Child Welfare Specialist

About the role

Provide services to One Family Illinois (OFI) children and their families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and explained in the client service plan.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive case management services to OFI children, including assessment, referral, placement supervision, service plan formulation and implementation, and appropriate involvement with the OFI and biological families.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and current service reports on children and families served including timely written case notes, six-month summaries and permanency reports as required and/or requested by DCFS and OFI.
• Conduct quarterly audits of client files.
• Ensure that a healthy, safe and secure home environment and a consistency of care is provided to the children, including but not limited to, ensuring that the children receive proper medical, dental, and emotional care as required.
• Advise and consult with the Client, Foster Parent and Child Welfare Supervisor to ensure adequate understanding of the case dynamics and the needs of the Client.
• Cookordinate effectively with DCFS and other community agencies for the maximum utilization of available resources to address the service goals of the cases assigned.
• Work to develop a working knowledge of community resources which may be used in serving clients and maintain a close working relationship with these resources.
• Prepare for and attend required case meetings, ACRs, court hearings, and staffings.
• Submit reports as required by Supervisor and DCFS.
• Perform on-call duties as needed to carry out the responsibilities as required.
• Communicate problems and issues within the department to the Child Welfare Supervisor.
• Complete all mandatory agency and job-specific training, including obtaining and maintaining your CWEL license.
• Represent One Family in a professional manner to the public and guests.
• Comply with all OFI policies, state, federal, county and city laws, rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Comm nicate problems and issues within the department to the Child Welfare Supervisor.

Complete all mandatory agency and job-specific training, including obtaining and maintaining your CWEL license.

Represent One Family in a professional manner to the public and guests.

Comply with all OFI policies, state, federal, county and city laws, rules and regulations.

Perform other duties as assigned.