School Social Worker (LB) Leave Cover (3/30/27-5/28/27)

Suburban Cook County Online Application Consortium•Long Beach, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The School Social Worker provides services that strengthen home, school, and community partnerships and address barriers to learning and achievement. The position helps foster a healthy, safe, and caring environment by promoting understanding of children’s social-emotional development and the influences of family, community, and cultural differences on student success, and by implementing effective intervention strategies. This is a leave-cover position at Long Beach Elementary School from March 30, 2027, through May 28, 2027, with compensation of $45.00 per hour.

Requirements

Illinois Professional Educator License with School Social Worker Endorsement.
Comprehensive knowledge of the school social work profession, including associated laws, ethical and professional issues, and standards.
Understanding of child development, psychopathology, social and environmental conditioning, cultural diversity, and family systems.
Ability to conduct direct and indirect intervention.
Effective caseload management, counseling, and interviewing skills.
Excellent communication and time management skills.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, families, team members, and others.

Responsibilities

Identify and assess school, home, and community factors affecting students’ school functioning.
Serve as a liaison between families and the school to promote collaboration and improve student achievement.
Complete social assessments to assist in determining special education services.
Implement therapeutic strategies to effect changes in students’ behavioral and social interactions.
Provide individual and group counseling to students and their families.
Provide parent or guardian training on issues such as child development and teacher-parent-student communication.
Collaborate with school staff on strategies that promote student learning.
Participate in IEP, MTSS, and other school-based teams to develop interventions promoting students’ academic success.
Provide crisis intervention services and social work case management for students and families.
Consult with staff on behavioral, emotional, and environmental issues affecting student participation in learning.
Conduct staff development on social-emotional and environmental factors that impact learning.
Conduct social skills groups and classroom presentations on identified student concerns.
Maintain required clinical records and submit appropriate statistical-report documents in adherence with program standards in school social work.
Complete risk assessments for referred students and functional behavior assessments for identified students.
Complete classroom observations as necessary.
Serve as a liaison with community agencies and foster communication among schools, parents or guardians, and community leaders.
Locate and mobilize community resources to support the educational program.
Participate in activities that promote professional development.
Support and implement District policies, procedures, regulations, and administrative directives.
Adhere to professional ethical standards and codes and to the rules, regulations, and laws governing special education.