Anticipated: District Social Worker

Toggle Navigation

• Home
• Sign In or Register
• Search for Openings

Welcome to the Illinois Education Job Bank where you can Search Openings, Save Resumes, and Apply Online for FREE!

Job Details

Anticipated: District Social Worker APPLY ONLINE

Share:

Print:

Duties

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Assists students with academic learning by providing strategic services that identify and address the social-emotional-environmental issues that interfere with the educational process.
• Working with parents/guardians, teachers, school principal and community based resources, the school social worker implements strategies that promote a positive school experience for all students.
• Identifies and accesses academic problems through analysis of factors impinging on student adjustment including factors in home, school, and community.
• Serves as a liaison between families and the school to positively promote collaborative processes in educational planning for students by encouraging parent/guardian participation in the school setting.
• Provides individual and group counseling.
• Collaborates with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
• Participate as members of school based teams to develop interventions for promoting students' academic success.
• Provides crisis intervention services in conjunction with school safety team.
• Provides social work case management for students and families.
• Provides staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process.
• Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning.
• Develops programs to address parent/guardian participation in the school and student engagement in the educational process.
• Conducts classroom meetings, social interaction skills groups, and classroom presentations on identified areas of concern for the students.
• Maintains required clinical records and submits appropriate documents for statistical reports with adherence to program standards in school social work.
• Completes risk assessments on referred students.
• Completes classroom student observations.
• Serves as liaison with community agencies and assists in fostering communication between schools, parents/guardians, and community leaders.
• Locates and mobilizes community resources to support the educational program.
• Attends meetings and professional development activities as required.
• Develop and coordinate specialized programmatic activities for the program to assist with addressing student social and educational needs.
• Develop and maintain a current list of resources that includes self-help/support groups to ensure comprehensive services are provided to students and their families.

Qualifications

1. Master's Degree

2. A professional educator license with a school social worker endorsement

Salary/Benefits

Per negotiated contract: Contract can be found at

https://gcusd7.org/download/signed-certified-union-contract-24-27/?wpdmdl=22306&refresh=6a2832bf2e1d51781019327

How to Apply

Please Send a Letter of Interest, Resume, and Credentials to

Mr. Shane Owsley

510 West Elm Street

Gillespie, IL 62033

Email Address

sowsley@cusd7.org

School District

Gillespie CUSD 7

City Website

Gillespie

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

6/9/2026

Start Date

8/11/2026

Email for More Information

sowsley@cusd7.org

APPLY ONLINE

Share:

Print:

"Back to Search Results Job Details

District Name Gillespie CUSD #7 Building Name District Address 510 West Elm Street

Gillespie, IL 62033 Phone (217) 839-2464 Fax (217) 839-3353 IASA Region Kaskaskia County Macoupin Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category School Social Worker Grade Level Unit District

Job Alerts Sign Up

217-753-2213

Help

• About
• Disclaimers
• Resources
• RSS Feed
• Contact IASA
• Interim Education Service Corps
• Privacy Policy

Copyright IASA Illinois Education Job Bank 2026. All Rights Reserved.