JOB DESCRIPTION
McLean County Unit District No. 5
Position Title:Â Â School Social Worker
Location:Â Â Â Â Â NCWHSÂ
Department: Â Â Â Building Personnel
Reports to: Â Â Â Â Â Principal/Assistant Principal
FLSA Class: Â Â Â Exempt
FTE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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
- Master's Degree in Social Work
- Must be registered as a Certified Social Worker
- Must hold an IL Professional Educator License (PEL)
- Must be familiar with the use of computers including but not limited to electronic mail, the Internet, word processing, and electronic spreadsheets (Microsoft Office).
- Establish and maintain effective and courteous working relationships with those contacted in the course of work (students, parents, and staff).
- Ability to understand and follow basic oral and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate to students, parents and staff in an acceptable/courteous manner
- 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.Â
Application Procedure:
Apply Online at www.unit5.org
INTERNAL CANDIDATES WISHING TO TRANSFER SHOULD APPLY ONLINEÂ USING THE INTERNAL APPLICATIONÂ Â Â