Child Welfare Supervisor

Description

Now hiring at Roosevelt Square Village (1133 W.13th St)

Why One Family Illinois?

• Committed to keeping brothers and sisters in foster care together
• Offers an innovative approach to traditional foster care
• Provides a private, single-family home, access to a community center, and support from professionally trained Foster Parents and staff
• Hybrid/flexible work options to help balance work and life
• Paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation days, and paid company holidays
• Bonus Plan for Child Welfare Specialists
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Well-Being Benefits

The Role:

To provide direct supervision to the case management staff in order to ensure the delivery of quality services to One Family Illinois children, foster parents, and biological families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and explained in the client service plan.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all child welfare services, including intake, case management, and foster home placements, while monitoring clinical and legal services
• Work with the Village Director and other supervisory staff to develop and implement other programs to ensure that necessary services are provided to One Family Illinois children and their families
• Provide regularly scheduled and documented supervision with case management staff
• Ensure that complete, accurate, and current documentation is maintained for all One Family Illinois children
• Conduct quarterly file reviews
• Facilitate and participate in family and team meetings
• As needed, provide consultation to foster parents to ensure adequate understanding of case dynamics
• Prepare monthly foster care agency performance report, and meet with APT monitor monthly
• Maintain foster homes in accordance with DCFS 402 standards and act as liaison to the DCFS Foster Home Licensing Agent
• Participate in the agency's annual Foster Parent Law Implementation Plan
• Responsible for the implementation and coordination of SACWIS requirements
• Develop relationships and coordinate with DCFS, LANS, and other community agencies for the maximum utilization of available resources to address all service goals
• Prepare for and attend required case meetings, ACRs, court dates, and staffing as required
• Submit reports as required by the Village Director
• Maintain communication with other staff to ensure coordination of efforts
• Perform on-call duties as needed
• Communicate problems and issues within the department to the Village Director
• Complete all mandatory DCFS, agency, and job-specific training
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Comply with all One Family Illinois policies, state, federal, county, and city laws, rules, and regulations
• Participate in ongoing professional development workshops and seminars as required by the organization and other governing bodies
• Facilitate professional development and training opportunities for case management staff
• Attend required staff meetings, agency meetings, supervision, and other meetings as requested
• Supervise all programs under the direction of the Director of Programs and Services
• Timely completion of all DCFS required paperwork, including 906, 1420, and 1425