Case Aide

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:Case Aide

Location: Mt. Vernon , IL

Job :2070

# of Openings:1

Lutheran Child and Family Services

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.

Who We Are

• Champions in supporting children, youth and families throughout Illinois so they are able to reach their full potential.
• Dynamic and innovative leadership 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).
• Impacting the child welfare community by addressing institutional racism and implicit bias to increase positive outcomes for children and families of color.
• Creating a culture focused on supporting families and ensuring all children find safe, loving permanent homes, particularly by reuniting them with their families.

Case Aide

Job responsibilities:

• Provides Direct/Indirect Case Assistant Services with Assigned Agency clients.
• Demonstrates an ability to evaluate client needs and to assist the client with an understanding of knowledge and modeling to improve areas of need.
• Assists in the development and helps implement the Client Service Plan, Behavioral Learning Plan and other required Medicaid Documentation such as Rehabilitative Assessment and Rehabilitative Service Plan.
• Provides assistance to the client and caregivers to enhance accessibility to service delivery (transportation, advocacy and homemaker services).
• Represents client’s needs and Agency interest to referral sources, governmental administrative and judicial systems.
• Develops a working knowledge of community resources which may be used in serving Agency clients.
• Shares information and observations concerning the family and service delivery in the team meetings.
• Provides transportation of and supervision of visits with child, caregivers, and/or siblings.
• Interprets assists and monitors tasks assigned to the caregivers.
• Performs the required duties of the position within the philosophy, policies and procedures of the Agency and Standards of the Profession and Child Welfare Authorities.
• Works cooperatively with other service programs in the Agency.
• Demonstrates a knowledge and acceptance of Agency policies…