Illinois Department of Children and Family Services · 9 hours ago
Subsidy Support Specialist
Champaign, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$6,242/mo - $9,021/mo
1+ years expThe Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is dedicated to the welfare and protection of children and is seeking a Subsidy Support Specialist. This role involves providing professional child welfare adoption and subsidized guardianship services, conducting assessments, and ensuring that children and youth find their forever homes.
Individual & Family Services
Responsibilities
Serves as Subsidy Support Specialist
Prepares and counsels birth parents and adoptive families regarding placement or conversion to adoption or subsidized guardianship
Prepares and maintains necessary case documentation for planning, implementing, and evaluating services
Maintains case files to ensure the presence of requisite legal documents, including court orders, financial or subsidy agreements, home studies, investigations and background checks, assessments, and diagnostic/medical reports
Responds to informational requests regarding adoption services and shares expertise in adoption with child welfare staff in both public and private delivery systems (i.e., CPS/CWS staff, new workers, Adoption Preservation program staff, etc
Reviews billings and contracts regarding adoption and guardianship assistance cases for accuracy of information
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Qualification
Required
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
Requires a valid driver's license, daily access to an automobile, and proof of vehicle insurance
Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history
Requires physical, visual and auditory ability to carry out assigned duties
Preferred
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
Benefits
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)
Company
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS is responsible for protecting children and strengthening families through the investigation and intervention of suspected child abuse.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kiersten Neswick
Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Fitzgerald
Chief Diversity Officer
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