Anticipated: District Social Worker

Assists students with academic learning by providing strategic services that identify and address the social-emotional-environmental issues that interfere with the educational process. Working with parents/guardians, teachers, school principal and community based resources, the school social worker implements strategies that promote a positive school experience for all students. Identifies and accesses academic problems through analysis of factors impinging on student adjustment including factors in home, school, and community. Serves as a liaison between families and the school to positively promote collaborative processes in educational planning for students by encouraging parent/guardian participation in the school setting. Provides individual and group counseling. Collaborates with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning. Participate as members of school based teams to develop interventions for promoting students' academic success. Provides crisis intervention services in conjunction with school safety team. Provides social work case management for students and families. Provides staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process. Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning. Develops programs to address parent/guardian participation in the school and student engagement in the educational process. Conducts classroom meetings, social interaction skills groups, and classroom presentations on identified areas of concern for the students. Maintains required clinical records and submits appropriate documents for statistical reports with adherence to program standards in school social work. Completes risk assessments on referred students. Completes classroom student observations. Serves as liaison with community agencies and assists in fostering communication between schools, parents/guardians, and community leaders. Locates and mobilizes community resources to support the educational program. Attends meetings and professional development activities as required. Develop and coordinate specialized programmatic activities for the program to assist with addressing student social and educational needs. Develop and maintain a current list of resources that includes self-help/support groups to ensure comprehensive services are provided to students and their families. Qualifications 1. Master's Degree 2. A professional educator license with a school social worker endorsement Salary/Benefits Per negotiated contract: Contract can be found at #J-18808-Ljbffr The Illinois Association of School Administrators