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. 

Applicants must apply online at https://uticak12.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx. Please scan and upload applicable letters of introduction, resume, transcripts, credentials, letters of recommendation, and certificates to your online application. Any questions may be directed via phone at 586.797.1130.

NONDISCRIMINATION It is the policy of the Utica Community Schools that no person on the basis of race, color, religion, nation origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status or handicap shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of or otherwise be subjected to discrimination by this educational agency.