Subsidy Support TEAM Supervisor Details | State of Illinois

SUBSIDY SUPPORT TEAM SUPERVISOR

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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and energetic individual to serve as Child Protection Investigations Team Supervisor. Under administrative direction, this position will plan, review, and coordinate the activities of a team of professional investigators engaged in conducting child abuse/neglect investigations. The position will make critical decisions on case related activities and provide after hours supervisory coverage.

This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about children and interested in providing leadership of a team of child protection professionals focused on keeping children safe. 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 leadership capabilities. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

• Serves as Subsidy Support Team Supervisor
• Serves as working supervisor
• Establishes and administers regional adoption goals and objectives
• Consults with staff responsible for adoptive resource development, including professional, paraprofessional, contractual employees, and students
• Establishes and implements a team-based program of staff development and training for subordinate staff to ensure the ongoing communication of rules and procedures and social work practice knowledge, methods, and skills
• Administers the adoption assistance program for area of oversight, including primary approval or denial of applications, recertifications, revisions, amendments, and terminations
• Provides input into regional adoption budget projections
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires a master's degree in social work or a related human services field from a recognized college or university
• Requires three years of progressively responsible administrative child welfare experience with an MSW OR four years of progressively responsible administrative experience with a master's degree in a related human services field

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this…