The bilingual school social worker provides specialized service to students, identified as English language learners to promote successful academic and functional performance and post-secondary transition.
Preferred languages include : Spanish, Arabic, Albanian or Ukrainian
Responsibilities :
- Assess student needs through observation, interviews and evaluations.
- Consult and collaborate with school personnel to develop, implement and monitor positive behavioral intervention strategies.
- Provide staff with essential information to understand factors affecting a student's performance.
- Work effectively with parents to promote effective parent involvement and access community resources.
- Maintain professional relationships with students, parents and staff.
- Utilize evidence-based strategies (e.g. Peer-to-Peer, visual / organizational, positive behavioral interventions, communication and data collection) to teach emotional regulation, behavioral and social skills to individual students and groups with diverse needs (disability-specific, cultural, socioeconomic and linguistic).
- Use technology, assistive technology, and translation tools (e.g. computers, I-Pads, and language line) to communicate, access / manage data and educate students and parents.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Collaborate and consult with community resources to meet students' needs.
- Provide crisis prevention and intervention.
- Maintain on-going continuing education to maintain licensure.
Qualifications :
- Master’s degree in Social Work
- Must hold a valid State of Michigan license
- MDE temporary or full approval as a school social worker.
- Experience in working with English language learners and their families;including newcomers.
- Experience using translation tools to communicate with students and families that speak a language other than English.
30+ days ago