Child Welfare Specialist

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• Job Requisition ID:**51701\
• Closing Date:**12/15/2025\
• Agency:**Department of Children and Family Services\
• Class Title:**CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST - 07218\
• Skill Option:**UMP Credential\
• Bilingual Option:**None\
• Salary:**Anticipated Starting Salary \$6,242 monthly; Full Range
  
  

\$6,242-\$9,021 monthly\

• Job Type:**Salaried\
• Category:**Full Time\
• County:**DeKalb\
• Number of Vacancies:**1\
• Bargaining Unit Code:**RC063 Professional Employees,
  
  

Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education

Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME\

Merit Comp Code

PUC:90682860

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## Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an

organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as

Intact Services Specialist. Under general supervision, this position

will provide experienced, short term, intense child welfare casework

services to intact families in high risk categories. The position will

review and evaluate safety and risk factors impacting child safety so

that children may remain at home, avoiding separation and/or placement.

This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is passionate

about children and interested in playing a role in ensuring the safety

and stability of children and youth. 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 Functions

• Serves as Intact Services Specialist
• Provides follow up to parents and families to ensure appropriate
  
  

linkages have been made with service providers

• Provides immediate oversight to families who are requesting
  
  

non-investigatory prevention services and provides referral services

to neighborhood/community resources

• Prepares and maintains case documentation for planning,
  
  

implementing, and evaluating services; prepares statistical and

narrative reports

• Works with other Departmental units to facilitate po sitive outcomes
  
  

and provision of services for non-child abuse/neglect matters,

including prevention services, dependencies, court supervision,

runaways, etc.

• 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, supplemented by one year of directly

related professional casework/case management experience; or requires a

bachelors degree in social work and one year of directly related

professional casework/case management experience; or requires a

bachelors degree in a related human service field and two years of

directly related professi