Special Education Social Worker at Warrendale Charter Academy 2026-27 School Year
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Job Description
School Information
Located in Detroit, MI, Warrendale Charter Academy opened in 2001 and serving students K-8. At Warrendale, you can connect passion with purpose.
To learn more about Warrendale Charter Academy click here.
Why Choose Warrendale Charter Academy
- Starting pay above market scales.
- Supported by an experienced leadership team.
- Access to a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources.
- Ensures a safe learning environment with internal and external cameras.
- Colleagues you enjoy working with to serve students.
- Personalized development and coaching opportunities.
- Winner of Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.
- Honors/Proficiency Classes
- Strong Moral Focus Components for Staff and Students
- Strong Sense of Team and Community
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide group and individual counseling sessions and classroom support to special education students as mandated per student IEPs, as well as progress monitor IEP goals associated with mandated services and participate in student IEP meetings.
- Provide group and individual counseling sessions to general education students, as well as monitor the students’ responses to the interventions identified.
- Develop and monitor student responses to behavior intervention plans, including providing support and consultation to general and special education teachers.
- Complete psychosocial assessments to assist in the determination of special education services.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments and communicate the results to all team members in parent-friendly language
- Complete risk assessments on students referred for school social work services.
- Establish relationships with both students and parents and participate in all aspects of school planning.
- Assist in identifying needed community resources for students and make appropriate referrals to resources to facilitate educational and behavioral interventions recommended for student success
- Provide staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process and collaborate with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
- Provide crisis intervention services.
- Maintain state-required clinical records and submit appropriate documents for statistical reports with adherence to program standards in school social work.
Key Responsibilities
Provide individual and group counseling to special and general education students while monitoring IEP goals and behavior intervention plans. Conduct psychosocial and risk assessments and collaborate with staff and parents to support student learning and behavioral success.
Requirements
The candidate must be able to perform clinical assessments and provide crisis intervention within a school setting. Proficiency in managing IEP mandates and coordinating community resources is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Special Education Social Worker at Warrendale Charter Academy 2026-27 School Year at National Heritage Academies a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,558 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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