School Social Worker

Position Type :

Student Support Services / Social Worker

Date Posted : 4 / 25 / 2024

Location : SASED

District :

Sangamon ROE 51 SASED Vacancies : Link

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS :

1. Participates as a member of the multi-disciplinary team by conducting school social

work components as part of the evaluation process.

2. Serves as a consultant to local districts for student educational and / or behavioral

interventions in order to assist in the development of a constructive learning

environment so that optimum learning may occur.

3. Provide direct services and / or interventions as designated on the student's IEP.

4. Works cooperatively with administrators and staff from SASED, Member Districts,

parents, students and community agencies.

REPORTS TO :

Special Education Administrator, Administrative School Social Worker, Director of

Special Education or designee.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. Conduct a SDS as part of the full case study which may encompass the following

components :

a. Social emotional assessment

b. Adaptive behavior assessment

c. Classroom observation

d. Student interview

e. Parent interview

f. Health history

g. Cultural background assessment

h. Mode of communication

i. Recommendations for specific educationally relevant intervention strategies.

2. Provide problem-solving services to students and their families, through individual &

group social work methods to enable children to make optimal use of their

educational experience.

3. Participate in Response to Intervention (RtI) as deemed necessary, to include but

not limited to :

a. problem-solving activities

b. interventions

c. benchmarking

d. progress monitoring

4. Serve as a consultant to Member Districts regarding behavior management, learning

problems and program development.

5. Provide indirect services and / or interventions, acting as a liaison between the school,

families and community agencies, including participating in Early Intervention

transition meetings.

6. Attend, conduct, coordinate and / or schedule case review team meetings, pre-

meetings and / or eligibility meetings as necessary.

7. Communicate and work cooperatively with administrators, staff, parents and

students.

8. Maintain ethical standards relevant to the profession.

9. Organize time, effort, and workload in order to meet job responsibilities.

10. Prepare written reports and complete case study components in the IEP computer

program.

11. Maintain appropriate documentation for additional direct services i.e. counseling,

consultation, monthly statistics, parental contacts, etc.

12. Participate in and / or conduct in-service training programs.

13. Provide parental education related to the student's area of need.

14. Comply with Medicaid Administrative Outreach activities and Medicaid Fee-For-

Service activities as required.

15. Intervene in crisis situations as requested by the administration.

16. Attend individual professional growth activities as required by SASED, state or

building principal.

17. Perform other responsibilities and additional responsibilities as assigned.