School Counselor/Social Worker
Company: Connect Academy
Location: Lombard
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
The mission of our program is to provide our students with a
high quality of education that offers instruction in both the
academic and social/emotional realms. The purpose of the academy is
to provide students with social/emotional/behavioral issues with a
state-of-the-art therapeutic day program. Through hands-on
instructional experiences, as well as a therapeutic approach in
art, music, and movement, the program is designed to meet all of
the needs of this diverse student population.The social
worker/counselor is a member of the school team whose role is
essentially one of working with the individual student and with
groups, helping to identify strengths and weaknesses as they relate
to the environment-home, school, and community. They are also a
part of a support system for teachers. The responsibility of the
social worker/counselor involves counseling, consulting, and
coordinating school life of the student, helping them overcome
problems that impede learning, and to assist them in making viable
educational, occupational, and life plans. Duties:Provide
consultation and in-service training to school
personnel.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.Assist
students directly toward adjustment to school.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.Participate in case conferences
when referred students are involved, or as requested.Attend
multi-disciplinary staff conferences. Social Worker
Qualifications:Master's Degree in Social WorkA Type 73 School
Service Personnel CertificateBe registered as a Certified Social
WorkerSuch alternatives to the above qualifications as the director
may find appropriate and acceptable. Counselor
Qualifications:Master's DegreeHold a valid and current PEL with a
school support personnel endorsement for school counselor
Keywords: Connect Academy, Lombard , School Counselor/Social Worker, Healthcare , Lombard, Illinois
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