Student & Staff Support

Schenk Elementary

Minimum Annual Compensation: $68,901

Length of Contract: 192 days

Employment Type: Exempt

MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for openings for the 2025-2026 school year. Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.

Why You Should Work with MMSD!

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is the second-largest school district in Wisconsin. We have a simple but bold vision — to ensure that every school is a thriving school, that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career, and community. We welcome applicants who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.

In addition, we have a great compensation package. Visit our benefits page and compensation page for more information.

Becoming a Model School District

The Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision — to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.

Our strategy is captured in 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. To achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.

We firmly believe in and are here to create a work environment that is challenging and rewarding, while supporting employees in their career path. We strive to provide, encourage, grow, and develop a talented workforce that better supports and represents the diversity of our student population. We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders and support staff 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 25,000 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.

Purpose Of 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 support. 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 that are respectful, confidential, individualized, developmentally appropriate, and culturally competent
• Staying current with professional learning to maintain and develop competency reflecting evidence-based best practice
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as a resource for social emotional learning
• Foster ongoing positive collaborative relationships with students, families, and the community, in order to meet students’ needs and maximize their success in school
• Serve students suspected of and identified with disabilities through appropriate referral, evaluation, programing, and placement within the IEP process
• Coordinate attendance improvement efforts
• Serve as the Point of Contact for Homelessness
• Facilitate effective transition practices and procedures for students, and promote a positive and welcoming school environment
• 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
  
  

Position Competencies

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

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work. Official transcripts are required for formal employment.
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) school social worker license (7050).
• Applications are considered on a rolling basis. MMSD must first consider applicants who are fully licensed before considering applicants who are not yet licensed.
• If you do not already have an active Wisconsin teaching license, you must obtain and maintain the necessary license(s) for the position. An application must be on file within 30 days of starting your employment with MMSD. Failure to do so will result in your contract being voided.
• The district does not provide financial support for the continued education that is required to achieve the certification. The district does not select or endorse any particular certification program that leads to the required Wisconsin teaching license. An unlicensed candidate can be considered, but they must be hired by a school district in order to apply for a One-Year License with Stipulations with DPI.
• For more information about the One Year with Stipulations licensing process: https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licensing/types/license-with-stipulations
• To search DPI-approved certification programs: https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing/pathways-licensure
  

Other Information

• NASW Code of Ethics
• NASW Standards for School Social Work Practice
  
  

Next Steps

• Upon submitting, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. Based on your application materials, a hiring manager may reach out to you to schedule an interview.
• Candidates who have indicated fluency in Spanish and/or Hmong are invited to apply for our bilingual positions as well. If interested in a bilingual position, candidates would be asked to complete reading, writing, and oral language proficiency assessments.
  
  

Environmental Adaptability

• Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to environmental factors is minimal and poses little to no risk of injury.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the individual so classified.
  
  

Working Conditions

• School-based positions are required to be in-person unless otherwise directed by the building principal.
  
  

Disclaimer: This position description is subject to change at any time. The above job description does not limit the duties and responsibilities listed above. Employees in this position may be required to perform additional job-related tasks as directed by the supervisor.

The Madison Metropolitan School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to seek a diverse and talented workforce. We encourage veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities to apply. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship. You must apply on our career page to be considered for this opportunity.