About Job

AB Staffing is looking for experienced Social Workers that are available for the 2025/2026 school year.

Salary:

$1,645.00 - $2,065.00 per week

Requirements:

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health related field such as Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work preferred.
IL Professional Educator License (PEL) with School Social Worker Endorsement.
Experience with preschool and school-aged populations is preferred.
Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.
Must demonstrate initiative and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Must have the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; and the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; May include frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting up to approximately 25 pounds and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to approximately 40 pounds may be required.

Job Description:

Contracts through the 2025/2026 school year
Contract follows the academic district calendar – 35 to 40 hours per week.
Caseload and details of position/classroom type will differ based on school location - Recruitment Specialists can discuss in detail upon application to connect you to the classroom and best suits your experience and skillset

Essential Functions:

Works to resolve students' educational handicaps; works to discover and develop special abilities of students; works to prevent students from dropping out of school
Helps register students new to the school and orients them to school procedures and the school’s varied opportunities for learning; aids students in course and subject selection; maintains student records and protects their confidentiality
Assists students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such situations as home and family relations, peer relations, health, and emotional adjustment; is available to students to provide counseling in such areas as personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity
Conducts small group counseling on student-selected and counselor-identified topics such as study skills, social skills, anger management, self-esteem, changing families, and grief
Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes studying occupations; helps students evaluate career interests and choices; may organize and conduct career day
Provides crisis counseling when needed, for prevention, intervention, and follow-up, with referrals, when necessary, to community resources
Offers in-service training in school counseling topics for staff; collaborates with administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline, developmental issues, and identifying significant behaviors such as suicide, self-harm, and depression
Takes an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents, and the community at large; confers with parents whenever necessary
Performs other related work as assigned

Why choose AB Staffing? Since 2002, AB Staffing has placed contract employees in positions all across the country. We work with school districts nationwide to support their staffing needs in various educational disciplines.

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