Job Description

School Social Workers Needed in Northern Illinois! Seeking experienced school Social Workers interested in working with highly engaged students. At AB Staffing, we specialize in placing educators, psychologists, school nurses, and more in districts throughout the United States. One of our dedicated and experienced staffing specialists is ready to match your educational expertise and goals with exciting and rewarding opportunities.

Location(s): Arlington Heights, Palatine
Contract follows the academic district calendar - Full School Year contract with option to extend

Salary:

• $1,600 - $1,960 Total per week.
• Different pay packages are offered based on your needs.

Benefits:

• Dedicated and experienced Education Specialists are here to serve you.
• Competitive Benefits Package.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans available.
• 401(k) and Flex Spending available.
• Paid vacation time upon eligibility.
• Referral bonuses.
• WEEKLY Direct Deposit.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health-related field such as Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work preferred.
• IL Professional Educator License (PEL) with School Social Worker Endorsement.
• Experience with preschool and school-aged populations is preferred.
• Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.
• Must demonstrate initiative and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must have the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; and the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; May include frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting up to approximately 25 pounds and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to approximately 40 pounds may be required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Works to resolve students' educational handicaps; works to discover and develop special abilities of students; works to prevent students from dropping out of school.
• Helps register students new to the school and orients them to school procedures and the school’s varied opportunities for learning; aids students in course and subject selection; maintains student records and protects their confidentiality.
• Assists students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such situations as home and family relations, peer relations, health, and emotional adjustment; is available to students to provide counseling in such areas as personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity.
• Conducts small group counseling on student-selected and counselor-identified topics such as study skills, social skills, anger management, self-esteem, changing families, and grief.
• Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes studying occupations; helps students evaluate career interests and choices; may organize and conduct career day.
• Provides crisis counseling when needed, for prevention, intervention, and follow-up, with referrals, when necessary, to community resources.
• Offers in-service training in school counseling topics for staff; collaborates with administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline, developmental issues, and identifying significant behaviors such as suicide, self-harm, and depression.
• Takes an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents, and the community at large; confers with parents whenever necessary.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Why choose AB Staffing?

Since 2002, AB Staffing has placed contract employees in positions all across the country. We work with school districts nationwide to support their staffing needs in various educational disciplines.

AB Staffing Solutions, LLC is an EOE, including disability/vets

AB Staffing Solutions LLC is a nationwide leader in travel nurse and Healthcare Staffing. ABSS is accredited and certified by The Joint Commission and has been providing strategic healthcare solutions since 2002. We have earned the place as a travel nurse jobs industry leader placing all Healthcare specialties across the nation and have been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies year over year. AB Staffing has been ranked as the Top Healthcare Staffing Company on the Forbes list of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms.

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