About this opportunity
Lakeview Community Schools lists this Elementary School Social Worker opportunity in lakeview, Michigan. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Lakeview Elementary Social Worker
The goal of the Social Worker is to engage and support identified students in reaching academic and school success. The Social Worker will utilize a tiered system of intervention strategies while working with students, staff and parents/guardians to assist students. The Social Worker will provide assistance to identified students, individually and/or in groups regarding school work, behaviors, attendance, and other academic/social/emotional barriers that may interfere with school success.
Required Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) and approved by MDE as a school social worker
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Willing to work cooperatively with colleagues
An understanding of social services available in the community to support "at-risk" students and families
Ability to analyze, implement, track and report data about intervention plans and strategies
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in an education setting - Preferred
Experience with evaluation and programming
Willingness to lead and/or engage in extra and co-curricular activities
Willingness to become a member of a close-knit school family
General Information Duties:
Implement school counseling/social worker services within a multi-tiered intervention model for programs and services, including the encouragement of school-wide positive behavior support with an emphasis on supporting all students (Tier 1, 2 and 3)
Provide consultation, collaboration and training to families and school staff regarding students' social, emotional and behavioral status impacting learning, development and mental health and school success
Provide crisis prevention, planning and intervention services, including assessments of the impact of trauma on development, learning and school performance
Accessibility for students, parents/guardians, and school staff for education related purposes both during and outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms
Responsible for creating/monitoring 504 plans and IEPs involving social work
Perform other duties as assigned by building principal
Reports To: Elementary School Principal
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Salary and Benefits: Per LEA Teacher Contract
Worksite address
lakeview, MI, 48850, US
Who can apply
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