<p>Position Type:</p> <p>Internship/Intern</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>2/20/2026</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Administration - Special Education</p> <p>&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205</p> <p>Job Description</p> <p>Job Title: School Social Worker Intern</p> <p>_<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>____</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p>Job Code: 9642</p> <p>Department: Special Education</p> <p>Supervisor: Assistant Principal of Social Work</p> <p>Date: April 1, 2019</p> <p>FLSA Status: Stipend</p> <p>Compensation: $20,000</p> <p>PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:</p> <p>The School Social Worker Intern works under the direction of a Certified School Social Worker to become familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the School Social Worker and to fulfill the requirements of ISBE.</p> <p>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <p>Special Education certified and non-certified personnel with an emphasis on School Psychologists.</p> <p>DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In addition to the requirements listed below, regular attendance is an essential function of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.</p> <ul> <li>Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan. </li><li>Carries out such additional duties as required or as conditions necessitate. </li><li>Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job. </li><li>Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment. </li><li>Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan. </li><li>Carries out such additional duties as required or as conditions necessitate. </li><li>Assists with researching resources for students and families </li><li>Assists with IEP mtgs. </li><li>Utilizes effectively the IEP system. </li><li>Builds rapport with students and develops RtI groups to assist them with identified skills. </li><li>Attends School Social Worker meetings and trainings. </li><li>Learns about the special needs, treatment options, and behavior approaches for students receiving social work as a related services and students participating in RtI. </li><li>Learns to complete Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans. </li><li>Gains and understanding of school social work from pre-k thru high school. </li><li>Assists School Social Workers and other building staff in dealing with extreme behaviors and crisis. </li><li>Accompanies School Social Worker on home visits. </li><li>Advocates for students' education, safety and well being. </li><li>Assists with risk assessments and learns to use protocols used by School Social Workers. </li><li>Meets with Field Supervisor and supervising certified School Social Worker as required. </li><li>Assists in communicating with parents/guardians as requested. </li></ul> <p>QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Eligible for Field placement as determined by the sending University. </li><li>Eligible to receive the Type 73 Certificate in School Social Work at the completion of the Internship. </li><li>M.S.W. in Social Work or qualifies for M.S.W. by completion of Internship. </li></ul> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:</p> <p>This position requires that the candidate have coursework in education as determined by an M.S.W. program or post M.S.W. program from an accredited university.</p> <p>Certification: State of Illinois certification Type 73 School Services Personnel with Supervisory Endorsement - OR Illinois State Board of Education administrative certificate Type 75.</p> <p>WORKING CONDITIONS:</p> <p>Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.</p> <p>PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: In compliance with the ISBE standards for School Social Work</p> <p>OTHER:</p> <p>This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.</p> <p>The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.</p> <p>Physical Aspects of the Position (Select all that apply)</p> <ol> <li> <ul> <li>Climbing Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>Balancing Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. </li></ul> </li><li> <p>X Stooping Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.</p> </li><li> <p>X Kneeling Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.</p> </li><li> <p>X Crouching Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.</p> </li><li> <ul> <li>Crawling Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. </li></ul> </li><li> <p>X Reaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.</p> </li><li> <p>X Standing Particularly for sustained periods of time.</p> </li><li> <p>X Walking Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.</p> </li><li> <ul> <li>Pushing using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward or outward. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>Pulling Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>Lifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and required the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. </li></ul> </li><li> <p>X Finger use Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.</p> </li><li> <ul> <li>Grasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm. </li></ul> </li><li> <p>X Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.</p> </li><li> <p>X Hearing Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery.</p> </li><li> <p>X Repetitive Motions Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.</p> </li></ol> <p>The Physical Requirements of the Position (Select one)</p> <ol> <li> <ul> <li>Sedentary Work Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. </li></ul> </li><li> <p>X Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rate for Light Work.</p> </li><li> <ul> <li>Medium Work Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>Very Heavy Work Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. </li></ul> </li></ol> <p>The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision (Select all that apply)</p> <ol> <li> <p>X Machine Operations inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection.</p> </li><li> <ul> <li>Mechanics Skilled tradespeople This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals with machines such as power tools, lathes, and drills. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>Mobile Equipment This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>Other This is a minimum standard based on the criteria of accuracy and neatness of work for janitors, sweepers, etc. </li></ul> </li></ol> <p>The Conditions the Worker will be subject to in this position (Select all that apply)</p> <ol> <li> <p>X The worker is subject to inside environment conditions.</p> </li><li> <ul> <li>The worker is subject to outside environment conditions. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater that one hour. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>The worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout. </li></ul> </li><li> <ul> <li>The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc. </li></ul> </li></ol>