Social Worker - 26-27 SY - Miner School

Illinois Education Job Bank; Illinois; On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Illinois Association of School Administrators is hiring a School Social Worker to deliver comprehensive social work services in our schools. You will conduct interviews, home visits for IEP development, provide counseling, and collaborate with families and staff to remove barriers to learning.

Responsibilities include crisis support, staff training, and coordination with community resources across NSSEO districts.

Qualifications

• Valid Professional Educators License (PEL) endorsed for a School Social Worker.
• Twelve (12) hours of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) training and techniques.
• Ability to travel within NSSEO and districts and move about NSSEO and district buildings as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Analyze information gained through record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resource needs for reporting.
• Collaborate with parents, teachers, administrations, team members and other professionals for information sharing and service delivery.
• Conduct parent interviews and home visits to obtain socio-developmental data for IEPs and develop service plans.
• Maintain liaison with community agencies to meet student needs and provide referrals.
• Participate in meetings and educational team conferences to communicate information.
• Provide professional development to staff to improve school social work practices.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling in response to school-wide crises.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance to staff to improve student outcomes.

Skills

NVCI training

Travel within NSSEO and districts

Education

PEL endorsed for School Social Worker

Job description

The Social Worker provides comprehensive school social work services to parents, students and staff
by addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefit from their educational
experience. The social worker assists with mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive
behavioral support, academic and classroom support, consultation with teachers, parents and
administrators as well as provides individual and group counseling/therapy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Analyze information gained through record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resource needs for the purpose of integrating information into a written report and summary oral presentation.
• Collaborate with a variety of groups and/or individuals (e.g. parents, teachers, administrations, team members, other professional, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information, problem-solving, and providing services.
• Conduct parent interviews and home visits to acquire socio-developmental information as needed for Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for the purpose of providing the social history, making recommendations, and developing plans for services with those of other disciplines.
• Maintain an ongoing liaison with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs and provide parents with referrals when appropriate.
• Participate in a variety of meetings and facilitate educational team meetings as directed for the purpose of conveying or gathering information.
• Participate and provide professional development activities aimed at best practices for the purpose of providing comprehensive school social work services.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling as appropriate and in response to school-wide crises for the purpose of supporting students’ social/emotional well-being as well as the social/emotional well-being of the school community.
• Provide on-going technical assistance to school staff as it relates to improving outcomes for students.

Qualifications

• Valid Professional Educators License (PEL) endorsed for a School Social Worker.
• Participate in twelve (12) hours of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) training and techniques.
• Ability to travel within NSSEO and districts and move about NSSEO and district buildings as necessary.

Salary/Benefits

NSSEA Salary Schedule - starting at Lane V Step 0 (Pending Negotiations) - dependent on education and experience

Benefits include:

District Name NSSEO Building Name Miner School Address 799 W. Kensington Road
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 Phone [phone] Fax [phone] IASA Region Cook North County Cook (North) County Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category School Social Worker Grade Level Elementary