Description:
Certified
School Social Worker /School Counselor Job Description
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:
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Provides individual and group counseling
to enhance student success for general education and special education
students.
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Develops and implements behavior
intervention plans formal and informal
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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
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Share and collaborate with other school
personal when interventions are effective
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Attend mandated CPS trainings in order
to stay with compliance laws
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Formulate practical strategies to
measure impact of practice interventions on student outcomes based on
prior-identified goals.
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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
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Fulfill role of the mandated reporter
and investigate and report all incidents of child abuse and neglect to
Department of Family and Child Services
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Serve as a liaison between homes,
schools, hospitals, social welfare agencies, therapists, alternative schools,
and others as needed
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Provide an up-to-date list of community
resources and support for parents
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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.
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Maintains appropriate progress notes for
special education students
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Keep documentation of services for
intervention relating to students in RTI and general educations students
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Document
all crisis interventions including all DCFS reports and SASS reports
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Participates in 504 meetings
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Interviews and consults with teachers in
regards to the progress for students with 504’s
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Prepares for all Individual Education
Plans
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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
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Attends and participates in all RTI
meetings
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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.
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Participate in parent and grade level
meetings
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Maintain Confidentiality for all social
emotional related issues.
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Keep inventory of RTI supplies
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Utilize existing technology effectively
in the performance of duties.
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Research and contact high schools to
help plan the Distinctive Schools 8<sup>th</sup> grade High School Fair
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Attends school events and activities as
needed
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Participates as an active part of the
school community representing social emotional behaviors
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Participate in school activities and
committees.
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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.
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Supports teachers with classroom
behavioral management techniques
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Obverse general education and special
education students in the classroom to assist the teacher with behavioral or
emotional interventions
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Serve as the liaison for Students of
Transitional Living Services
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Attend an introductory meeting
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Distribute all information packets to
families who as to qualify
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Work with the STLS Coordinators to
provide CTA bus cards to parents and students
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Work with the STLS Coordinators to
provide hardship transportation services
Job Summary:
Qualifications:
Working Conditions:
Application Procedure:
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Selection Procedure: