INTACT FAMILY RECOVERY SPECIALIST

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Intact Family Recovery Advanced Specialist. Under general supervision, this position will serve as monitor and agency liaison for the Department’s Intact Family Recovery Project, providing consultation and technical assistance to child welfare and substance use disorder purchase of service agency staff. The position will coordinate the flow of referrals from the Division of Child Protection to the purchase of service agency and monitor the Department’s casework services to substance affected families. This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about children and interested in playing a role in ensuring the safety and stability of children and youth. 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.

Essential Functions

• Serves as monitor and agency liaison for the Department's Intact Family Recovery Project


• Monitors the Department's casework services to substance affected families, including but not limited to the Juvenile Court SUD Assessment Program, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Support Program, and toxicology testing program


• Identifies technical assistance and consultation needs of child welfare POS agencies in accessing substance use disorder services for families served by the agencies


• Prepares necessary documentation for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of POS agency services


• Provides assistance to child welfare POS agency staff with casework tasks they are unable to perform directly without DCFS assistance, including checks of DCFS information systems and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility and benefits 


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

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history 

2. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.

3. Requires physical, visual and auditory ability to carry out assigned duties

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

About the Agency

DCFS is deeply committed to the welfare and protection of children.  We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.  The Office of Employee Services works in a supportive capacity by managing human resources functions to enable front line workers to fulfill the Department’s mission of providing services for children and youth.