School Social Work Intern

Lake Forest School Districts 67 & 115•Lake Forest, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Lake Forest Community High School District 115 is seeking a School Social Work Intern to provide advocacy, direct services, and support for students’ emotional well-being. The intern will work with students, families, faculty, administrators, and educational services staff in the school setting. The internship is for a full school year and provides a $12,000 stipend. This position is not benefit eligible.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an MSW program with a focus on school social work.
School agreement for the internship to last a full school year.
Interest in working collaboratively with students, faculty, parents, and administrators in a school setting.
Ability, once trained, to initiate Non-Violent Crisis Intervention techniques, including physical restraints and time out with students.
Effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills for problem-solving, promoting initiatives, and conveying expectations.
Experience analyzing data to plan interventions and instructional methods.
Ability to function as a positive, collaborative team member and facilitate problem-solving.
Proficiency with Google Apps for Education and other school-based processing and management systems.
Interest and engagement in ongoing professional learning and reflection.
Ability to communicate professionally both orally and in writing.
Strength in planning, organization, communication, scheduling, and meeting deadlines efficiently.
Commitment to excellence, high expectations, and students’ academic and personal well-being.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to Board of Education policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Assist with facilitating individual and group counseling inside and outside the classroom, using evidence-based practices.
Promote inclusive practices for students with disabilities and support the Educational Services and Special Education departments.
Help create co-treatment plans related to social-emotional learning standards.
Collect data, monitor student progress, and share information with IEP facilitators and related services staff to support IEP goal updates.
Engage in support and intervention planning for students at all tiered levels.
Participate in the Problem Solving Team model by implementing interventions, tracking data, and providing feedback to IEP and Core Teams.
Attend IEP meetings and assist with writing, implementing, and monitoring progress on IEP goals; complete quarterly IEP goal benchmarks for students on the intern’s caseload.
Assist with developing and implementing behavior intervention plans and collecting related data.
Provide direct and indirect classroom services, model strategies, and reinforce social-emotional learning goals.
Communicate with parents about students’ social-emotional performance and respond to or initiate parent contacts in a timely, professional, and constructive manner.
Respond to and document student crises; participate in crisis team work and assist with risk assessments.
Support families through parent education and access to community resources.
Interact with students in ways that encourage respectful relationships among students and teachers.
Assess and make appropriate referrals for suspected abuse or neglect as a mandated reporter.
Work cooperatively with administrators, deans, and other educational services staff to benefit students.
Demonstrate professional growth through reflection and collaboration, and participate in assigned professional development.
Assist with administering state and local assessments.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the direct supervisor.