Regional Director

Gain a meaningful career helping children and families thrive. If you have a desire to help others, this might be the place for you. Join our welcoming environment and make an impact!

The team at LCFS brings their best to the important work of strengthening families and building futures for children and parents. As a leading child welfare agency with 16 locations across Illinois, our mission is to nurture and strengthen children and families in need. Be a part of a team that is a leader in innovative best practice and strong child welfare outcomes!

Professional Development/ Training and Support

Health and Wellness

Work/Life Balance

Life Insurance & Disability Insurance

Employee Recognition/Staff Engagement

• Tuition Assistance/ Reimbursement Program (up to $3,000/year after first year of employment)
• Employer paid licensure for LCSW and LCPC
• University tuition discount available upon hire:
• Chamberlain University: 10% discount
• Lewis University: 20% discount
• National Louis University: 10% discount
• Extensive Leadership Training and Professional Development Classes
• LGBTQ+ Training
• Supervisory support
• Public Loan Forgiveness Organization

LCFS is an equal opportunity employer and consideration for employment is made without regard to: race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Position:Regional Director

Location: Mt. Vernon , IL

Job :2065

# of Openings:1

JOB TITLE: Regional Director
REPORTS TO: Associate Vice President of Strategy & Organizational Excellence, Privacy Officer
STATUS: Full Time, Exempt

Salary Range - $90,000 - $100,000
OFFICE

LOCATION:

Mt. Vernon and O'Fallon. The home office location will be based on the office nearest to the candidate’s residency.
Travel is regularly expected to each site and the surrounding counties for work related responsibilities.

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois improves the well-being of people across the state by protecting children, strengthening families and building futures for those who have experienced trauma. We do this as a leading provider of a variety of child welfare services. LCFS is a welcoming organization serving children, individuals, families and communities of all faiths, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender-identifications.

• Champions in supporting children, youth and families throughout Illinois so they are able to reach their full potential
• Dynamic and innovative leaders who believe in collaboration with their team of professionals and are revolutionizing the impact on services to families
• A community which embraces and is committed to being WIDE (welcoming, inclusive, diverse and equitable)
• Impactors of the child welfare community by addressing institutional racism and implicit bias to increase positive outcomes for children and families of color
• Creators of a culture focused on supporting families and ensuring all children find safe, loving permanent homes, particularly by reuniting them with their families

• Family reunification
• Prevention of substitute care placement
• Successful and sustainable transitions and maintenance in the least restrictive family living arrangements
• Wraparound and case coordination services for social, emotional and physical well-being
• Natural and formal life‑long supports, connections, safety, stability and permanency
• Supportive trauma informed, family centered and strengths based linkages, positive development and collaborative services
• Highly competent, well‑resourced and committed workforce, system of care and service delivery dedicated to positive children and family results

• Leads a team of managers, supervisors and direct service child welfare professionals in partnering with children, parents and community providers to assess, plan, evaluate and make linkages for in‑home stabilization, prevention, safety, permanency and well‑being outcomes
• Implementation of home‑based, foster care and specialized services for youth and families through management and…