Middle School - Social Worker​/Guidance Counselor - 2026​/2027 - LONG TERM Substitute

What Deerfield Public Schools District 109 is All About... The Role of the Middle School Social Worker/Guidance Counselor in Deerfield 109 DEERFIELD 109 - MISSION

Where challenging experiences foster confidence,
collaborative relationships build community, and creative environments ignite curiosity.

We will develop each student to be emotionally resilient, socially skilled, and academically prepared by forging connections within, across, and beyond our classrooms, and by embracing each student's uniqueness.

TITLE:

Middle School - Social Worker/Guidance Counselor
- LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE
DEPARTMENT:

Student Services
LICENSURE:

Professional Educator License (PEL), Substitute License (SUB)
ENDORSEMENT:

Social Work (PK-21), School Counselor (PK-21) or Equivalent
CLASSIFICATION:

At Will - Substitute
FLSA STATUS:

Non-exempt

REPORTS TO:

Building administration

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

N/A
PRIOR

EXPERIENCE:

Successful completion of student teaching and/or internship
EVALUATION:

N/A
DATES: 11/20/2026 to 3/19/2027
AVAILABILITY:

One (1.0) Position(s)/Full-Time
PLACEMENT:

Shepard Middle School
WORK CALENDAR:

Teacher
RATE OF PAY: $300 per day

Under general supervision, the employee will:

• Help facilitate solutions for students to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. School Social Workers collaborate with educators, administrators, and families to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment for all students and strengthen connections between home and school.

The criterion indicated below are intended to describe various types of work that may be performed. The exclusion of specific responsibilities does not prohibit them if the work is similar, related, or a logical task of the position.

• Supports students to enhance their personal and social growth while offering opportunities to participate in the planning and direction of their own learning experiences, and increase their responsibility for behavior and attitudes.
• Provides opportunities and resources for students to increase academic success, increase their responsibility for behavior and attitudes, improve interpersonal relationships, learn problem-solving and decision-making skills, and resolve conflicts and crisis situations.
• Provides individual, group counseling or in-class support for students who are experiencing personal, social, emotional or behavioral problems in school that have an educational impact, with an emphasis upon early intervention.
• Delivers large group instruction to address identified social, emotional, and/or behavioral needs.

• Consults and collaborates with school personnel regarding student problems and coordinates plans and actions to meet them. Early identification of problems is emphasized.
• Consults with and assists instructional staff with program modifications and strategies to encourage and support student personal and social growth and responsible behavior.
• Provides appropriate staff development to schools.

• Establishes and maintains open, positive lines of communication to assist the family in cooperatively improving the student’s transition between home and school and assisting the family in utilizing appropriate community and school resources.
• Maintains an on-going and communicative relationship with families for the purpose of sharing information regarding the student’s educational program.
• Serves as the school liaison to all community agencies by consulting and collaborating regularly with school personnel, social agencies, and other community resources to establish and provide coordinated social services to students and families.
• Promotes family support of students’ learning experience within the context of multicultural understanding and competencies.

• Participates in team meetings and IEP conferences including pre-referral interventions, placements, IEP’s and annual reviews.
• Participates in the case study evaluation process by obtaining and/or reviewing information…