Certified Social Worker - School Social Worker

Position Type :

Special Education / Social Worker

Date Posted : 5 / 2 / 2025

Location : To Be Determined

Date Available : August 2025

Closing Date : Until Filled

JOB DESCRIPTION

McLean County Unit District No. 5

Position Title : School Social Worker

Location : To Be Determined

Department : Building Personnel

Reports to : Principal / Assistant Principal

FLSA Class : Exempt

FTE : 1.0 position

SUMMARY

To help students achieve maximal social and emotional functioning by serving those children whose social, emotional, and / or behavioral problems interfere greatly with their ability to profit from school experience. DUTIES

• The school social worker shall provide consultation and in-service training to school personnel.
• The school social worker shall be responsible for providing the social-development study in a case study evaluation and for participating in the identification of those children who require social work intervention.
• The school social worker shall assist student directly toward adjustment to school.
• The school social worker shall be responsible for servicing as a liaison between the home and the school, and for providing parental education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the child's problem.
• The school social worker shall facilitate the effective utilization of existing community resources to meet the needs of school children.
• The school social worker shall keep informed of new developments in the field.
• The school social worker shall participate in case conferences when referred students are involved, or as requested.
• The school social worker shall attend multi-disciplinary staff conferences.
• Supervise training of school social worker interns in Unit No. 5 School District.
• The school social worker will participate with the administrative team regarding general principal, department head and District meetings.
• Coordinate developmental screening for 3 and 4 year-old children in Unit No. 5 School District.
• The school social worker shall perform all duties necessary to the position and such other duties as may be fixed by the Director of Special Education.

QUALIFICATIONS

Compensation :

Fully Board Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision available.

Per the negotiated contract between McLean County Unit 5 and the United Five Education Association, for the 2025-2026 school year the starting salary range for candidates with a Bachelor's Degree is $41,804- $51,669 and is based on Education and Certified Teaching experience. For candidates with a Master's Degree, the range is $46,820-$60,197 and is based on Education and Certified Teaching experience.

Application Procedure :

Apply Online at www.unit5.org

INTERNAL CANDIDATES WISHING TO TRANSFER SHOULD APPLY ONLINE USING THE INTERNAL APPLICATION