CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST

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

Job Description

Job Requisition ID: 59757 
Opening Date: 10/29/2026
Closing Date: 11/13/2026
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services

Title: Child Welfare Specialist (Upward Mobility Program)
Class Title: CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST - 07218 
Skill Option: UMP Credential 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,460 a month; Full Range $6,460 - $9,337 a month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: 
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 3 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needs
Headquarter Location: 1911 S Indiana Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60616
Work County: Cook

Supervisor: Robert Ware
Agency Contact: 

Name: Destiny Wright

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.

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• Serves as Agencies and Institutions Licensing Specialist
• Plans, arranges, and conducts licensing orientation for clients who want to become licensed
• Prepares required licensing statistical reports by their respective deadlines.
• Reviews compliance by child care institutions and group homes with behavior management regulations.
• Prepares data for and provides input into administrative hearings regarding service and licensing compliance
  issues and complaints against private agencies, their staff, and/or foster homes.
• Maintains client records (to include filing documents as needed) in accordance with federal and state statutes and
  guidelines, Department rule, procedure, and accreditation standards, monitoring to ensure that all documentation from other Department sources has been included.
• Provides input into coordinated reviews of private agencies with the Office of Contract Administration, Agency
  Performance Teams, and other appropriate monitoring units.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated
  above.

• It is a requirement of this position that you possess preferably requires a master’s degree in social work; OR a master’s degree in a related human service field, supplemented by one year of directly related professional casework/case management experience; OR requires a bachelor’s degree in social work and one year of directly related professional casework/case management experience; OR requires a bachelor’s degree in a related human service field and two years of directly related professional casework/case management experience. The college or university issuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree must be accredited, and the degree program in social work must be approved by the Council on Social Work Education. The directly related professional casework/case management experience must be related to family preservation, family reunification, adoption, youth development, counseling, and advocacy services or a related field.