SUBSIDY INTAKE ASSISTANT

at Department of Children and Family Services in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and energetic individual to serve as Subsidy Intake Assistant.  Under general direction, this position will perform complex paraprofessional functions involved in regulating and monitoring the adoption assistance program.  The position will assign subsidy packets to regional DCFS Adoptions staff for review and approval and will monitor and track assignments to ensure compliance with timeframes.  This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is detail oriented and interested in playing a supporting role in the Department’s adoptions operations.  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.

• Serves as Subsidy Intake Assistant


• Assigns subsidy packets to regional DCFS Subsidy Support staff for review and approval


• Prepares and keyboards documents which impact unit policies and procedures, as well as confidential documents related to the performance of unit personnel


• Utilizing extensive knowledge and understanding of multiple software programs, develops and provides comprehensive, complex database reports, which include confidential data for distribution to professional Adoptions staff and the Federal Financial Participation Unit.


• Serves as secretary to the supervisor


• Serves as timekeeper


• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to two years of secretarial/business college and one year of office experience OR completion of high school and three years of office experience OR three years of independent business experience.


• Requires ability to keyboard accurately at 30 wpm


• Qualifying state employees in the employee Upward Mobility Program may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this classification.

• Requires ability to pass a background check


• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description

 

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.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually – (10 days in year one of employment)
• Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program – A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan {MCAP}, Dependent Care Assistance Plan
(DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this
link: httRs://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.asRX