

Experience working with school age students.

Professional tact, diplomacy and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, students, parents and community members

Competency in oral and written communications

Has undergone a physical examination, by a licensed physician, that documents capability to perform required duties

Has an electronic fingerprint clearance from a criminal history record check

Responsibilities :

Performs casework service with individual students to correct those personal, social, or emotional maladjustments related to their educational and social progress. Coordinates or serves as a member of diagnostic teams and educational planning and placement committees and provides biological, psychological, and sociological assessment information related to the planning for students with identified concerns.

Collaboration with counseling department colleagues, regarding grade level programming and planning

Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in gathering and giving information, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of student behavior.

Performs casework service with parents as an integral part of helping students by increasing their understanding of how to constructively participate in resolving a student problem(s), and with sharing of own knowledge of appropriate available resources.

Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering helpful background information related to the student.

Assists students with their adjustment to school.

Performs other duties as assigned by his / her supervisor.

Provide individual or small group counseling sessions for At-Risk identified youth as needed

Provide key positive behavioral instruction in classrooms to support building-wide PBIS processes.

Attend MTSS meetings when invited for specific students

Encourage educational success through interaction and mentoring of identified at-risk students

Other duties as may be devised to assist at-risk students to succeed in the high school setting.

Maintain records of daily schedule for audit purposes

Compensation :

According to the negotiated Master Agreement with the Mt. Pleasant Support Personnel Association.

Application :

https : / / www.applitrack.com / gcaps / onlineapp / _application.aspx?posJobCodes=19008&posFirstChoice=Career-Technical Education Instructional&posSpecialty=

Linda M. Boyd, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

lboyd@mp.edzone.net

720 N. Kinney

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

DATE OF POSTING : 2 / 14 / 2024

DEADLINE DATE : UNTIL FILLED

MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A DRUG-FREE

WORKPLACE AND DISTRICT POLICY REQUIRES DRUG

TESTING FOR ALL POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the State of Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1977, Section 102(1), the Mt. Pleasant Public School District does not discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

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