School Counselor

2 weeks ago


Palatine, Illinois, United States Little City Foundation Full time
Job Title: School Social Worker

Join Little City Foundation as a School Social Worker and make a meaningful impact on the lives of students with special needs. As a key member of our therapeutic team, you will provide essential social work services to students, collaborating with teachers, related service teams, and parents to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate School Social Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering social work services as mandated on student IEPs, working closely with students, teachers, and families to promote social-emotional learning and well-being.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Develop and implement IEP goals based on formal and informal assessment results, aligning with social-emotional learning standards.
  2. Participate in IEP meetings and 3-year re-evaluations, ensuring timely progress reports and ESY reports.
  3. Track data on a weekly basis to update quarterly benchmarks and communicate assessment results effectively.
  4. Collaborate with teams to develop and implement interventions, ensuring proper generalization of skills across settings.
  5. Provide and document direct and consult therapy minutes, consulting with school teams and interacting with parents as needed.
  6. Participate in rotating classroom clinical meetings and bi-weekly clinical meetings, facilitating onboarding and professional development.
  7. Complete therapy notes, minute logs, and data entry, maintaining a shared electronic location.
  8. Establish and maintain consistent communication with teachers, related service teams, case managers, and parents.
  9. Provide support, resources, and recommendations for classrooms as needed, working with team members to model strategies and assess student needs.
  10. Manage inventory of therapeutic equipment and assessments, ensuring budget planning and compliance with professional code of ethics and school policies.
Qualifications:

We are seeking a candidate with a Master's in Social Work, Professional Educator License with an endorsement in School Social Work, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker certification. Previous experience working with students with special needs/autism is preferred.

Work Environment:

This role requires the ability to work in a school setting with a moderate noise level, occasional exposure to cleaning agents and disinfectants, and occupational exposure to blood, body fluids, and infectious substances. The physical demands of this role include sitting, walking, and standing for prolonged periods, frequent manual dexterity, and occasional lifting up to 30 pounds.

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a representative level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.


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