BACKGROUND CHECK ASSOCIATE

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• Job Requisition ID:**56917**\
  
  

Opening Date:**07/28/2026**\

Closing Date:**08/11/2026**\

Agency:**Department of Children and Family Services

• Title:**Office Associate - Typing Option 2**\
  
  

Class Title:**OFFICE ASSOCIATE - 30015**\

Skill Option:**Keyboarding**\

Bilingual Option:**None**\

Salary:**Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26) \$4,144 a month;

full range \$4,144 - \$5,429 a month**\

Job Type:**Salaried**\

Category:**Full Time**\

County:**Sangamon**\

Number of Vacancies:**1**\

Bargaining Unit Code:**RC014 Clerical Employees, AFSCME**\

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## Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an

organized, professional, and energetic individual to serve as Background

Check Associate. Under direction, this position will receive and review

incoming criminal history and Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System

clearances and apply agency policy and procedures to independently

provide information and/or recommendations for resolution. The position

will perform data entry of background information into the appropriate

Departmental system and will serve as liaison to requesting parties.

This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is detail

oriented and interested in playing a supporting role in the Departments

operations. 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 communication

skills. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a

positive difference in the lives of the children and families of

Illinois.

## Essential Function

• Serves as Background Check Associate
• Performs data entry of CANTS, Sex Offender Registry System (SORS),
  
  

National Sex Offender Registry System (NSORS), Out-of-State CANTS,

Interstate Criminal History, Illinois State Police, Federal Bureau

of Investigation, and/or driver eligibility status for facility

drivers into the appropriate Departmental system.

• Prepares, keyboards, and maintains complex, highly specialized BCU
  
  

repo rts and reports related to application and recommendation

materials processed through Central Office

• Serves as liaison to requesting parties regarding information on
  
  

Authorization for Background Check

• Serves as Central Office of Licensing contact for all issues
  
  

concerning facility driver checks

• Receives, sorts, reviews, and distributes incoming mail
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably
  
  

within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

## Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to
  
  

completion of high school

• Requires 2 years of office experience
• Requires ability to keyboard accurately at 45 wpm