Wraparound Specialist II

Position Type:
Non-Affiliated/Wraparound Specialist II

Date Posted:
2/20/2025

Location:
Teaching and Learning Center

Closing Date:
Until Filled
Pending Board Approval

The WISD's Mission is to promote the continuous improvement of achievement for every student while providing high-quality service to our customers through leadership, innovation, and collaboration.

The WISD's Vision is to be a leader in empowering, facilitating, and delivering high-quality, boundary-spanning, educational system that educates all children through an equitable, inclusive, and holistic approach.

SUMMARY:
The Wraparound Specialist II is dedicated to providing comprehensive support to students and families facing complex challenges by implementing the wraparound model of care. This role involves working closely with families to assess their unique needs, strengths, and goals, and to develop individualized plans that promote resilience and well-being. The specialist will work with local community partners and consumer identified natural supports to design and implement a person-centered wraparound plan.

Key responsibilities include facilitating team meetings with family members and service providers, coordinating access to resources and services, and monitoring progress toward established goals. The Wraparound Specialist will serve as an advocate for families, ensuring they receive appropriate support across multiple domains, including education, mental health, and social services.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication and problem-solving skills, a deep understanding of trauma-informed practices, and the ability to build trusting relationships with families and community partners. A commitment to cultural competence and collaboration is essential for effectively engaging with diverse populations and fostering positive outcomes for children and families. This role is crucial in empowering families to navigate challenges and achieve lasting stability and success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion in all practices and position responsibilities.
• Demonstrates the ability to examine how his/her/their position (directly or indirectly) impacts educational inequities in student achievement outcomes.
• Engages in reflection and ongoing learning and development on critical concepts and terms identified in the Washtenaw ISD Educational Equity Policy including concepts such as cultural proficiency, racial equity, and systemic and structural inequities.
• Serves as facilitator for referred Wraparound Community Team cases.
• Facilitates family team meetings in keeping with Wraparound models and philosophy to work toward reduction and elimination of out-of-home and out-of-school placement.
• Serves as a resource to train child/family teams in the Wraparound process.
• Prepares and submits all required documentation including, but not limited to, Child and Family Status Reports, CAFAS reports, CANS assessment, billing summaries, time reports, and progress notes.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion in all practices and position responsibilities.
• Provides support to students and their families.
• Consults with staff members and assists in program planning for students.
• Investigates and disseminates information related to student experiences in and out of school and assesses the impact of these experiences on student functioning in the program.
• Serves as liaison between school personnel, family and other agencies.
• Attends and provides staff support for all meetings and subcommittees of the Wraparound Community Team.
• Demonstrates ability to assist in interventions for youth.
• Works in collaboration with County, WISD, and community partner teams to ensure student needs are identified and plans for implementation are met.
• Provides services in the office, the clients' homes, school, or other appropriate community settings.
• Other Duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• N/A.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree (preferred); bachelor's Degree (accepted) in social work, or human services related field preferred.
• Experience and training working with youth who have a wide range of cognitive, physical, and emotional abilities.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• LMSW, LLMSW, LBSW, LLBSW, BSN (required)
• Valid driver's license

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate and engage with elementary and secondary students.
• Demonstrates ability to read, analyze, and interpret information, including assessments, periodicals, and professional journals.
• Demonstrates ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Demonstrates Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of educators, parents, students, and the general public.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Demonstrates ability to integrate technology into the everyday workflow is necessary.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize District technology and work to maintain proficiency, as required skill sets change with technology and/or the needs of the district.
• Demonstrates ability to use computer technology for research, data management, communications, and other instruction.
• Demonstrates ability to use a personal computer (PC) or MAC in a networked environment to utilize the Internet and other electronic communication mechanisms.
• Exhibits knowledge of productivity applications such as Microsoft Office (word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software) is required.
• Exhibits ability to use computer technology for research, data management, communications, and other instruction.
• Exhibits ability to select and administer appropriate assessment tools and interpret results of assessment.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Demonstrates ability to apply the concepts of basic math, algebra, and geometry consistent with the duties of this position.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Exhibits high proficiency in subject areas of reasoning, problem solving, organizational dynamics, and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

• Exhibits ability to build rapport with others and to serve diverse communities.
• Demonstrates ability to take initiative, work well with others as a collaborative team member and exhibit good communication skills.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other departments, agencies, and individuals.
• Demonstrates ability to work creatively and skillfully with students.
• Demonstrates ability to take initiative and understanding in working with students, staff, and parents/guardians.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as books and teaching material or when assisting in student interventions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision and the ability to adjust focus. The ability to travel to other buildings is required. The position requires the individual to sometimes work irregular or extended work hours and meet multiple demands from several people. The ability to travel to other buildings is required.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day. The employee is frequently required to interact with the public and other staff. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students. The employee is exposed to infections at a greater risk than the average person. Occasionally the employee may be required to be outdoors for a short period of time and therefore, must be able to tolerate varied weather conditions when traveling to client's homes, training courses or other community events related to program and agency requirements.

FUNCTIONS OF POSITION DESCRIPTION:
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