Bilingual Social Worker

Duties

Function / Position Summary

To provide individual and group social-emotional support to students and families.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide direct social/emotional support to students; prioritizing special education as mandated by IEPs.

• Assist and provide support to students struggling with social-emotional and behavioral concerns through the MTSS framework.

• Participate in Service Team meetings to represent the social-emotional aspect of the educational setting.

• Assist in the development of behavioral intervention strategies as well as formalized Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.

• Prepare Social Developmental Studies to address the social-emotional status of students. during the case study or re-evaluation process.

• Provide interventions for students in crisis.

• Data collection and recordkeeping to monitor social-emotional wellbeing of students.

• Address parent concerns and provide community resources as necessary.

• Advocate for students with school staff and administration.

• Mobilize school and community resources to support the student in the educational setting.

• Consult with school staff to address social-emotional concerns of students.

• Assist teachers with classroom interventions.

• Contact with community resources.

• Provide professional training and community education opportunities.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Master's Degree in Social Work (Required)

• Professional Educator License (PEL) with a School Social Work endorsement.

• Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) Preferred.

Experience / Knowledge

• Knowledge of School Social Work policies and procedures.

• Leadership skills in working with individuals and groups (i.e. initiating individual or group discussion, listening, clarifying, and facilitating interactions and sharing ideas).

• Skills in socio-environmental analysis and diagnosis of students with social / emotional concerns.

• Knowledge of current state laws and regulations regarding proficiency standards.

• Previous School Social Work experience (Required for Bilingual Position).

Salary/Benefits

Terms of Employment

• Nine-month position (184 work days).

• Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.applitrack.com/u46/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=32462

Email Address

humanresources@u-46.org

School District

https://www.u-46.org/

Position Website

https://www.applitrack.com/u46/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=32462

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

3/26/2024

Start Date

8/7/2024