Qualifications: Social Work Master's
Degree from a credited school, Current Type 73 with a focus of School Social Work.
Hours: 7:40am-4:00pm
Goal: As a part of the school support team, the School Social Worker will work collaboratively
with the rest of the student support
team as well as the administrative staff to assist in the operational functions
of the school. The School
Social Worker will help provide
a safe, comfortable and positive
learning environment for all students to be able to reach their goals. The
School Social Worker will also be able to
collaborate and plan with the special education
teachers, case manager
and the general education teachers
through consultative services
as well as through accommodations and modifications.
Reports to: School Director/Coordinator of Student Services
Major Job Responsibilities:
Provides individual and group counseling to enhance student success
Develops and implements
behavior intervention plans formal and informal
Use
the best available evidence (database, scholarly articles and book, and school-based data) understand the role of research
in selecting and designing interventions
o Continues
research on up to date evidence biased behavioral interventions
Share and collaborate with other school personal
when interventions are effective Attend mandated CPS trainings
in order to stay with compliance laws
Formulate practical strategies to measure impact
of practice interventions on student outcomes based on prior-identified goals.
IdentifY crisis intervention techniques for students and other school clients in acute distress
o
De-escalation techniques, rapid assessment strategies
o Serve the role of the Gatekeeper
and assess students
who may have suicidal ideation
• Serve as the liaison between Chicago
Public Schools crisis unit, SASS,
and
the parents
Fulfill role of the mandated reporter
and investigate and report all incidents of child abuse and neglect to Department
of Family and Child Services
Serve as a liaison
between homes, schools,
hospitals, social welfare agencies, therapists,
alternative schools, and others as needed
Provide an up-to-date list of community
resources and support
for parents Expand knowledge in areas related to the job role as Social Worker (including
technology applications) by such means as reading
current literature on students with
special education needs, attending
professional conferences and workshops, and collaborate with other professionals doing similar work.
Maintains appropriate progress
notes for special education students
Keep docwnentation of services for intervention relating to students
in RTI and general educations students
Docwnent all crisis interventions including
all DCFS reports and SASS reports
Participates in 504 meetings
o Interviews and consults
with teachers in regards to the progress for students
with
504's
Prepares for all Individual
Education Plans o
Attends all annual IEP meetings
• Interview
teachers in regards to student functioning
• Completes
developmental functioning section
on the IEP
• Determines need for accommodations and modifications
• Writes attainable, measurable, and observable
IEP goals that meet Illinois
State Standards
•
Update Functional Behavior Assessment
as well as the Behavior
Intervention Plan
o Attends all three year re-evaluation
• Interview
teachers in regards to student functioning
• Interview parents
for student's adaptive
behavior, current family functioning and environmental factors
that may contribute to the student's
school functioning
• Interview student
to gather information regarding their perception of school, family, friends,
and adaptive behavior
• Observe student
in the classroom setting
• Present social,
emotional, and behavioral findings.
• Writes eligibility determination
o Attends all initial
IEPs
• Attends all Domain meetings
and presents how the social emotional
evaluation will take place
• Interview teachers in regards to student functioning
• Interview parents
for student's developmental history, adaptive behavior,
current family functioning, and environmental factors
that may contribute
to
the student's school functioning, as well as the parent's
perception of the problem
• Interview student
to gather information regarding their perception of
school, family, friends,
and adaptive behavior
• Observe student in the classroom
setting
• Present social,
emotional, and behavioral findings.
• Writes eligibility determination
Attends and participates in all RTI meetings
Communicates with the teachers,
case manager, nurses,
and other school personnel, parents/guardians and ALL CPS clinicians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the social and emotional needs of our students.
Participate in
parent and grade level meetings
Maintain Confidentiality for all social emotional
related issues. Keep inventory ofRTI supplies
Utilize existing technology
effectively in the performance of duties.
Research and contact high schools to help plan the Distinctive Schools
gth grade High
School Fair
Attends school events and activities as needed
Participates as an active part of the school community representing social emotional behaviors
Participate in school activities
and committees. Use empathy to advocate for each students'
needs
o Advocate for students who are being harmed by the educational system, criminal justice system, or who are homeless
by mobilizing school and community
resources to advocate
on their behalf.
Supports teachers with classroom behavioral management techniques
Obverse general education and special education
students in the classroom to assist the teacher with behavioral or emotional interventions
Serve as the liaison for Students
of Transitional Living
Services o Attend an introductory meeting
o Distribute
all information packets
to families who as to quality
o Work with the STLS Coordinators to provide CTA bus cards to parents and students
o Work with the STLS Coordinators to provide hardship
transportation services