Do you want to be part of a district that is doing transformative work to ensure that every student graduates ready for college, career and community?
Do you want to join a team that is championing better experiences & outcomes for students of color?
Would you like to join a thriving urban school district that is committed to elevating you in your profession?

If so, the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) has much to offer you: a clear vision, a collaboratively-designed strategic framework, collaboration time, district support and excellent professional development opportunities.

21-22 School Social Worker Applicant Pool

MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic teacher applicants for openings for the 2021-2022 school year. The Madison Metropolitan School District actively seeks and encourages women and candidates of color to apply.

Becoming a Model School District

The Madison Metropolitan School District has a simple but bold vision - that every school will be a thriving school that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career and community. We know that vision doesn't come to life without the very best leaders throughout our district. Our strategy is captured is our strategic framework, and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel at school. We have made major gains and are more resolved than ever to build on our progress.

We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders in every school. For more information on our teacher screening and selection process, please visit our TEACH Madison webpage.

About Our District

The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 27,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.

About the Position

The school social worker is a core member of the school's integrated pupil services team; this team works collaboratively, in partnership with teachers, administrators, families, and community organizations, to design and deliver a comprehensive, coordinated, and customized system of student supports. The primary purpose of this team is to create environments that maximize opportunities for learning and ensure that all students develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to achieve personal success as a college, career, and community ready individual.

As a member of the pupil services team, the school social worker is an advocate for educational equity, promotes the healthy development of the whole-child, and is a leader of systemic change within their school community.

At the core of integrated student services practices lie the following elements:

• Data-based decision making for planning, delivery, and evaluation of our programs and services
• Communication, consultation, and collaboration with students, families, staff and community partners
• Advocacy and leadership to enable each student to be a healthy and successful learner
• Adhering to professional standards of respectful, confidential, individualized, developmentally appropriate, and culturally competent practice
• Staying current with professional learning to maintain and develop competency reflecting evidence-based best practice

Essential Duties

• Foster ongoing positive collaborative relationships with students, families, and the community
• Member of building based student services team (interdisciplinary problem solving team)
• Serve as a resource for social emotional learning and universal practices
• Provide social, emotional, and mental health interventions to individual and groups of students
• Serve students with disabilities through appropriate referral, evaluation, programing, and placement within the IEP process
• Coordinate attendance improvement efforts
• Engage with community agencies to connect families to resources
• Serve as the point of contact for students and families experiencing homelessness
• Facilitate effective collaboration practices and communication procedures for students involved in multiple systems
• Coordinate and provide support for child abuse prevention, and suspected child abuse and neglect reporting
• Assess, implement, progress monitor, and evaluate effective evidence-based interventions throughout a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS)
• Contribute to screening and assessment of student behaviors to develop safety plans
• Provide support for crisis prevention and response efforts at the school level

• Ensure informed practice through an understanding of policies and laws related to children, families and education

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Data-based decision making for planning, delivery, and evaluation of our programs and services
• Communication, consultation, and collaboration with students, families, staff and community partners
• Advocacy and leadership to enable each student to be a healthy and successful learner
• Adhering to professional standards that are respectful, confidential, individualized, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant
• Staying current with professional learning to maintain and develop competency reflecting evidence-based best practice
• Promote a positive and welcoming school environment to all students and families
• Advocate and champion for social justice and antiracist teaching practices
• Ensure inclusivity of all LGBTQ+, gender non-binary, and gender expansive youth
• Practice from a trauma informed and trauma sensitive lens

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree or higher in School Social Work

Position Competencies

• High Expectations For Every Student
• Instructional Practice
• Cultural Competence
• Data Proficiency
• Team Collaboration
• Student & Family Engagement
• Resilience & Results Orientation
• Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset

Licensing

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) pupil services license as a:

• School Social Worker

Your Wisconsin teaching license(s) must be active, or issued prior to the start of your contract.

Salary Range

43,209.00 - 74,101.00 Annual Salary

Salary placement is based on two criteria:

1. Education (highest degree earned and academic credits earned after the date your highest degree was awarded)
2. Prior experience working under contract in a K-12 teaching position requiring a state teaching license

Minimum salary placement for new teachers with a Bachelor's degree and no prior teaching experience is $43,209 annually.
For information about benefits, visit https://hr.madison.k12.wi.us/benefits

About This Posting

This is an "applicant pool" posting. It does not signify that vacancies actually exist at this time. The purpose of this posting is to develop a pool of qualified applicants, should vacancies become available. For more information about teaching at MMSD and about our application process, go to www.mmsd.org/teach-madison .

Next Steps

After submitting your application, HR will review your information and will invite you to sign up for a first round video interview if you meet minimum qualifications.
Candidates who pass the first-round video interview stage will be eligible for second-round, school-based interviewing at schools who have specific vacancies. School-based interviews begin in April and continue throughout the summer as new vacancies become known across the district.

Timeline

Human Resources will evaluate candidates on a rolling basis beginning December 1, and as needed thereafter. School-based interviewing for specific positions will begin in mid to late April. Interviews are scheduled based on district/school need and certification/skills of applicants.