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South Holland, IL โ€ข On-site

ECHO Joint Agreement
Elementary and Secondary Schoolsย โ€ขย 51 - 200 employees

Full-time

Re-posted 27 days ago


Job description

QUALIFICATIONS:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Illinois PEL Schoolย Work Endorsement
ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Master's degree in School Social Work
ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Physical ability to assist in lifting of students.
ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Physical ability to assist inย  physical management of students
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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  • Instructional Support and Organizationย ย 
ย Provides services to students to improve personal, social or emotional skills related to educational and social progress on an individual or group basis.
  1. Supports classroom through classroom-based/unit-based activities.
  2. Provided crisis management services.
  3. Assumes responsibility for designing systems of support for students.
  4. Facilitates services to families.
  5. Provides in-service for staff.
  6. Serves as liaison to students, families and staff with outside agencies.
  7. Maintains appropriate records, including IEPs and Medicaid Billing
  8. Completes mandated special education functions (i.e. social developmental studies, re-evaluations)
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  • Conducts Life-Space Interviews with students, when appropriate
  • Diffuses student anger
  • Facilitates group therapy
  • Provides individual therapy
  • Supports classroom and interpersonal interactions through classroom-based/unit-based activities
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Providing Training/Education
  • Assumes responsibility for designing systems of support for students in the program (e.g. Peer Mediation, Peer Counseling, etc.)
  • Facilitates and provides in-depth family training
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Coordinating Case Management
  • Communicates frequently with student families
  • Connects students to available resources for future planning
  • Works collaboratively with outside agencies and personnel, when appropriate, to assist with meeting student needs
  • Initiates, facilitates and monitors Wraparound Planning, when appropriate
  • Assists with designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating functional analyses and behavior plans
  • Communicates regularly with team members regarding individual student strengths, needs and educational programming
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Staff Roles
  • Maintains a safe environment for students and staff
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  • Therapeutically processes with students, inappropriate behaviors that occur, when students are ready
  • Restrains when necessary in accordance with policy and after having been properly trained
  • Demonstrates professionalism while setting examples for students
  • Obtains and applies knowledge and strategies from the various disciplines which make up the trans-disciplinary team
  • Participates in transition planning, when appropriate
  • Assists with in-service to district personnel on the needs of students when they are returning to a less restrictive environment
  • Acts as a resource for team members regarding mental health, personal development and/or social issues
  • Shares knowledge of resources and agencies that provide support services to a specialized population and/or program
  • Assists with in-service to district personnel on the needs of students when they are returning to a less restrictive environment
  • Participates in transition, when appropriate
  • Acts as a resource for team members regarding mental health, personal development and/or social issues
  • Shares knowledge of resources and agencies that provide support services to a specialized population and/or program
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  • Strives to maintain a working knowledge of curriculum and Illinois State Standards
ย Professionalism
  • Follows policies and procedures of ECHO
  • Demonstrates professionalism while setting examples for students
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  • Demonstrates continual assessment of personal and program effectiveness, responds effectively to feedback
  • Actively participates in the evaluation process
  • Demonstrates flexibility and is adaptable to change
  • Uses judgement appropriately
  • Conducts self in appropriate and ethical manner
  • Treats others with respect and dignity
  • Participates in professional growth activities
  • Maintains a clean work area
  • Dresses appropriately
ย Communication Skills
  • Performs as an integral member of the educational team
  • Maintains confidentiality in matters related to this position
  • Relates in a helpful, positive, and efficient manner with peers, supervisors, and all those in contact with ECHO
Other Duties as Assisgned
POSITION: 180 DAY POSITION PER SCHOOL CALENDAR; FLSA Exempt.ย ย 
BENEFITS: Paid in accordance with Certified Bargaining Agreement, which can be found at WWW.ECHOJA.ORG on page: https://4.files.edl.io/09bb/10/02/23/132312-87853341-e509-48d7-b59f-1d18efb05913.pdfย  Board pays toward health insurance, sick days and personal day allotment per school year
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