• JobID: 850

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Social Worker

Date Posted:
12/15/2022

Location:
Jefferson Elementary School

Berwyn North School District 98 is located in Berwyn, Illinois. The district has three elementary schools and one middle school and serves more than 2,500 students in grades Pre-K through 8th. Our district is committed to mutual respect and cultural diversity. We foster strong partnerships among students, school staff, families, and the community and empower students to solve problems, make decisions and apply technology so they can reach their full personal, academic and civic potential. We offer a Dual Language Program to ensure students are fluent in two languages, a STEAM Program, and 1-to-1 technology to prepare students for the future.

Job Title: School Social Worker (12-week assignment covering an FMLA-leave; January 9th - April 11th)

Classification: Certified

Accountability: Reports to School Principal, Assistant Principal, and District Level Administrators

Primary Function: The school social worker provides services related to students’ social, emotional and life adjustment to school, work and/or society. School Social Workers are the link between the home, school and community in providing direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel in their effort to promote and support students' academic and social success.

Education/Certification:

• Professional Educator’s Licence (PEL) with degree/endorsement in School Social Work
• Bachelor’s Degree in School Social Work
• Master’s Degree in School Social Work (preferred)
• Read, write, and speak in Spanish (preferred)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Services to students:

• Providing crisis intervention
• Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success
• Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management
• Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills
• Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others

Services to parents/families:

• Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment
• Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school and community
• Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs
• Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources

Services to school personnel:

• Providing staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior
• Assessing students with mental health concerns
• Developing staff in-service training programs
• Assisting teachers with behavior/classroom management
• Providing direct support to staff as needed

Related services:

• Participating in special education assessment meetings as well as Individual Educational Planning (IEP) meetings
• Working with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school (home, school, and community)
• Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability
• Counseling (group, individual and/or family)
• Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program
• Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies

School-community liaison:

• Obtaining and coordinating community resources to meet students' needs
• Helping school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies
• Advocating for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families
• Helping the system respond effectively to each child's needs

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strong planning and implementation skills
• Communicate clearly orally and in writing
• Strong collaboration skills
• Knowledge/implementation of restorative discipline practices
• Strong understanding of equitable classroom practices
• High expectations for all students

Other:

• Comply with district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations including special education laws
• Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior; serve as a role model for students and other staff
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of the characteristics of healthy children
• Knowledge of physical and immunization requirements for students in the State of Illinois
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Self-starter/Self motivated
• Works well independently and on a team
• Culturally competent
• Must meet deadlines
• Good customer service
• Must foster and maintain positive and effective working relationships
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form

Physical Demands:

• Sitting for long periods of time; some extensive walking; light lifting; working on the computer for extended periods of time

Disclaimer:
This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements, or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time