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Job Title: School Social Worker
QUALlFCATIONS:
- Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited
school of Social Work.
- Type 73 certificate in School Social Work issued
by the Ilinois State Board of Education.
REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent
for Student Services and Special
Education and Building
Administrator
ROLE OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER: The basic
focus of the school social worker is the link
between
the school, the home, and the
community. The social worker
must be able to relate to and work with
all aspects of the student's
environment. The school social worker
brings to the school setting
a systems approach to assessing needs
and organizing appropriate
services for students and their
families. This perspective provides
a comprehensive view for assessing a
student within the context of
the family, the school, and the
community. Building on this
assessment, the social worker develops
a plan to assist teachers,
students, and parents to work together
to support the student in
the successful completion of his/her
education.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Performance
priorities of school social workers include:
. The physical and emotional safety of
students and staff.
. Consultation with educational staff
to encourage an
understanding of diversity and how it
impacts students' ability
to function in the school setting.
. Participation in building problem
solving meetings.
early identification of high-risk
students
early intervention with students
displaying
inappropriate behaviors
assisting in building a support system
around students
struggling with emotional/behavioral
problems
. Assists in the completion of
functional assessments and the
development of behavior intervention
plans.
. Conducts formal and informal student
observations.
. Provides consultation in the
selection and implementation of
programs relating to building climate
and/or physical/emotional
safety (i.e. violence prevention, anger
management, antibullying,
suicide prevention and conflict
resolution.)
. Collaborates with community agencies
on behalf of students
and their families.
. Provides referral information
regarding community agencies
and private therapists to students and
their families.
. Participates on Building Response
Teams to address crisis
situations within the schools.
· Provides individual and group
counseling.
. Participates in IEP meetings to
determine eligibilty, appropriate
planning and re-evaluation for students
who require special
education services and programs.
. Provides written social developmental
studies and adaptive
behavior assessments when needed.
· Provides parent and teacher
consultation when needed.
· Participates in staff development and
in-service presentations.
. Reports-or assists other staff in the
reporting of suspected
child abuse or neglect to the Illinois
Department of Children and
Family Services.
· Supervision of school social work
interns.
EVALUATION: Performance evaluated in
accordance with the District's procedure.
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