Duties
To help students resolve such personal, emotional, and social problems as interfere with their adjustment to school and their capacity to enjoy the fullest benefits of the education offered them.
Qualifications
Appropriate ISBE License
School Social Worker Endorsement
Salary/Benefits
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Additional Notes
Essential Functions and Performance Responsibilities: (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)
- Performs casework service with individual students to correct those personal, social and/or emotional maladjustments related to their educational and social progress.
- Performs casework service with parents as an integral part of the task of helping students, to increase the parents’ understanding, their constructive participation in resolving their child’s problems, and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available.
- Consults and collaborates with other school personnel in gathering and giving information on a case, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in the modification of the student’s behavior.
- Supervises the referral of students to, and serves as a liaison with, appropriate outside agencies.
- Conduct evaluations (Social Developmental Studies) for students in referral to determine eligibility for social work services through IEPs or Section 504 Plans.
- Makes home visits for the purpose of gathering helpful information about a student’s background (as appropriate).
- Serves as a liaison between home and school when follow-up is necessary.
- Keeps sufficient records of cases for use by school staff members and outside agencies when appropriate.
- Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Attends staff meetings (as appropriate).
- Prepares lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences.
- Performs other tasks (as appropriate).
Serves as a liaison between home and school when follow-up is necessary.
Gavin School District 37 assures Equal Employment Opportunities and equal education opportunities for employees and students as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors.
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
https://www.applitrack.com/gs37/onlineapp/default.aspx