JobID: 1731

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Social Worker

Date Posted:
9/23/2025

Location:
Daniel Wright Junior High School

Date Available:
10/01/2025

Closing Date:
Until Filled

Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103 is seeking individual to fill leave of absence position for School Social Worker or School Counselor working with students in Grades 3-5. Anticipated dates of leave will run October - December.
Additional transition days may be needed and will be arranged between the building principal, teacher and candidate.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The School Social Worker will provide individual, group, and family counseling; crisis intervention; case management; advocacy; consultation; in-service and parent education; prevention programs; conflict resolution services; and community organization and development.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a liaison between home and school; provides parental education and counseling.

• Works cooperatively with other school personnel in the identification, diagnosis, and remediation of individual students with specialized needs.

• Confers with school personnel regarding a student’s problems.

• Communicates information about a student’s school problems to parents.

• Consults with parents regarding ways they can help their child become effective in school.

• Conducts social developmental components of a case study evaluation.

• Administers and interprets adaptive behavior scales.

• Obtains medical, social, or educational information about a referred student from community agencies.

• Makes classroom observations of a student who has been referred following district procedures.

• Confers with parents concerning their feelings about special education services/placements; prepares parents for multi-disciplinary conference.

• Schedules multi-disciplinary conferences in cooperation with the psychologists.

• Attends multi-disciplinary conferences; provides emotional support to parents; presents social/developmental information.

• Obtains parent signatures for placement in special education programs in cooperation with other school district personnel.

• Maintains accurate, complete, and punctual records as required by law, district policy, and administrative direction.

• Makes provisions to be available to parents and school personnel as needed for education-related purposes.

• Attends staff meetings and contributes to ongoing development of district programs through involvement with building and district committees.

• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence; demonstrates awareness of limitations and strengths, acknowledging recommendations, and setting goals for growth.

• Possesses and maintains current information and academic background; demonstrates observable knowledge of theory and content in general education appropriate to elementary or secondary level, and in special education appropriate for all categories.

• Treats personal information about students, parents, or staff members confidentially and ethically by discussing such personal information only with individuals having a demonstrable educational interest in the student.

• Maintains communication and positive relationships with students, colleagues, parents, and community.

• Supports Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 and imparts a positive image of the district within the community.

• Uses appropriate channels of communication.

Application:
Apply on-line.
Selection:
Administrators review applications on a regular basis and will contact potential candidates for interviews.

Attachment(s):

• Job Description Teacher