Child Welfare Supervisor

This job was posted by : For more information, please see : Why One Family Illinois (Formerly SOS Illinois)?At One Family Illinois we are committed to keeping brothers and sisters in foster care together by providing safe, stable, and loving homes.

We do this by offering an innovative approach to traditional foster care. Our model of care provides a private, single-family home, access to a community center, and support from professionally trained Foster Parents and staff.

With this, the children we serve benefit from the stability of remaining with their siblings as well as the support of neighboring One Family Illinois Foster Parents and the entire community.

Work for an impactful organization with a purposeCorporate culture that supports diversity, equity, and inclusionHybrid / flexible work options to help balance work and lifePTO (paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation days, and paid company holidaysBonus Plan for Child Welfare SpecialistsEmployee Referral BonusesThe Role : To provide direct supervision to the case management staff in order to ensure the delivery of quality services to One Family children, foster parents and biological families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and explained in the client service plan.

Responsibilities : Supervise all child welfare services, including intake, case management and foster home placements, while monitoring clinical and legal services.

Work with the Village Director and other supervisory staff to develop and implement other programs to ensure that necessary services are provided to One Family children and their families.

Provide regularly scheduled and documented supervision with case management staff.Ensure that complete, accurate, and current documentation is maintained for all SOS children.

Timely completion of all DCFS required paperwork, including 906, 1420 and 1425. Conduct quarterly file reviewsFacilitate and participate in family and team meetings.

As needed, provide consultation to foster parents to ensure adequate understanding of case dynamics.Prepare monthly foster care agency performance report, and meet with APT monitor monthly.

Monitor foster homes in accordance with DCFS 402 standards and act as liaison to the DCFS Foster Home Licensing Agent.Participate in the agencies annual Foster Parent Law Implementation Plan.

Responsible for the implementation and coordination of SACWIS requirements.Develop relationships and coordinate with DCFS, LANS and other community agencies for the maximum utilization of available resources to address all service goals.

Prepare for and attend required case meetings, ACRs, court dates, and staffing as required.Submit reports as required by the Director of Programs and Services.

Maintain communication with other staff to ensure coordination of efforts.Complete all mandatory DCFS, agency and job specific training and comply with all SOS policies, state, federal, county and city laws, rules and regulations.

Participate in ongoing professional development workshops and seminars as required by the organization and other governing bodies.

Facilitate professional development and training opportunities for case management staff.Attend required staff meetings, agency meetings, supervision and other meetings as requested.

Perform on-call duties as needed and perform other duties as assigned.