Duties
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works with individual pupils toward the alleviation or correction of personal, social, or emotional maladjustment’s which interfere with learning, attendance, or effective participation in the school.
- Help parents understand their role in helping their child succeed in school.
- Assist parents in locating referral resources necessary for their child’s welfare.
- Collaborates as needed with teachers, principals, and other school personnel to develop plans that modify the behavior of disruptive students.
- Cooperates with agencies and professional individuals in the community for the purpose of linking community resources with mutually known families.
- Consults with teachers and others to help them understand the meaning of their students behaviors.
- Participates in school activities to promote the relationship of the school to the broader community.
- Participates, as appropriate in community activities with other school and community personnel to determine the need for and development of additional community resources.
- Prepares reports as needed for Medicare reimbursement of at-risk and special education students.
- Schedules, organizes and conducts IEP, MDC, and other staffing as necessary.
- Assumes responsibilities of case management activities to include:
- *Coordinates appropriate referrals.
- *Communicates with staff about follow up to staffing.
- Participates at staff meetings in developing behavior management plans and functional analysis of behavior.
- Performs such other duties as assigned by the Principal, Coordinator of Special Education, or Superintendent of Schools.
- Guards the confidentiality of all information placed in charge of their office. Breach of this trust shall be grounds for dismissal.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Qualify for a valid certificate (type 73) as a School Social Worker issued by the Illinois State Board of Education.
2. Holds an earned Masters Degree from an accredited college or university.
Salary/Benefits
180 days per year. Salary and other benefits as established by the Board of Education.
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
https://www.applitrack.com/d168/onlineapp/default.aspx