West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics is hiring a Social Worker.

West Michigan Academy of Arts & Academics, a K-8 charter school located in Spring Lake was established in 1996. WMAAA’s mission is to empower our students to reach their ultimate personal success through the unique integration of arts and academics.

Duties: The successful Social Worker provides support for students across a variety of areas, including behavior, rehabilitation, counseling and therapy. The School Social worker provides confidentiality for students and parents. In addition, the successful School Social worker employee will work as a consultant to parents, teachers and administration in regard to learning styles and behavior modification techniques. The School Social worker employee will work to reinforce positive student behavior, counsel students as necessary and promote maximum student achievement, for all students. In addition, the Special Education Personnel employee is responsible for all other duties as assigned.

All employees of WMAAA, including the Academic Interventionists, are expected to display a positive, caring, nurturing attitude and a genuine desire to assist all students and staff when necessary to maintain a safe and orderly environment. Academic Interventionists intervene with elementary students identified as struggling in reading, based on local data. Provide both “pull out” and “push-in” services. Individuals in this position must be able to apply effective supervision methods. When necessary, the School Social worker employee may be required to supervise students or facilitate meetings.

Planning & Implementation

An effective employee in this position will possess the ability to provide leadership, initiative, support and assistance with student related functions. The School Social worker employee must possess exceptional planning and organization skills, as well as a high level of confidentiality. The School Social worker employee should assist in the planning and implementation of student development.

Knowledge & Expertise

Qualified employees in this position will possess knowledge of behavior modification techniques, rehabilitation, learning styles, behavior analysis, child development and data analysis. The School Social worker employee must also be able to manage a variety of documents while maintaining legality and confidentiality. In addition, the School Social worker employee must possess the ability to implement programs that promote advanced learning and development at the individual level. The School Social worker employee should possess expertise in behavioral intervention, rehabilitative programs and reinforcement techniques. In addition, the School Social worker employee should have knowledge in the assigned areas of psychology, counseling, education, training, child development or therapy.

Reasoning Ability

An employee in this position must be able to effectively draw conclusions based on their ability to identify problems, collect information and establish facts. In addition, an individual in this position will possess the ability to provide both logical and abstract solutions in standard and non-standard situations.

Interpersonal Qualities

A qualified employee in this position will possess outstanding oral and written communication skills. This employee must have the ability to provide effective responses to all inquiries from all parties, including students, parents, staff, Partner Solutions, the community and the Academy Board. An employee in this position must also be able and willing to work with staff and administration to problem solve.

*All employees must successfully pass a criminal background check.

*All employees must follow the policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Education & Experience

A School Social Worker must possess a master’s degree in social work. In addition, A School Social Worker must have a Limited Master Social Worker (“LMSW”) License or Master Social Worker (“MSW”) License. If in possession of a LMSW License, the School Social Worker must pass a comprehensive exam within six years to obtain a MSW License. Meet all requirements established by the Michigan Department of Education for School Social Workers.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk; occasional stooping, bending, and reaching. Close vision is required to perform computer related tasks.

Work Environment : The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Starting Date : August 15, 2023