2024-2025 Social Worker

Summary:
• Provides social work services for students and families.
• Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team to identify, assess, coordinate, connect
and direct students and families to support areas and resources.
• Develop partnerships within the school and community that ensure students and families
receive access to human services, health care, social service, and mental health

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Serve as initial point of contact for students and families in order to access services
2. Identify problems and situations interfering with the ability of children to make optimal use of
the educational experience
3. Serve as a liaison between school, home, and community service providers
4. Screen, assess, refer, connect, and support students and families in navigating services
5. Screen students for social-emotional health using identified screening tools
6. Assist students and families navigating through systems, processes, and protocols (i.e.
education, mental health, social services, human services, and healthcare)
7. Develop partnerships with community resources and supports within and outside the
school system for use by students, families, and school personnel
8. Promote and encourage communication between building/district staff, students; families,
human services, behavioral health, medical health, social services, and other community
partners
9. Develop and implement student and family engagement strategies in order to build
relationships, promote positive school culture/climate, raise awareness of Whole Child
needs, connect families to support and educate on available resources and supports within
the school community
10. Assist in the implementation of Student Study Teams to assess the needs of identified
students, determine strategies to meet needs, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes
11. Serve on school/district/lSD Whole Child Team to assess building/district needs, identify
and develop strategies, and evaluate the progress of the Whole Child framework

12. Coordinate parental/community learning opportunities. Monitor implementation of the SEL
Programs
13. Coordinate and support the provision of professional learning for district/building staff
around non-academic indicators
14. Meet regularly with school administrators and other building/district leadership to review
needed supports/services and address issues impacting student achievement
15. Consult with staff on classroom and/or building strategies to meet student needs
16. Coordinate implementation, analysis, and use of needs assessments
17. Document student progress and complete all required paperwork in a timely manner
18. Serve as the Homeless Liaison or other assigned coordinator
19. Serve as the 504 Coordinator at the middle school
20. Serve as the contact person for Handle With Care
21. Building and district coordinator as assigned by principal/superintendent

To Apply; Please send resume and cover letter to:

Grass Lake Community Schools
Jeanene Byerly, Middle School Principal
1000 Grass lake Road, Grass lake, Ml 49240

Email: [email protected] or Fax: (517) 522-4775

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