DEFERRED ASSIGNMENT PERMANENCY SPECIALIST - DCFS : Job Details

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.

Agency : Department of Children and Family Services

Job Title : Child Welfare Specialist-UMP-Deferred Assignment/Spanish Speaking Closing Date/Time: 08/11/2025 Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,242 Full Salary Range $6242 - $9021 monthly Job Type: Salaried County: Stephenson; Whiteside Number of Vacancies: 1 Plan/BU: RC063

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

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number 47731

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Essential Function

• Serves as Deferred Assignment Permanency Specialist
• Works with intact families and children in home and/or substitute care
• Conducts interviews with clients and professionals to obtain information for the continued diagnosis of problems and development of treatment plans
• Transports clients when taking protective custody, when placing them in substitute care, and when changing placement location
• Translates and interprets, both orally and in writing, for Spanish speaking clients regarding services available and the proper completion of forms
• Prepares and maintains case documentation for planning, implementing, and evaluating services
• Participates in case staffings to facilitate case transfer and participates in multi- disciplinary diagnostic and technical staff conferences to assess needed services
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above