School Social Worker Substitute Pool

Applitrack; Oswego Township (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Unit School District No. 308 is inviting qualified candidates to join the substitute pool for School Social Worker services. The role focuses on supporting students through counseling, assessment, and collaboration with families and school staff.

The position emphasizes navigating school-based teams, managing caseloads, and providing crisis intervention as needed. Strong knowledge of ethical standards and state laws guiding school social work is essential.

Qualifications

• Illinois Professional Educator License with School Social Worker Endorsement.
• Knowledge of the school social work profession including laws, ethics, professional standards; understanding of child development and family systems.
• Ability to conduct direct and indirect intervention; effective caseload management, counseling and interviewing skills.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, families, team members, and others.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and assesses school, home, and community factors affecting student's school functioning.
• Serves as a liaison between families and the school to promote collaboration to improve student achievement.
• Completes social assessments to assist in determining special education services.
• Implements appropriate therapeutic strategies to effect changes in students' behavioral and social interactions.
• Provides individual and group counseling to students and their families.
• Provides parent/guardian training on child development and communication.
• Collaborates with school staff in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
• Participates in IEP, MTSS, and other school-based teams to develop interventions for academic success.
• Provides crisis intervention services.
• Provides social work case management for students and families.
• Provides staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student learning.
• Conducts staff development on social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning.
• Conducts social skills groups and classroom presentations.
• Maintains clinical records and submits documents for reports.
• Completes risk assessments on referred students.

Skills

Caseload management

Counseling skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal relationships

Time management

Education

Illinois Professional Educator License with School Social Worker Endorsement

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Community Unit School District No. 308

COMPENSATION:$45.00 per hour for Substitute Pool for School Social Worker
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Illinois Professional Educator License with School Social Worker Endorsement
• Comprehensive knowledge of the school social work profession including associated laws, ethical issues, professional issues and standards; understanding of child development, psychopathology, social and environmental conditioning, cultural diversity and family systems.
• Ability to conduct direct and indirect intervention; effective caseload management, counseling and interviewing skills.
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, families, team members, and others.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The School Social Worker provides services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and address barriers to learning and achievement. The School Social Worker contributes to the development of a healthy, safe, and caring environment by promoting theunderstanding of the social-emotional development of children and the influences of family, community, and cultural differences on student success and by implementing effective intervention strategies.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifiesand assesses school, home, and community factors affecting student's school functioning.
• Serves as a liaison between families and the school to positively promote collaboration to improve student achievement.
• Completes social assessments to assist in the determination of special education services.
• Implements appropriate therapeutic strategies to effect changes in students' behavioral and social interactions.
• Provides individual and group counseling to students and their families.
• Provides parent/guardian training on such issues as child development and teacher/parent/student communication.
• Collaborates with school staff in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
• Participates as a member of the IEP,MTSS, and other school based teams to develop interventions for promoting students' academic success.
• Provides crisis intervention services.
• Provides social work case management for students and families.
• Provides staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student anticipation in the learning process.
• Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning.
• Conducts social skills groups and classroom presentations on identified areas of concern for the students.
• Maintains required clinical records and submit appropriate documents for statistical reports in adherence with program standards in school social work.
• Completes risk assessments on referred students.
• Completes functional behavior assessments on identified students.
• Completes classroom observations as necessary.
• Serves as liaison with community agencies and assist in fostering communication between schools, parents/guardians, and community leaders.
• Locates and mobilizes community resources to support the educational program.
• Participates in activities that promote professional development.
• Supports and implements District policies and procedures, regulations, and administrative directives.
• Adheres to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules, regulations, and laws governing special education.