Social Worker/School Counselor

Duties

Primary Function (Job Goal)

To advocate for all learners, focus on academic achievement, and build on student successes by committing to continuous instructional improvement and providing an environment that supports the social development of all students.

Reports To (accountability)

Principal and Director of Special Education

Qualifications

Qualifications / Local Requirements

• Professional Educator License

• License Endorsement in one of the following at appropriate grade level :

• School Social Worker

• The applicant must fulfill one of the following:

• Must currently be assigned to this position

• Worked as a School Social Worker in any school at the K-8 level within the last 10 years

• Completed an internship as a social worker with a school setting within the last three years

• Such other alternatives to these qualifications as the Board of Education may accept

Physical Requirements

• Working with the students in an instructional setting may entail kneeling or squatting, stooping, and bending from the waist on an occasional to frequent basis.

• Occasionally required to run.

• Ability to read a computer screen and printed material with or without visuals aids.

• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels.

• Speak in an audible tone so that others may understand clearly.

• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer or other portable electronic device, and use aids such as a whiteboard, poster, bulletin board, overhead projector, television, VCR/DVD, telephone, copier and other technological equipment.

• Retrieval, use, lifting and storage of teaching material, including books, equipment, assignments, etc. Occasionally required to lift/carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds. Ability to climb stair

Salary/Benefits

Terms of Employment:

• 180 Days

• FLSA Exempt

• Completion of mandated training through Global Compliance Network within first 45 days of employment

• Pre-employment medical examination, including tuberculosis clearance

• Pass a Regional Office of Education Fingerprint/Background Clearance including Federal Bureau of Investigation

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation, the Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010 (PERA), Senate Bill 7, and Articles 24A and 34 of the Illinois School Code.

How to Apply

Go to website www.troy30c.org and click on "Employment at Troy" to fill out an online application and upload all supporting documents.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

www.troy30c.org

School District

www.troy30c.org

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

6/27/2024

Start Date

N/A