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Duties
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Assists students with academic learning by providing strategic services that identify and address the social-emotional-environmental issues that interfere with the educational process.
- Working with parents/guardians, teachers, school principal and community based resources, the school social worker implements strategies that promote a positive school experience for all students.
- Identifies and accesses academic problems through analysis of factors impinging on student adjustment including factors in home, school, and community.
- Serves as a liaison between families and the school to positively promote collaborative processes in educational planning for students by encouraging parent/guardian participation in the school setting.
- Provides individual and group counseling.
- Collaborates with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
- Participate as members of school based teams to develop interventions for promoting students' academic success.
- Provides crisis intervention services in conjunction with school safety team.
- Provides social work case management for students and families.
- Provides staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process.
- Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning.
- Develops programs to address parent/guardian participation in the school and student engagement in the educational process.
- Conducts classroom meetings, social interaction skills groups, and classroom presentations on identified areas of concern for the students.
- Maintains required clinical records and submits appropriate documents for statistical reports with adherence to program standards in school social work.
- Completes risk assessments on referred students.
- Completes classroom student observations.
- Serves as liaison with community agencies and assists in fostering communication between schools, parents/guardians, and community leaders.
- Locates and mobilizes community resources to support the educational program.
- Attends meetings and professional development activities as required.
- Develop and coordinate specialized programmatic activities for the program to assist with addressing student social and educational needs.
- Develop and maintain a current list of resources that includes self-help/support groups to ensure comprehensive services are provided to students and their families.
Qualifications
Master's Degree
A professional educator license with a school social worker endorsement
Salary/Benefits
Per negotiated contract: Contract can be found at
https://gcusd7.org/download/signed-certified-union-contract-24-27/?wpdmdl=22306&refresh=6a2832bf2e1d51781019327
How to Apply
Please Send a Letter of Interest, Resume, and Credentials to
Mr. Shane Owsley
510 West Elm Street
Gillespie, IL 62033
Email Address
sowsley@cusd7.org
School District
Gillespie CUSD 7
City Website
Gillespie
ILearn Link
ILearn
Report Card Link
District Report Card
Job Posting Date
6/9/2026
Start Date
8/11/2026
Email for More Information
sowsley@cusd7.org
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District Name Gillespie CUSD #7 Building Name District Address 510 West Elm Street
Gillespie, IL 62033 Phone (217) 839-2464 Fax (217) 839-3353 IASA Region Kaskaskia County Macoupin Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category School Social Worker Grade Level Unit District
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