Social Service Community Planner

Job Information

Position: SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY PLANNER - 41295

Agency:
Department of Children and Family Services

Class

Title:

SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY PLANNER - 41295

Job Requisition

Opening Date: 06/03/2026

Closing Date: 06/17/2026

County:
Sangamon

Number of Vacancies: 1

Salary: $4,568/month (anticipated starting salary) – $4,568 to $6,133/month

Job Type: Salaried (Full Time)

Bargaining Unit: RC028 Paraprofessional Human Services Employees, AFSCME

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply.

• Serves as Contract Support Staff
• Audits, reviews, monitors, and completes monitoring and service level data reports regarding day care clients and providers and associated billing
• Serves as a resource for Department and private agency staff, day care providers, clients, and foster parents regarding day care policies, procedures, and payment regulations
• Maintains complex information systems of monitoring and service delivery data and develops various reports as assigned, performing all related functions in a timely manner
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

• Completion of high school equivalent
• Two years of experience in a community serviced by a demonstration project or a similar community experience

• Ability to pass a background check
• Ability to travel in the performance of duties
• Appropriate, valid driver’s license required

DCFS is deeply committed to the welfare and protection of children. Our goal is to protect children by strengthening and supporting families. In every effort, from receiving hotline calls to reaching family reunification or foster care and adoption, children and families are our focus.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually – 10 days in year one of employment
• Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even-numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program – a supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP)