What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 - 2027 School Social Worker position at The Cove School?
School Social Worker
2026 - 2027 School Year Start
Date: August 2026
Job Summary:
The school social worker provides needs-based behavioral and social-emotional services to the students, parents, and faculty/staff of a school. The role includes, but is not limited to, individual and group counseling with students; direct and indirect consultation with students and teachers; assessment, behavior planning and intervention implementation and monitoring; and universal screening and prevention of behavioral and social-emotional concerns.
Pay & Benefits:
* Salary starting at $58,000: (salary is commensurate with education, licensure and experience)
* Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
* Short and Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
* Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programs
* School Breaks, 10 sick and 4 personal days
* Tuition Reimbursement for continuing education
* Professional Development Opportunities
Schedule:
* Full-time (10 Month Contract)
* 2026-2027 School Year
* Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 3:45 pm, except Thursdays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
* Five Week Extended School Year Program optional
Requirements:
- Masters Degree in Social Work
- Illinois School Services Personnel Certificate with Social Work Endorsement (Type 73)
- Previous experience working with special education students with significant learning disabilities preferred.
- Experience and/or familiarity with CBT preferred.
- Experience writing social histories preferred.
- Experience with writing and/or contributing to the development and progress monitoring of behavior plans.
- Experience with providing staff professional development.
Duties & Responsibilities:
General Responsibilities:
- Participates with interdisciplinary team members in developing and implementing program policies and procedures and preventing crises.
- Assesses the social and emotional needs of students. Provides direct counseling/social services to students.
- Tracks and follows up on all referrals made in and out of school.
- Coordinates social work/counseling/ therapeutic services and student referrals between the program and other agencies providing social and educational services in both the school and local community.
- Establishes referral network/linkages with outside agencies for both students and parents.
- Participates and occasionally presents at staff meetings, assemblies, etc.
- Write measurable IEP goals
- Serves as an advocate for patients' rights within the school and serves as a mediator between parents, child and school.
- Remains available for crisis intervention social work as the need arises or arranges for such coverage by emergency social services.
- Attends all scheduled team meetings.
- Implements philosophy and objectives of the program.
- Participates in after-school programs and activities as needed.
- Performs other related duties, as required.
About Us:
The Cove School is a non-public therapeutic day school for students with learning disabilities located in Northbrook, IL. Cove students come from 60 nearby different public schools and families can also choose to fund tuition privately. Classes are kept small. Teaching is flexible and varies according to the individual student’s learning style. A team of onsite specialists work collaboratively to provide students intensive, integrated related services.
Salary : $58,000