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National Heritage Academies
Grand Rapids, Michigan

At-Risk Social Worker at Timberland Charter Academy 2026-27 School Year

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

The purpose of the At-Risk Coordinator is to ensure the success of each student, build on each student’s personal assets, and promote effective research driven programs. The position is based on organizational teamwork between the classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, specialists, and administration in order to provide a cohesive context for student intervention and support.

Company Information

National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools. Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life. A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test.

According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators.

In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them. Join our team.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop, organize, and oversee supplemental programs and services provided to eligible students.
  • Ensure that supplemental programs and services are determined by data driven needs assessments.
  • Coordinate the necessary documentation of programs and services provided to eligible students in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
  • Other duties may be assigned as allowed by grant funding.

Qualifications

  • The At-Risk Coordinator should have achieved a Bachelor’s Degree as well as prior education-related experience (teacher, academic specialist, etc.).
  • Certification is not required.
  • The At-Risk Coordinator will be of good personal character and will have excellent organizational, leadership, and data analysis skills.
  • Must be able to communicate with fellow employees in a clear, concise, and timely manner in both written and verbal mediums.
  • Must be able to analyze data and formulate conclusions based on analysis.
  • Must be able to communicate conclusions to fellow employees and various levels of management.
  • Must be able to make decisions and implement programs and services based on data analysis.

This is an in-person position at our NHA Service Center located at 3850 Broadmoor Ave., Grand Rapids, MI.

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Key Responsibilities

The At-Risk Coordinator develops and oversees supplemental programs and services for eligible students based on data-driven needs assessments. They coordinate necessary documentation in accordance with state and federal regulations to ensure student success.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Organizational SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationProgram ImplementationNeeds Assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates At-Risk Social Worker at Timberland 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 6,344 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 62% 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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in social workranked against 6,344 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Michigan222 active6,386 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 26% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan social worker listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment236 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,592 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,344 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs
9
<$85k
6
$85k-105k
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$105k-125k
8
$125k-145k
1
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs
401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
12%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 90% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,344 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Grand Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$304k
Typical market rent
$1,602/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.