Child Welfare Advanced Specialist- Consent Authorized Agent

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

Job Description

Chicago, IL, US, 60605

 Agency :  Department of Children and Family Services 

Working Title: Child Welfare Advanced Specialist- Consent Authorized Agent 

Supervisor: Linda Kelly
Closing Date/Time:  
Salary:   Anticipated starting salary Effective (7/1/24) $6339/month; Full Salary Range $6339-$9178/month  
Job Type:   Salaried 
County:   Cook  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU: RC063   

REQ #: 39969

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 the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Consent Unit Specialist.  Under general supervision, this position will serve on a statewide hotline as guardianship liaison for all DCFS youth in care, providing verbal and/or written consents for requests, including but not limited to medical, psychotropic medication, hospital admissions and discharges, release of information, travel, research, enrichment activities, and psychological treatments for children under DCFS custody and guardianship.  This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about children and ensuring their health and safety and promoting social development.  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.

1. Serves as Consent Authorized Agent
2. Serves as an advocate for children in DCFS care, making determinations regarding medical and psychological service needs
3. Works to ensure that consent approvals and denials are received by caseworker and provider on the same day as processed
4. Clinically reviews, assesses, and provides consent to private agency providers concerning DCFS youth in care
5. Monitors medically complex cases
6. On a rotating basis, serves as supervisor in his/her absence
7. Provides in-service training regarding the coordination of guardianship services with case-related functions to DCFS and private agency staff, health care providers, etc.
8. On an as-needed basis, testifies in court regarding consent issues
9. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above