Social Worker at Holly Park Charter Academy

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

School Information

Located in Lansing, MI, Holly Park Academy opened in 2009 and serves students K-8. At Holly Park, you can connect passion with purpose.

To learn more about Holly Park Academy click here

[https://www.nhaschools.com/schools/holly-park-academy/en].

Why Choose Holly Park Academy

  • Academically outperformed our local district nine years in a row.
  • Ranked in the top 5 schools in Lansing.
  • Supportive, professional, and collaborative team.
  • Strong educator support from school leadership and behavioral support specialist.
  • Cares deeply for the whole child and offer wrap around services to ensure that their struggles outside of the classroom don't stop learning from happening.
  • Fully mapped out curriculum with all the supporting materials (lesson plans, slide decks, scripts, manipulatives, etc.) and are easy to follow.
  • Professional development through regular time with your leader, professional learning communities, time with colleagues, and training from our world-class curriculum team.
  • Award recipient for School Safety and Employee Engagement.

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

Provide individual and group counseling to students while managing IEP goals and behavior intervention plans. Collaborate with staff and parents to provide crisis intervention and connect students with community resources.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

IEP ManagementCase ManagementCommunity Resource Referral

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Holly Park Charter Academy 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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

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

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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 Lansing

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$193k
Typical market rent
$1,222/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.0
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 · Lansing-East Lansing, 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

Professional development
Supportive team environment