Anticipated: Social Worker MS for 2027/28 School Year

Illinois Education Job Bank; Coal City (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois Education Job Bank is seeking an Anticipated: Social Worker MS for the 2027/28 school year to support students with social work services under IEP guidance.

The Social Worker will meet with students, set SEL goals, and collaborate with staff and the School Psychologist on RTI, annual reviews, and related assessments. This role involves conducting both individual and group counseling within the school context.

Responsibilities

• Meet the needs of students with social work services as required by IEPs.
• Schedule time to meet with students to satisfy minutes.
• Set and work on Social Emotional Learning Goals with students.
• Share information/caseload with staff as needed.
• Share information at transition times of students with special needs.
• Maintain student files.
• Collaborate with School Psychologist on RTI plan, Annual Reviews, Re-Evals, testing results, benchmark results.
• Conduct Social Developmental Study as needed.
• Conduct Adaptive Behavior Assessments as needed.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and parents/guardians to better understand and meet the needs of all students.
• Identify Personal/Social needs within the school through screenings, consultation with staff, PBS data, attendance records, and observations.
• Meet individually with any student in the at-risk category of the BESS screener.
• Provide individual counseling for students in response to identified needs within the school.
• Conduct intake upon first meeting with student.
• Conduct small group counseling sessions for special education students or general education students in response to identified needs within the school, including, but not limited to: New Student Group and Luncheon., Social Skills Group as needed., Grief Group as needed., Divorce Group as needed., Attendance Group as needed.

Job description

Anticipated: Social Worker MS for 2027/28 School Year

Duties

PERFORMANCE REPONSIBILITIES:

• Personal/Social Development

The Social Worker shall:

Priority I

• Meet the needs of students with social work services as required by Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
• Schedule time to meet with students to satisfy minutes.
• Set and work on Social Emotional Learning Goals with students.
• Share information/caseload with staff as needed.
• Share information at transition times (from prior school - transfer in or change of school within district to current school) of students with special needs.
• Maintain student files.
• Easy IEP Report Card Wizards
• Goals
• Social Emotional Updates
• Collaborate with School Psychologist on RTI plan, Annual Reviews, Re-Evals, testing results, benchmark results, assist when possible.
• Conduct Social Developmental Study as needed.
• Conduct Adaptive Behavior Assessments as needed.

Priority II

• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and parents/guardians to better understand and meet the needs of all students.
• Identify Personal/Social needs within the school through screenings, consultation with staff, office referrals, PBS data, attendance records, and observations.
• In particular: meet individually with any student in the at-risk category of the BESS screener.

To appropriately respond to these needs, the social worker shall:

• Provide individual counseling for students in response to identified needs within the school.
• Conduct intake upon first meeting with student.
• Conduct small group counseling sessions for special education students or general education students in response to identified needs within the school, including, but not limited to:
  • New Student Group and Luncheon.
  • Social Skills Group as needed.
  • Grief Group as needed.
  • Divorce Group as needed.
  • Attendance Group as needed.
• Participate in and assist with the RTI process for behavior at the school level.
• Consult with teachers on behavior management.
• Consult on creation of Behavior Intervention Plans as needed.
• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments as needed.