What are the responsibilities and job description for the CHILD PROTECTION SPECIALIST position at State of Illinois?
Agency : Department of Children and Family Services
Closing Date/Time: 07/22/2022
Salary: $4793.00-$7089.00/monthly (Anticipated Starting Salary $4793.00/monthly)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Stephenson
Number of Vacancies: 4
Plan/BU: RC062
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.
Posting Identification Number (811225, 814600, 815381, 818228)
Position Overview
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.
Job Responsibilities
- Receives and investigates reports of alleged child abuse/neglect within mandated time limits.
- Prepares investigation reports for assessing validity of reports of allegations.
- 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.
- Attends multi-disciplinary diagnostic and technical staff conferences to assess needed services.
- 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.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a bachelor’s degree in social work and one year of directly related professional experience;
or
Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related human service field, in criminal justice, criminal justice administration, or law enforcement and two years of directly related professional 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.
Employment Conditions
Requires ability to satisfactorily pass an in-depth background check as a condition of employment.- Requires possession of a valid driver's license, daily access to an automobile, and proof of vehicle insurance.
- Requires ability to serve on 24 hour “on call” duty
Work Hours: M-F 8:30am-5:00pm
Work Location: 1826 S West Ave Freeport, IL 61032-6712
Agency Contact:
Email: DCFS.NorthernDCPVacancies@illinois.gov
Phone #: 312-793-0205
Supervisor: J. Scace
Job Function: Social Services
In addition to filling this position, the Department reserves the right to extend additional employment offers to applicants on the sub-regional eligible list. The Department will defer assignment of these additional employees to specific work locations within the sub-region*
This position does not contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
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