Kyra Jackson
Champaign,IL
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Social Worker
Unit 4 School District
08.2025 - Current
- Supported students, teachers and families during crisis situations.
- Provided group and individual counseling to address problems.
- Identified student barriers to self-sufficiency and created relevant IEPs.
- Collaborated with over 20 students, teachers, administrators, parents and outside agencies.
School Social Worker Intern
Unit 4 School District
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborate with school personnel, parents and mental health providers to ensure clients educational, mental, emotional and physical needs are being met.
- Offer community resources and services to clients to meet family needs for assistance.
- Meet with over 10 students in small group sessions to teach social-emotional lessons
- Taught SEL tier 1 lessons in 2 classrooms to encourage healthy behaviors, and strategies.
- Interview approximately 6 parents to complete Social developmental Studies and collect SSIS/ABAS assessments.
Youth Family and Community Outreach Caseworker
The Center For Youth And Family Solutions
06.2024 - Current
- Assess needs of each client and recommended appropriate services and resources.
- Document case notes and perform follow-up documentation for each client as it relates to crisis, housing, community services needs.
- Provide crisis intervention and services to clients in emergency situations.
- Commute to at least 6 monthly home/school visits.
Foster Care Family Worker
The Center For Youth And Family Solutions
07.2020 - 06.2024
- Conducted about 10-15 home, school, and community visits to ensure clients well-being needs were being met.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Referred client's to community services and resources.
- Created and revised family service plans to address service plan goals.
- Supervised parent-child visits
- Completed home safety assessments every 3 months to ensure homes were safe and appropriate.
Education
Master of Science - Masters of Social Work
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Community Health- Health Education And Promotion
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL05-2015
Certification
- LSW - Licensed Social Worker
Timeline
School Social Worker
Unit 4 School District
08.2025 - Current
School Social Worker Intern
Unit 4 School District
08.2024 - Current
Youth Family and Community Outreach Caseworker
The Center For Youth And Family Solutions
06.2024 - Current
Foster Care Family Worker
The Center For Youth And Family Solutions
07.2020 - 06.2024
Master of Science - Masters of Social Work
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science - Community Health- Health Education And Promotion
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign