Title I School Social Worker 1.0 FTE - Highland Elementary

Social Worker Position

Huron Valley Schools is seeking an effective and positive Social Worker. This is a temporary Social Worker position for the 2025–2026 school year only and does not extend beyond that term. Must be in alignment with best practices and highly organized with providing services. This individual will need to be collaborative in working with a broad range of service providers, students and staff.

Position Type: Title I School Social Worker - Funded 2025-26 school year

Location: Highland Elementary

Salary: Per HVEA contract/Pay commensurate with experience

Reports To: Principal

Status: 2025/26 School Year

Start Date: As soon as possible

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work preferred.
• Must hold valid Michigan certification for Social Work
• Must hold a Full School MDE Certification.
• Experience with school-aged individuals, experience with social and/or school counseling
• Evidence of working collaboratively and has established and maintained trusting, effective relationships with staff, students and families.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Highly organized and effective with supporting students in varied platforms

Essential Functions:

• Identify those in need of additional support
• Experience using PBIS a framework
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with students, staff and families
• Advocate for and develop plans to improve student's wellbeing
• Respond to students in crisis situations
• Interview and counsel students and their families individually or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities and needs as they pertain to the educational development of the students
• Engage families in examining how the school and home can effectively work together to improve the overall educational success of the student
• Utilize assessments to further support students social-emotional well-being
• Maintain confidentiality of student, staff and family information
• Provide support to students and families relative to students' educational progress, community advocacy and referrals
• Participate in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training and to engage methodology where necessary
• Participate and provide input in building and department meetings

Education and/or Experience:

• Master's Degree preferred.
• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral format and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands or arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Method of Application:

Apply on-line at hvs.org. A cover letter is required in order to be considered for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should outline skills and experience that directly relate to the qualifications for the position. Inquiries should be addressed to:

Lori Lowe

Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resource Officer

2390 South Milford Rd., Highland, MI 48357

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Jeanette Wenger

Chief Human Resource Officer and Title IX Coordinator

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, it is the policy of the Huron Valley School district that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination during any program or activity or in employment.