School Social Worker: 2025-2026

AnthroMed Education; Elwood (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AnthroMed Education seeks a dedicated School Social Worker for the 2025-2026 school year in Elwood, Illinois. This role involves supporting diverse K-8 students, managing IEPs, and collaborating with other professionals. Full-time employees enjoy comprehensive benefits, including insurance, PTO, and 401k matching.

Benefits

Fully employer-sponsored Health Insurance

Flex Spending Accounts

Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance

1:1 support from a Clinical Director

100% reimbursement for ISBE PEL dues

Materials stipend for educational supplies

401K with a 3% match starting day one

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work required.
• Illinois PEL with an endorsement in Social Work required.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services to K-8th grade students with different disabilities.
• Attend and participate in IEP meetings.

Education

Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work

Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with endorsement in Social Work

Job description

School Social Worker: 2025-2026 School Year

AnthroMed Education is an expanding organization devoted to providing a unique experience for our team of school-based social workers as they provide their services to students. As we are local here in Chicago, our ability to support and advocate for our team of social workers makes us stand out drastically from other organizations.

We are currently seeking an empathic and hard-working School Social Worker in Elwood, Illinois for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. The SSW joining will be excited to support a Cross-Categorical age population of K-8th grade students. There is a lot of support provided in this role since you are joining a cooperative!

• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-3:30 PM.
• Provide social work services to K-8th gradestudents with different disabilities.
• Work with both IEP and General Education students.
• Manage a caseload of students with a variety of different disabilities. The caseload size is still TBD.
• Attend and participate in IEP meetings.
• Collaborate with other Social Workers and RSPs in the building.
• Provide consistent communication to parents, families, students, and staff.
• May help with crisis situations and behaviors.
• Other duties to be assigned.

Pay and Benefits:

AnthroMed Team Members who work 30+ hours per week are eligible for the full-time employee benefits offered by AnthroMed. The pay range for this position is $54,000-65,000+ annually, based on experience. Hourly pay is also an option. Paid Time Off starts at 6 days and is prorated based on the start date. Benefits begin the first of the month after the start date. Benefits offered include:

• United HealthCare PPO Health Insurance plans with a $0 Payroll Deduction.
• Flex Spending Accounts (healthcare, dependent care, and pre-tax parking & transit).
• 100% Employer-sponsored Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance. ($0 Payroll Deduction)
• Optional supplemental coverages include:
• Life Insurance, Critical Illness, and Accident Protection.

Why AnthroMed?

Our practice seeks the most passionate School Social Workers to be a part of our growing community. Joining our practice gives you access to:

• 1:1 support from our Social Work Clinical Director.
• 100% reimbursement for ISBE PEL dues.
• Materials stipend for education supplies and more.
• PTO and Paid Holiday Breaks.
• 401K with a 3% match starting day one.
• An abundance of resources from our Social Work database.

Position Requirements:

• Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work
• Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with an endorsement in Social Work

AnthroMed Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer

AnthroMed LLC will not discriminate against any person based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, height, weight, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or military status.

Do you or will you have your Professional Educator License issued by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) with an endorsement in School Social Work?* YES NO

Do you currently hold a Masters degree in Social Work (MSW)?*