Duties
Major Areas of Accountability*:
- Communicate with parents, school personnel, and community resource staff to involve them in a problem solving approach with children from birth through age 21 to develop coordinated action plans that meets the educational needs of the individual students.
- Assist the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of interventions, developed in groups and individual students.
- Use functional assessment techniques that are designed to focus on the child’s relationship with home, school and community and on the development of interventions to improve students’ educational performance.
- Manage time, organize materials necessary and communicate with the Building Administrators and the Director of Student Services to effectively manage cases in assigned buildings.
- Support the full and meaningful participation of parents in educational decisions.
- Collaborate and communicate with other professions to improve school social work services.
- Participate in inter-agency/inter-disciplinary meetings that determine the eligibility and appropriate educational plans for children with disabilities.
- Contribute to professional development by providing in-services, consultation, research activities and mentoring colleagues as needed.
- Participate in supervision of practicum students.
- Serve as an advocate for all children and youth.
- Report any and all violations of state and federal rules and regulations, and agency procedures to the Building Principal and the Director of Student Services.
- Act in concert with legal requirements and ethical codes of the profession.
- Demonstrate cultural competence and behaviors consistent with the core values, vision, and mission of School District 159.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Appropriately licensed/certified by the Illinois State Board of Education
- Master’s degree in Social Work from a graduate school of Social Work.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Training in education and understanding of public school services and special education are preferred.
- Experience in public school social work or child-related social work.
How to Apply
Any interested applicants, please apply online:
https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx