Social Worker; Police

Requisition
14191
-Posted
07/23/2026

- Law Enforcement / Public Safety

Social Worker (Police)

Interviews will be conducted as applications are received. This position will remain open until filled.

This position is responsible for providing counseling, therapy, and support to individuals, families, and groups experiencing a wide range of social, emotional, and psychological issues. This position, as part of the police department’s crisis response and intervention program, will respond with police personnel to assist in handling police interactions with individuals experiencing mental health, substance use, domestic violence, and other crises, and provide ongoing stabilization services to those individuals.

This position will also acquire and maintain clients through proactive review of police reports, notifications, referrals, and other requests for service.

• Acquires and maintains clients through proactive review of police reports, notifications, referrals, and other requests for service, and provides assessment, diagnosis, and therapy and/or counseling services or appropriate referrals.
• Responds to police calls for service involving mental health, substance use, domestic violence, or other crises.
• Advocates for clients' rights and helps them navigate complex systems to improve their overall well-being.
• Maintains ongoing professional relationships with community partners and a positive and collaborative working relationship with police and other village departments.
• Maintains clinical case notes on services provided, collects, and analyzes statistical data, and ensures compliance with ethical standards and legal regulations in their clinical work.
• Acts as a court liaison and client advocate on both criminal and civil cases.
• Provides case management services, assisting clients in accessing resources and services such as healthcare, housing, employment assistance, financial support, and social support networks.
• Participates in regular meetings with community stakeholders and professional colleagues, within and outside the police department.
• Delivers education and prevention services to the community through workshops, seminars, outreach programs, and other means to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote mental wellness.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Makes presentations on related topics to internal and external groups. Provides training to public safety officers as needed or when requested. Prepares reports as requested.

• Master's degree in social work, counseling/clinical psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a related field.
• A minimum of two years of experience in crisis intervention and providing mental health services to individuals and families.
• State of Illinois Clinical license in social work (LCSW) or an equivalent license.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Proficiency with current computer technology, job-specific software, and customer service systems.

• Site visits to residences driving the crisis response van or other department vehicle as assigned, which may require traversing over uneven surfaces, confined spaces, and during inclement weather.
• Flexible schedule including on-call availability for phone consultation and/or on-scene response.
• Exposure to various extreme weather conditions, various lighting conditions, natural and artificial, and extremely stressful situations.
• Exposure to dangerous persons or animals.
• Potential risk of exposure to infectious diseases and/or disagreeable odors.
• Prolonged periods of concentration, proofreading, and extensive computer work.
• Deal effectively with the morbid, the macabre, the repugnant, the abnormal, the morose, the psychotic, the neurotic, and the otherwise unpleasant or unusual facets or results of human behavior.
• Assimilate, retain, and effectively use geographic knowledge concerning the village and the surrounding vicinity.

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $95,822.00 - $ annually dependent on qualifications.

The salary range for this position is $95,822.00 - $.

The Village of Schaumburg has a competitive benefit package…