Special Education Social Worker at Taylor Preparatory High School

Social Worker 8.0 Work-LifeFull-Time

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Job Description

School Information

Located in Taylor, MI, Taylor Preparatory High School opened in 2013 and serves students 9-12. At Taylor Prep, you can connect passion with purpose.

To learn more about Taylor Preparatory High School click here.

Why Choose Taylor Preparatory High School

  • Recognized as a Michigan Reward School.
  • 'A' letter grade in peer-to-peer comparison according to the 2022-23 Michigan School Grades System.
  • Recipient of both the Student Enrollment and Taking Flight in Employee Engagement Eagle Awards.
  • Starting pay above market and competitive benefits.
  • Outperforms the local district in all subjects on the state test.
  • Deans and Instructional Coaches assigned to each teacher to provide support and instructional coaching.
  • Mentoring groups with fellow teachers.
  • Regular outings and activities to help build camaraderie among the staff.

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.

Qualifications

  • Qualified candidates must hold valid licensure for the state they are working in.

Michigan

  • MSW degree and
  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) issued by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and
  • School Social Work Full Approval and/or Provisional/Professional School Social Worker Certificate issued in the Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS)

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National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.

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 implement strategies for student success.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

IEP Progress MonitoringCommunity Resource ReferralClinical Record MaintenanceCase Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Special Education Social Worker at Taylor Preparatory High School at National Heritage Academies a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Social Work — ranked against 6,480 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

In Michigan, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$73k (89 salary observations; 724 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (4,412 salary observations; 19,550 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,480 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Taylor

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$189k
Typical market rent
$1,528/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About National Heritage Academies

Education Administration Programs
Grand Rapids, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Above-market pay
Competitive benefits
Mentoring groups
Staff outings