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Certified School Social Worker

McLean County Unit District No. 5
Normal, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/7/2025

Position Type :

Special Education / Social Worker

Date Posted : 1 / 8 / 2025

Location : To Be Determined

Date Available : August 2025

Closing Date : Until Filled

JOB DESCRIPTION

McLean County Unit District No. 5

Position Title : School Social Worker

Location : To be determined

Department : Building Personnel

Reports to : Principal / Assistant Principal

FLSA Class : Exempt

FTE : 3.0 positions

SUMMARY

To help students achieve maximal social and emotional functioning by serving those children whose social, emotional, and / or behavioral problems interfere greatly with their ability to profit from school experience. DUTIES

  • The school social worker shall provide consultation and in-service training to school personnel.
  • The school social worker shall be responsible for providing the social-development study in a case study evaluation and for participating in the identification of those children who require social work intervention.
  • The school social worker shall assist student directly toward adjustment to school.
  • The school social worker shall be responsible for servicing as a liaison between the home and the school, and for providing parental education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the child's problem.
  • The school social worker shall facilitate the effective utilization of existing community resources to meet the needs of school children.
  • The school social worker shall keep informed of new developments in the field.
  • The school social worker shall participate in case conferences when referred students are involved, or as requested.
  • The school social worker shall attend multi-disciplinary staff conferences.
  • Supervise training of school social worker interns in Unit No. 5 School District.
  • The school social worker will participate with the administrative team regarding general principal, department head and District meetings.
  • Coordinate developmental screening for 3 and 4 year-old children in Unit No. 5 School District.
  • The school social worker shall perform all duties necessary to the position and such other duties as may be fixed by the Director of Special Education.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master's Degree in Social Work
  • Must be registered as a Certified Social Worker
  • Must hold an IL Professional Educator License (PEL)
  • Must be familiar with the use of computers including but not limited to electronic mail, the Internet, word processing, and electronic spreadsheets (Microsoft Office).
  • Establish and maintain effective and courteous working relationships with those contacted in the course of work (students, parents, and staff).
  • Ability to understand and follow basic oral and written instructions.
  • Ability to communicate to students, parents and staff in an acceptable / courteous manner
  • Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

    • Compensation :

    Fully Board Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision available

    Per the negotiated contract between McLean County Unit 5 and the United Five Education Association, for the 2025-2026 school year the starting salary range for candidates with a Bachelor's Degree is $42,656- $56,769 and is based on Education and Certified Teaching experience. For candidates with a Master's Degree, the range is $47,656-$68,140 and is based on Education and Certified Teaching experience.

    Application Procedure :

    Apply Online at www.unit5.org

    INTERNAL CANDIDATES WISHING TO TRANSFER SHOULD APPLY ONLINE USING THE INTERNAL APPLICATION

    Salary : $47,656 - $68,140

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