School Social Worker Leave of Absence

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ Social Worker
• Date Posted: 2/12/2026
• Location:
  
  Daniel Wright Junior High School
• Date Available:
  
  Immediate

Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103 is seeking an individual to fill a leave of absence position for School Social Worker working with students in Grades 6-8.

Additional transition days may be needed and will be arranged between the building principal, teacher and candidate.

The School Social Worker will provide individual, group, and family counseling; crisis intervention; case management; advocacy; consultation; in-service and parent education; prevention programs; conflict resolution services; and community organization and development.

• Serves as a liaison between home and school; provides parental education and counseling.
• Works cooperatively with other school personnel in the identification, diagnosis, and remediation of individual students with specialized needs.
• Confers with school personnel regarding a student's problems.
• Communicates information about a student's school problems to parents.
• Consults with parents regarding ways they can help their child become effective in school.
• Conducts social developmental components of a case study evaluation.
• Administers and interprets adaptive behavior scales.
• Obtains medical, social, or educational information about a referred student from community agencies.
• Makes classroom observations of a student who has been referred following district procedures.
• Confers with parents concerning their feelings about special education services/placements; prepares parents for multi-disciplinary conference.
• Schedules multi-disciplinary conferences in cooperation with the psychologists.
• Attends multi-disciplinary conferences; provides emotional support to parents; presents social/developmental information.
• Obtains parent signatures for placement in special education programs in cooperation with other school district personnel.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and punctual records as required by law, district policy, and administrative direction.
• Makes provisions to be available to parents and school personnel as needed for education-related purposes.
• Attends staff meetings and contributes to ongoing development of district programs through involvement with building and district committees.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence; demonstrates awareness of limitations and strengths, acknowledging recommendations, and setting goals for growth.
• Possesses and maintains current information and academic background; demonstrates observable knowledge of theory and content in general education appropriate to elementary or secondary level, and in special education appropriate for all categories.
• Treats personal information about students, parents, or staff members confidentially and ethically by discussing such personal information only with individuals having a demonstrable educational interest in the student.
• Maintains communication and positive relationships with students, colleagues, parents, and community.
• Supports Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 and imparts a positive image of the district within the community.
• Uses appropriate channels of communication.

• Related Master's Degree or better from an accredited college or university
• Must be able to perform all of the duties and responsibilities of the position

Administrators review applications on a regular basis and will contact potential candidates for interviews.