CHILD PROTECTION SPECIALIST: INVESTIGATOR

at Illinois Department of Children & Family Services in Harvey, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Harvey, IL, US, 60426-1423

DCFS is deeply committed to the welfare and protection of children. Our goal is to protect children by strengthening and supporting families. In every effort, from receiving hotline calls to reaching family reunification or foster care and adoption, children and families are our focus

Agency:  Department of Children and Family Services 

Closing Date/Time: 06/01/2023 
Salary:  $4,982 - $7,369 Monthly - Anticipated Starting Salary $5,644 Monthly  
Job Type:  Salaried Full Time  
County:  Cook
Number of Vacancies:  2  
Plan/BU:  RC062  

PIN: 917799 and 918891

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through SuccessFactors.  Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number (917799 and 918891)

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Under direction of the team supervisor, receives and investigates reports of child abuse and neglect within mandated time limits; assesses immediate safety of children and initiates appropriate levels of protection needed; conducts home evaluations, observing family situations relating to allegations of abuse and neglect; interviews clients and professionals to obtain information for the purposes of making a finding and determining protection and service needs; conducts service assessments; on a rotating basis, assigned to 24 hour “on call” duty in addition to normal assignments; prepares investigation reports; selects, summarizes, and presents case material for transfer to permanency caseworker or community agencies; determines the need for and coordinates the placement of children in substitute care facilities.

1. Serves as Child Protection Investigator. 
2. Prepares investigation reports for assessing validity of reports of allegations.
3. Selects, summarizes, and presents case material for transfer to permanency caseworker or community agencies.
4. Determines the need for and coordinates the placement of children in substitute care facilities.
5. Attends multi-disciplinary diagnostic and technical staff conferences to assess needed services.
6. Transports clients when taking protective custody, when placing them in substitute care, and when changing placement location; transports clients to appointments (i.e., court hearings, medical appointments, counseling sessions, police station, etc.) and to necessitate the delivery of client services.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.