Child Protection Specialist

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• Job Requisition ID:**55775**\
  
  

Opening Date:**05/11/2026**\

Closing Date:**05/26/2026**\

Agency:**Department of Children and Family Services**\

Class Title:**CHILD PROTECTION SPEC - 07163**\

Skill Option:**None**\

Bilingual Option:**None**\

Salary:**Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26) \$6,460 a month;

Full Range \$6,460 - \$9,337 a month**\

Job Type:**Salaried**\

Category:**Full Time**\

County:**Will**\

Number of Vacancies:**1**\

Bargaining Unit Code:**RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME**\

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## Essential Functions

• Serves as Child Protection Investigator
• Prepares investigation reports for assessing validity of reports of
  
  

allegations

• Selects, summarizes, and presents case material for transfer to
  
  

permanency caseworker or community agencies

• Determines the need for and coordinates the placement of children in
  
  

substitute care facilities

• Attends multi-disciplinary diagnostic and technical staff
  
  

conferences to assess needed services

• Transports clients when taking protective custody, when placing them
  
  

in substitute care, and when changing placement location

• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably
  
  

within the scope of the duties enumerated above

## Minimum Qualifications

• Preferably requires a masters degree in social work
  
  

OR

• A masters degree in a related human service field, in criminal
  
  

justice, criminal justice administration, or law enforcement and one

year of directly related professional experience

OR

• A bachelors degree in social work and one year of directly related
  
  

professional experience

OR

• A bachelors degree in a related human service field in criminal
  
  

justice, criminal justice administration, or law enforcement and two

years of directly related professional experience.

The college or university issuing a bachelors or masters degree must be

accredited, and the degree program in social work must be approved by

the Council on Social Work Education