Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities

• Current LCSW or LCPC license and master's degree in social work or counseling (required) and the proper Illinois state licensure for school social work (preferred).
• The ability and experiences to deliver clinical services to students on caseload and within the school community
• Experience in and knowledge of on-going progress monitoring, an understanding of goal setting, assessment skills, behavioral intervention plans, and background supporting students in need of academic and social emotional support.
• The ability to coordinate ongoing collaboration and consultation with teachers, parents, administration, and private providers as well as others in the mental health field.
• An understanding of crisis response and interventions for students in critical need.
• Have a tremendous capacity to listen with compassion, genuine interest and sincerity, and professionalism so as to serve well the Bernard Zell community.
• Give specific feedback to support student growth.
• Participate actively in team meetings with families and private providers.
• Posses strong technology skills, including familiarity with google classroom and other online learning platforms.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: 

• Current LCSW or LCPC license and master's degree in social work or counseling (required) and the proper Illinois state licensure for school social work (preferred).

Experience: 

• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience in middle school grade levels with diverse learners
• Have an understanding of the different developmental stages of learning
• Have an understanding of formative and summative assessments as well as other authentic strategies
• Experience with research-based interventions and data-driven decision making
• Experience with supporting executive functioning skills within a school setting
• Experience in teaching through distance learning

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Be energetic, collaborative, well-organized, self-directed, and have excellent time-management skills and flexibility.
• Be skilled in developing and implementing specialized intervention for individual students, small groups as well as full classroom instruction to nurture social /emotional growth.
• Able to establish and nurture relationships with students and parents and be able to offer parent consultation.
• Know how to effectively collect and interpret data for the purposes of providing developmentally appropriate services for students as well as to inform faculty, staff, and parents/ guardians.
• Possess strong technology skills for report writing, emailing, development of documentation, and design and delivery of presentations.
• Have experience reading and interpreting diagnostic screenings.
• Keep informed about the expectations of the ISBE for nonpublic schools, state mandates, Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and any governing body that may directly impact our students.

Other Important Information and Benefits:

• All prospective employees must be able to clear a background check
• Work is generally performed onsite; Bernard Zell does not offer a telecommuting option
• The general workday is Work Day is 7:45 am - 3:45 pm but must be flexible to attend meetings beyond normal working hours
• Full-time employee benefits include employer-subsidized medical, dental, life and disability (short and long-term) insurances, 403b retirement plan, parking or public transportation, daily (kosher) breakfast and lunch, as well as optional insurances.  Sick and flex (personal) days subject to length of tenure