Social Worker, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities

Title

Social Worker

Position Type:
Student Services/ Social Worker

Date Posted: 1/20/2026

Location:

DISTRICTWIDE (High-Needs School)

• 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

FLSA Status:
Exempt

• 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.

• 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

• 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