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School Social Worker

Posted: Thursday, September 23rd, 2021

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Employer: Honey Creek Community School, Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor
Position Type: Part Time
Local: This position is located in Michigan

Description

School Social Worker

Honey Creek Community School, Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor

Hourly. Part-Time

Description: Honey Creek Community School was founded in 1995 with support from the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD). Honey Creek has grown from a K-2 charter school with 33 students to a fully staffed K-8 charter school with 250 students and a lengthy waiting list of families eager to attend. Honey Creek Community School was founded out of the community and emphasizes and maintains our relationship and connection with the community as well as a commitment toward ensuring children interact and learn from a diverse community. The response from the community to Honey Creek is overwhelmingly positive as evidenced by the strong participation of our parents in school activities. Our project based, thematic, integrated curriculum, small class sizes and strong student-teacher relationships illustrate our uniqueness as a charter school. Our effectiveness is demonstrated through strong academic performance and recognition from various organizations including Niche: https://www.niche.com/k12/honey-creek-community-school-ann-arbor-mi/

The Ideal candidate will have a strong student and community focus coupled with an instructional background and commitment to advancing equity in the educational system.

Responsibilities:

  • Counseling Students with personal and psychological issues that affect their performance, behavior, and socialization in school.
  • Providing counseling sessions, treatment plans, or workshops as necessary and establishing prevention programs and intervention plans.
  • Communicating with students to determine the areas in which they may need assistance or counseling.
  • Assisting teachers and administrators with behavioral and attitudinal issues by communicating with students to find the cause of their distress.
  • Providing information, when appropriate to outside support services to help students with economic, social, or physical issues.
  • Assisting at risk students or students with disabilities.
  • Communicating with parents, teachers, and administrators to understand student challenges.
  • Developing and maintaining IEPs, case files and reports in a timely manner.
  • Helping students and families suffering from abuse, violence, hunger, or homelessness to access resources.

Requirements:

  • A Master’s degree in Social Work
  • A license and certification to practice Social Work
  • Experience in School Social Work (preferred)
  • Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
  • Compassion and empathy for students and parents
  • Professionalism and discretion
  • Good relationships with relevant social services

To apply please go to: http://honeycreekschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/EmploymentApplication.pdf 

Completed application packets may be emailed to awaters@hc.wash.k12.mi.us or mailed to: 

Honey Creek Community School Att. Al Waters
1735 S. Wagner Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103 

 

 

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