Social Worker

DISTRICT WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT 148

Social Worker A. Qualifications

• Must possess a Masters in School Social Work.
• Must possess a Type-73 IL Certification

B. Job Description

• Provide individual and/or group counseling/intervention to students on social work caseload.
• Recommend appropriate intervention procedures for children who are evaluated.
• Participate in IEP meetings.
• Work collaboratively with all staff to ensure student’s needs are being met academically, socially and emotionally.
• To participate in the development of Behavior Management Plans to aid children who have been referred for services.
• To implement social work intervention strategies as needed to aid children, parents, and teachers, to make community and public or private institution contacts as needed for follow-up.

C. Responsibilities

• To arrange for and complete the social developmental study and/or family analysis as related to the nature of the learning and social behavior problems of children referred for service.
• To plan, develop appropriate social work intervention techniques, and arrange conferences for children for whom social work evaluations have been completed.
• To assure the safety, physical, and emotional well-being of students who because of abuse, neglect or crisis are determined at risk.
• Function as a member of the Building Intervention and IEP Team.
• Provide a social developmental study and adaptive behavior assessment for children referred to the IEP team.
• Assist Team in identifying students with special problems through staff pre-referrals, conferences, classroom observations, and diagnostic testing.
• Confer and cooperate with members of the IEP Team as needed relative to case dispositions and follow-up.
• Participate in placement of students in all Alternative placement settings.
• Consult with school personnel and parents regarding the management of children with learning and social behavior problems.
• Provide liaison services between the school, home and community agencies and other public or private institutions.
• Confer with parents relative to the social history and family analysis findings and recommendations.
• Report on suspected child abuse cases as required by mandated reporting act.
• To serve as a member of the School and District Crisis Intervention Team.
• Provide written reports about students for whom evaluations have been completed or for whom other social work services have been provided.
• Develops IEP/BIP when appropriate for each child on caseload.
• Submit bi-monthly report of activities.
• Attend professional development workshops and required meetings as scheduled.
• Other duties as assigned.