Position Type:
Student Support Services/Social Worker
Date Posted:
3/21/2025
Location:
Riverwood Elementary School, Grades K-5
Date Available:
08/07/2025
Closing Date:
Until Filled
District:
McHenry School District 15 MCHENRY COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 15
VACANCY NOTICE
JOB TITLE/ASSIGNMENT
JOB TITLE: School Social Worker
SCHOOL: Riverwood Elementary
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
CERTIFICATION Current and Valid Illinois Professional Educator License
REQUIREMENTS:
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 190 Day - Full Time
START DATE: 2025-2026 School Year
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIRED SKILLS

• Current and Valid Illinois School Social Worker Endorsement.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Able to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide support services to elementary school students.
• Coordinates or serves as a member of a diagnostic team and educational planning and placement committee.
• Provide biological, psychological and sociological assessment information related to planning for children with adjustment needs.
• Perform casework services with parents as an integral part of assisting students. Increase parents understanding and participation in resolving their child's needs and informing them of appropriate resources available.
• Responsible for writing and implementing individual education plans and have familiarity with response to intervention.
• Ability to make home visits for the purpose of gathering information on a student's background and needed interventions.
• Maintain accurate and timely records for the purpose of monitoring student progress.
• Assesses student progress towards targets and standards for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration throughout the learning process.
• Communicates and collaborates with instructional staff, school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes.
• Understanding of various formal and informal assessment strategies and uses them to support the continuous development of students.
• Perform such other appropriate duties as may be assigned by the building Principal.

PAY AND BENEFITS

• Salary will be commensurate with professional training and experience according to salary schedule.
• Full health insurance program with major medical.
• Life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement for approved graduate programs of study.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Apply online: www.d15.org
Attach: cover letter, resume, transcripts, certificates, and four reference letters.
Brian Kilinski, PhD
Director of Human Resources
Title IX Coordinator
Contact info:
McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
420 N. Front Street
McHenry, IL 60050
Phone:
Posted: 03/21/2025