Child Welfare Specialist

ONE FAMILY ILLINOIS (Formerly SOS Illinois) - Child Welfare Specialist

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Why One Family Illinois (Formerly SOS Illinois)?

At One Family Illinois, we are committed to keeping brothers and sisters in foster care together by providing safe, stable, and loving homes. We do this by offering an innovative approach to traditional foster care. Our model of care provides a private, single-family home, access to a community center, and support from professionally trained Foster Parents and staff. With this, the children we serve benefit from the stability of remaining with their siblings as well as the support of neighboring One Family Illinois Foster Parents and the entire community.

Benefits:

1. Work for an impactful organization with a purpose
2. Corporate culture that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion
3. Hybrid/flexible work options to help balance work and life
4. PTO (paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation days, and paid company holidays)
5. Bonus Plan for Child Welfare Specialists
6. Competitive Healthcare plans through BCBS for you and your dependents (eligible the first of the following month after 30 days of FT employment)
7. Vision/Dental/Life Insurance offerings
8. Flexible PTO
9. Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
10. 403b Retirement Savings Plan (nonprofit version of 401K) with immediate contribution upon full-time employment and 4% organization contribution after 12 months
11. Part of the federal student loan forgiveness program
12. Access to financial advisors and financial education tools
13. Tuition reimbursement options
14. Opportunities for further education as well as time to attend trainings/workshops for personal/professional development

The Role: The Child Welfare Specialist provides services to One Family Illinois children and their families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and explained in the client service plan.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide comprehensive case management services to One Family Illinois children in the Village and in the community, including assessment, referral, placement supervision, service plan formulation and implementation, and appropriate involvement with the One Family Illinois and biological families.
2. Maintain complete, accurate, and current service reports on children and families served, including timely written case notes, six-month summaries, and permanency reports as required and/or requested by DCFS and One Family Illinois.
3. Conduct quarterly audits of client files.
4. Ensure a healthy, safe and secure home environment and consistency of care for the children, including ensuring that they receive proper medical, dental, and emotional care as required.
5. Advise and consult with the Client, Foster Parent, and Child Welfare Supervisor to ensure adequate understanding of the case dynamics and the needs of the Client.
6. Coordinate effectively with DCFS and other community agencies for the maximum utilization of available resources to address the service goals of the assigned cases.
7. Work in conjunction with other team members to develop a working knowledge of community resources and maintain a close working relationship with these resources.
8. Act as a Liaison to the Foster Parent Enrichment Coordinator and Child & Family Services Coordinator within the Spanish-speaking communities towards identifying resources and foster parent recruitment.
9. Prepare for and attend required case meetings, ACRs, court hearings, and staffings.
10. Submit reports as required by Supervisor.
11. Perform on-call duties as needed to carry out responsibilities.
12. Communicate problems and issues within the department to the Child Welfare Supervisor.
13. Complete all mandatory agency and job-specific training.
14. Represent One Family Illinois in a professional manner to the public and guests.
15. Comply with all One Family Illinois policies, state, federal, county, and city laws, rules, and regulations.
16. Perform other duties as assigned.
17. Attend general agency staff meetings, in-service education/training, individual supervision, and other meetings as directed by the Village Director.