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Byron Center, Michigan

School Social Worker at Cross Creek Charter Academy 2026-27 School Year

Social WorkerFull-time

Compensation

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Job Description

School Information

Located in Byron Center, MI, Cross Creek Charter Academy opened in 1997 and serves 800+ Young 5-8 students every year. At Cross Creek, you can connect passion with purpose.

To learn more about Cross Creek Charter Academy click here

[https://www.nhaschools.com/schools/cross-creek-charter-academy/en/].

Why Choose Cross Creek Charter Academy

  • National Blue Ribbon School.
  • #1 Ranked School in Grand Rapids and Kent County on www.niche.com.
  • Stable and experienced leadership team.
  • Fully researched and mapped curriculum with robust learning materials.
  • High parent involvement.
  • National leader in student and staff safety.

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)

Please click here [https://www.nhaschools.com/en/who-we-are] to find out more

about our core values.

National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The School Social Worker will provide individual and group counseling, support special education IEP goals, and conduct behavioral and psychosocial assessments. They will also collaborate with staff to implement intervention strategies and provide crisis intervention services.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Progress MonitoringClinical DocumentationCommunity Resource ReferralSpecial Education Support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Social Worker at Cross Creek 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 6,110 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 18% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Top Social Worker Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 33 employers

12
<$80k
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$80k-100k
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$100k-120k
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$120k-140k
2
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
34%
Loan repayment
24%
Sign-on bonus
21%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Adelphi Staffing · White Plains, New York

$70/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

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$123k-$141k
#3

Clinical Supervisor - CA - LPCC and LCSW

$57.95 - $67.22/hr
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,110 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Byron Center

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$1,942/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
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.

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