AB Staffing is looking for experienced Social Workers that are available for the 2025/2026 school year.

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Contracts through the 2025/2026 school year
• Contract follows the academic district calendar – 35 to 40 hours per week.
• Caseload and details of position/classroom type will differ based on school location - Recruitment Specialists can discuss in detail upon application to connect you to the classroom and best suits your experience and skillset

• 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