Employment
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER/COUNSELOR FOR 2024-2025
Position: Full-Time School Social Worker/Counselor for 2024-25
Summary:
Chassell Township Schools and Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools are seeking a school social worker/counselor with a positive, upbeat, and team-minded personality who loves working with students, especially in the area of social work, counseling, and social-emotional health. This position is expected to include three days per week in Dollar Bay and two days per week in Chassell.
Primary purpose:
The school social worker/counselor will work directly with students to provide social-emotional support, counseling, and instruction, in individual, small group, and whole-class settings. The social worker/counselor will communicate and work regularly with principals and teachers, and with families as appropriate, to ensure students’ social-emotional needs are being met.
Qualifications:
The school social worker/counselor must
-Demonstrate good attendance and punctuality
-Demonstrate strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
-Demonstrate positive, team-oriented, no-drama character, and show a sincere interest in helping students
-Meet criminal history background check requirements
-Hold a full or limited license in the State of Michigan in their field/area:
-Psychiatry
-MDE-credentialed School Social Worker
-Masters of Social Work
-Masters in Counseling
-Masters of Psychology
-MDE School Psychologist
-Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy, and/or
-Related field
Responsibilities:
-Support and instruct students through engaging, meaningful interventions
-Teach social-emotional-behavioral skills in whole-class, small-group, and individual settings
-Collaborate with staff and community partners to facilitate appropriate mental health consultations, services, and referrals
-Assist and counsel students in need of emotional regulation and support
-Provide individual or group counseling to identified students in areas such as coping skills, self-esteem, self-regulation, interpersonal relationships, etc.
-Employ Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in interactions with students, support the implementation of Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavior supports for K-12th grade students, and manage related interventions and programs
-Work with administrators, school counselors, and teachers on the development of classwide and individual interventions
-Meet with school-based teams as requested; meet with parents as needed
-Practice, promote, and enforce the policies established in the schools’ handbooks and board policies
-Demonstrate ethical handling of confidential student and parent information
-Maintain appropriate records, documenting relevant interactions
-Keep up to date with the current best practices, research, and trends regarding trauma and behavior
-Other duties as assigned
-Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of the job
Physical requirements:
The school social worker/counselor must be able to
-Sit/Stand for extended periods of time
-Be able to continuously talk and/or listen
-Bend/Squat/Reach as needed
-Perform CPI holds, interventions, and other physical support necessary for student safety
Terms of employment and schedule:
-School year, plus one week on both ends
-8:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m., plus early or late days as needed for meetings
We offer:
-Competitive wages based on experience for a one-year position (more if funding continues)
-Paid time off including 10 sick days and 4 personal days
-Insurance benefit packages, including medical, dental, and vision
-Community of support at both Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools and Chassell Township Public Schools
Interested candidates should email the following to both school superintendents:
-letter of application
-resume
-two letters of recommendation
-contact info for at least three professional references, including phone and email
Please title email: “School Social Worker Application: ____(First and Last Name)____” and attach the requested documents.
Position open until filled. Interested candidates, please submit application materials by July 26, 2024. (Position may be filled before this date; if unfilled, applications may be accepted after this date.)
DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH INDEED. EMAIL SUPERINTENDENTS DIRECTLY.
Marco Guidotti, Superintendent/K-5 Principal
Chassell Township Schools
Christina Norland, Superintendent/PreK-5 Principal
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools
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