Child Welfare Specialist
Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Intact Services Specialist as a Floater within the assigned region. Under general supervision, this position will provide experienced, short term, intense child welfare casework services to intact families in high-risk categories. The position will review and evaluate safety and risk factors impacting child safety so that children may remain at home, avoiding separation and/or placement. This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about children and interested in playing a role in ensuring the safety and stability of children and Youth. DCFS Offers a Competitive Compensation Plan, Excellent Benefits, and a pension program. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong communication skills. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.
Essential Functions
- Serves as Intact Services Specialist
- Provides follow up to parents and families to ensure appropriate linkages have been made with service providers
- Provides immediate oversight to families who are requesting non-investigatory prevention services and provides referral services to neighborhood/community resources
- Prepares and maintains case documentation for planning, implementing, and evaluating services; prepares statistical and narrative reports
- Works with other Departmental units to facilitate positive outcomes and provision of services for non-child abuse/neglect matters, including prevention services, dependencies, court supervision, runaways, etc.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Minimum Qualifications
- Preferably requires a master's degree in social work; or a master's degree in a related human service field, supplemented by one year of directly related professional casework/case management experience
- Requires a bachelor's degree in social work and one year of directly related professional casework/case management experience
- Requires a bachelor's degree in a related human service field and two years of directly related professional casework/case management experience