Permanency Specialist Floater - Springfield

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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Permanency Specialist Floater. Under general supervision, this position will provide professional child welfare casework services to children and families, determining the need and coordinating the placement of children in substitute care facilities. Additionally, the position will conduct interviews with clients and professionals to obtain information for continued diagnosis of problems and development of treatment plans.

This role offers an opportunity for someone passionate about children and interested in ensuring the safety and stability of children and youth.

• Serve as Permanency Specialist Floater, serving the offices of the sub-region in a floater capacity.
• Work with intact families and children in home and/or substitute care.
• Conduct interviews with clients and professionals to obtain information for continued diagnosis of problems and development of treatment plans.
• Transport clients when taking protective custody, when placing them in substitute care, and when changing placement location.
• Prepare and maintain case documentation for planning, implementing, and evaluating services.
• Participate in case staffing to facilitate case transfer and in multi-disciplinary diagnostic and technical staff conferences to assess needed services.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• 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…