Social Work Intern

Lake Forest School District 67 is seeking a Social Work Intern for the 2026-2027 school year.
 
Description: The social work intern does job duties that are under a school social worker. Duties include but are not exclusive to: Individual counseling, group counseling, delivery of tier 1 and 2 interventions, attending meetings, etc. The internship is 3 school days a week from the start of the school year until the end of the school year. The internship provides a $12,000 stipend.

Qualifications:

• Currently a student enrolled in a certified social work program. This is an advanced (2nd year) internship.
• School agreement for the internship to be for a full school year.
• Interested in working collaboratively with students, faculty, parents and administrators in the school setting
• Ability once trained to initiate Non-Violent Crisis Intervention techniques, including physical restraints and time out with students

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Promote inclusive practices for students with disabilities
• Serve as an intern for Educational Services and Special Education departments
• Deliver and/or co-deliver individual and group counseling to students utilizing evidence-based practices
• Help to  create co-treatment plans related to social emotional learning standards
• Use a data collection system, monitor progress and share data with IEP Facilitators and other Related Services Staff (i.e., service logs, assessments, interventions, data charts, rubrics data, etc.) for updating IEP goals.
• Engage in support and intervention planning for students at all tiered levels
• Actively engages as a team member of the Problem Solving Team model, implementing interventions, tracking data, and providing the IEP and Core Team feedback
• Attend IEP meetings and assist the IEP team in writing, implementing  and progress monitoring IEP goals
• Assist with developing and implementing behavior intervention plans and collecting data associated with BIPS for students on their caseload
• Provide direct and indirect service in the classroom, modeling various strategies and reinforcing social emotional learning goals
• Communicate with parents regarding matters related to social emotional performance
• Responds to and documents student crises
• Supports families through parent education and access to community resources
• Interacts with students in a manner that encourages respectful relationships among students and teachers
• Makes appropriate assessments and referrals for suspected abuse/neglect as a mandated reporter
• Work cooperatively with school personnel (administrators, deans, and other educational services staff) to benefit students
• Communicate effectively with parents to enhance the learning process by responding to or initiating parent contacts in a timely, professional and constructive manner
• Complete quarterly IEP goal benchmarks for students on your caseload
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional growth through reflection and collaboration
• Participate in professional development as assigned
• Assist with administering state and local assessments
• Perform other job related duties as assigned by direct supervisor

Competencies:

• Effective communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills for problem-solving, promoting initiatives and conveying expectations
• Experience in analyzing data to plan for intervention and instructional methods
• Demonstrates ability to function as a positive collaborative member of a team to facilitate problem solving
• Proficient use of technology including Google Apps for Education and other  school-based processing and management systems
• Demonstrates interest and engagement in ongoing professional learning and reflection  
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate in a professional manner both orally and in writing
• Demonstrates strength in planning, organization, communication in scheduling and efficiently meeting deadlines
• Demonstrates a commitment to excellence, high expectations and to the academic and personal well-being of all students
• Maintains confidentiality
• Adheres to Board of Education policies and procedures

Stipend: