School Social Worker
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Job Description
Title: School Social Worker
Location: Chicago IL
Reports To: Principal
Salary: Starting at $60000 commensurate with experience
Employee Type: Regular Full Time
Start Date: August 2025
Distinctive Schools creates diverse joyful welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning. We support all learners to be engaged curious and to achieve their full potential. Our students become confident advocates creative problemsolvers and collaborative leaders.
Position Overview
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.
Social Worker must have a proven track record of working with families and community agencies in alleviating adverse conditions in order to promote social emotional and academic success for all students.
Responsibilities
Assessment
- Attend all student problemsolving meetings in order to identify students atrisk for socialemotional and/or behavioral difficulties; identify area(s) of need for students and assist in creation of an intervention plan for each student; review student behavioral data in order to monitor progress
- Conduct classroom observations regularly to identify students who are struggling behaviorally in order to provide behavioral supports recommendations and strategies to teacher and staff
- As part of a comprehensive evaluation process conduct parent interviews to acquire all pertinent sociodevelopmental information as needed for special education plan development
- Review student records to identify previous barriers to learning and/or interventions attempted
- Analyze information gained through record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resource needs; integrate gained information into a written report and oral presentation
Tier I Support
- Serve as a collaborative member of student support teams within the school building
- Provides positive behavioral and classroom management support to teachers and staff by identifying evidencedbased practices and helping to implement these practices in the classroom in an ongoing way
- As part of the student support team provide professional development opportunities to teachers and staff on evidencebased practices in socialemotional learning and behavioral supports and interventions
- Communicate with parents via inperson meetings letters and/or emails in an ongoing way in order to discuss student progress and concerns in all areas of academics and socialemotional functioning
- Maintain an ongoing liaison with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs; refers parents and students to agencies when appropriate
- Communicate and maintain relationships with outside mental health organizations that assist in fostering healthy student outcomes
Tier II & III Support
- Meet with students regularly to support those who are struggling with socialemotional and/or behavioral issues in order to improve their overall wellbeing and school functioning by providing mental health supports and practices
- Attend and participate in all required Special Education meetings including but limited to 504 meetings Initial Consent/Domain Meetings Initial and Reevaluation meetings and manifestation meetings
- Provide individual and group counseling to enhance student success as outlined in students IEP or intervention plan
Crisis Intervention
- Fulfill role of the mandated reporter and investigate and report all incidents of child abuse and neglect to Department of Family and Child Services
- Assist in Crisis Intervention/Prevention practices within each school which includes preventative measures such as mental health screenings for possible socialemotional or behavioral issues and following the network protocol in cases of emergencies (i.e. school violence deaths and suicidal ideation)
Compliance
- Complete all pertinent IEP documentation in a timely manner (i.e. reports eligibility documents FBA/BIPS pertinent sections of IEPs and progress reports)
- Attend mandated CPS trainings in order to stay with compliance laws
- Attend pertinent district trainings in order to keep uptodate on current practices procedures and policies in regard to student services and specific clinician domains
- Continue membership in professional organizations in order to keep uptodate on current practices procedures and policies in the area of school psychology as well as network with colleagues
- Maintain a detailed and comprehensive weekly/daily schedule in order to meet all deadlines and responsibilities in an effective and efficient way
- Maintain accurate records (maintain an inventory of materials assessments and supplies)
- Daily progress notes
- Weekly documentation of all services delivered
- Quarterly report of student achievement (IEP report cards)
Requirements (minimum)
Education: Masters Degree in School Social Work (MSW)
Qualifications
Applicants must have a valid Professional Educator License (PEL) endorsement in School Support Personnel from ISBE
Applicants must have been awarded a masters or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited college or university
- (OPTIONAL but seen as beneficial) A valid Illinois license in social work (LSW or LCSW)
Physical demands: Occasional lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling; some stooping kneeling climbing crouching and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 30 sitting 50 walking and 20 standing.
Benefits
- 25 Paid holidays & 10 days PTO annually (in addition to summer break for educators/campus positions)
- 12 weeks family paid leave
- Comprehensive Healthcare (Medical Dental Vision)
- 403b match
- Fully match up to 3
- 50 match up to 5
- Professional development including tuition reimbursement
- Gym and wellness discounts
- And more
Description Disclaimer: Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job reasonably required for its performance or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholders responsibility.
EEO: Distinctive Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race color religion sex gender national origin age disability veteran status marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.
Distinctive Schools is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment Distinctive Schools will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of the position and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment please contact or call 773.828.4191
Employment Type
Full Time
