Child Welfare Advanced Specialist

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

Job Description

Chicago, IL, US, 60605

Agency :  Department of Children and Family Services 
Closing Date/Time: 06/09/2023 
Salary:   $5,246.00-$7,827.00-(Anticipated Starting Salary $5,246/mo.)  
Job Type:   Salaried Full Time  
County:   Cook  
Number of Vacancies:   1  

Under direction, serves on a statewide hotline as guardianship liaison for all DCFS youth in care; within 24 hours of the initiation of a request, provides verbal and/or written consents for requests, including but not limited to routine and ordinary medical, specific medical or surgical, psychotropic medication, hospital admissions and discharges, release of information, travel (less than 30 days), research, activities for school and camp, and psychological treatments for children under DCFS custody and guardianship; serves as an advocate for children in DCFS care, making determinations regarding medical and psychological service needs; gathers and analyzes information, providing recommendations to management regarding life support issues; works to ensure that consent approvals and denials are received by caseworker and provider on the same day as processed; clinically reviews, assesses, and provides consent to private agency providers concerning DCFS youth in care; monitors medically complex cases; on a rotating basis, serves as supervisor in his/her absence.

1.   Requires a master’s degree in social work

2.   Requires two years of directly related professional experience as a Child Welfare Specialist or Child Protection Specialist in the Department of Children and Family Services

The college or university issuing a master’s degree must be accredited, and the degree program in social work must be approved by the Council on Social Work Education.

1. Requires a valid driver’s license, daily access to an automobile, and proof of vehicle insurance
2. Requires ability to pass a background check
3. Requires physical, visual and auditory ability to carry out assigned duties

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.

Work Hours:  8:30am - 5:00pm Mon. - Fri.  
Work Location: 60 E Van Buren, Suite 1339, Chicago, IL 60605  

Supervisor:  L. Kelly