JOB DESCRIPTION

McLean County Unit District No. 5

Position Title:  School Social Worker
Location:          NCWHS 
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

1. The school social worker shall provide consultation and in-service training to school personnel.
2. 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.
3. The school social worker shall assist student directly toward adjustment to school.
4. 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.
5. The school social worker shall facilitate the effective utilization of existing community resources to meet the needs of school children.
6. The school social worker shall keep informed of new developments in the field.
7. The school social worker shall participate in case conferences when referred students are involved, or as requested.
8. The school social worker shall attend multi-disciplinary staff conferences.
9. Supervise training of school social worker interns in Unit No. 5 School District.
10. The school social worker will participate with the administrative team regarding general principal, department head and District meetings.
11. Coordinate developmental screening for 3 and 4 year-old children in Unit No.  5 School District.
12. 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

1. Master's Degree in Social Work
2. Must be registered as a Certified Social Worker
3. Must hold an IL Professional Educator License (PEL)
4. Must be familiar with the use of computers including but not limited to electronic mail, the Internet, word processing, and electronic spreadsheets (Microsoft Office).
5. Establish and maintain effective and courteous working relationships with those contacted in the course of work (students, parents, and staff).
6. Ability to understand and follow basic oral and written instructions.
7. Ability to communicate to students, parents and staff in an acceptable/courteous manner
8. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

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 2026-2027 school year the starting salary range for candidates with a Bachelor's Degree is $42,640-$52,319 and is based on Education and Certified Teaching experience.  For candidates with a Master's Degree, the range is $47,756-$61,017and 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