Position Type: Student Services/Social Worker Date Posted: 7/14/2025 Location: DISTRICTWIDE (High-Needs School) Closing Date: Until Filled
Title: Social Worker Qualifications: - Master's Degree from an accredited college by the Council on Social Work Education
- Internship of at least 600 contact hours in school setting and 400 hours of field experience supervised by a field instructor holding a master's or higher degree in social work or
- One year of work experience on a valid out of state license or an educator license with stipulations with a school support personnel endorsement for school social work
- ILTS- Social Worker content exam (184)
Reports To: Principal or designee FLSA Status: Exempt Performance Responsibilities: To work cooperatively and in collaboration with other school personnel and parents in a mutual effort to help any student having difficulty in school. Serves as a liaison between home and school; provides parental education and counseling. Works cooperatively with other school personnel in the identification, diagnosis, and remediation of individual students with specialized needs. Confers with school personnel regarding a student's problems. Communicates information about a student's school problems to parents. Consults with parents regarding ways they can help their child become effective in school. Conducts social developmental components of a case study evaluation. Administers and interprets adaptive behavior scales. Obtains medical, social, or educational information about a referred student from community agencies. Conducts classroom observations of a student who has been referred following district procedures. Confers with parents concerning their feelings about special education placements Schedules multidisciplinary conferences in cooperation with the psychologists. Attends multidisciplinary conferences; provides emotional support to parents; presents social/developmental information. Obtains parent signatures for placement in special education programs in cooperation with other school district personnel. Maintains accurate, complete, and punctual records as required by law, district policy, and administrative direction. Makes provisions to be available to parents and school personnel as needed for education-related purposes. Attends staff meetings and contributes to ongoing development of district programs through involvement with building and district committees. Strives to maintain and improve professional competence; demonstrates awareness of limitations and strengths, acknowledging recommendations, and setting goals for growth. Possesses and maintains current information and academic background; demonstrates observable knowledge of theory and content in general education appropriate to elementary or secondary level, and in special education appropriate for all categories. Treats personal information about students, parents, or staff members confidentially and ethically by discussing such personal information only with individuals having a demonstrable educational interest in the student. Maintains communication and positive relationships with students, colleagues, parents, and community. Uses Appropriate channels of communication. Terms of Employment: - 190 days per the current collective bargaining agreement*
- Working the week prior to the first teacher workday
- Working the week after the last teacher workday
- Required evening and weekend work
Evaluation: - Will be in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Board of Education and the Country Club Hills Education Association
- Follow state guidelines for teacher evaluations per HB 24A-5 and HB4510
* Extra compensation calculated as follows: - Each day before or after teacher contract worked will be calculated as 1/180th of the salary for each day.
- Evening and weekend work is calculated on a per diem hourly basis with a maximum earning of 5% of salary