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Child Welfare Specialist

One Family Illinois
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 7/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/3/2026
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more

Information, Please See

https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13561215

Description

  • Hiring at our Roosevelt Square Village (1133 W. 13th St.) and Chicago

Village (7600 S. Parnell Ave.) locations**

At One Family Illinois, we uphold compassion, inclusion, integrity, and

adaptability as the core values guiding our work with each other,

children, families, and the community.

  • WhyOne FamilyIllinois?**

At One FamilyIllinois (Formerly SOS Children\'s Villages 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 FamilyIllinois

Foster Parents and the entire community.

Work for an impactful organization with a purpose

Corporate culture that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion

Hybrid/flexible work options to help balance work and life

PTO (paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation

days, and paid company holidays

Bonus Plan for Child Welfare Specialists

Employee Referral Bonuses

**Employee Well-Being Benefits**

Competitive Healthcare plans through BCBS for you and your dependents

(eligible the first of the following month after 30 of FT employment)

Vision/Dental/Life Insurance offerings

Flexible PTO

Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

403b Retirement Savings Plan (nonprofit version of 401K). Able to

contribute immediately upon full-time employment. In addition, the

organization will contribute 4% to your savings plan after 12 months of

full-time employment regardless if you are contributing.

Part of the federal student loan forgiveness program

Access to financial advisors and financial education tools

Tuition reimbursement options

Opportunities for further education as well as time to attend

trainings/workshops/etc. for personal/professional development

The Role

Provide services to One Family Illinois (OFI) children and their

families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and

explained in the client service plan.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive case management services to OFI children,

including assessment, referral, placement supervision, service plan

formulation and implementation, and appropriate involvement with the OFI

and biological families.

Maintain complete, accurate, and current service reports on children and

families served including timely written case notes, six-month summaries

and permanency reports as required and/or requested by DCFS and OFI.

Conduct quarterly audits of client files.

Ensure that a healthy, safe and secure home environment and a

consistency of care is provided to the children, including but not

limited to, ensuring that the children receive proper medical, dental,

and emotional care as required.

Advise and consult with the Client, Foster Parent and Child Welfare

Supervisor to ensure adequate understanding of the case dynamics and the

needs of the Client.

Coordinate effectively with DCFS and other community agencies for the

maximum utilization of available resources to address the service goals

of the cases assigned.

Work to develop a working knowledge of community resources which may be

used in serving clients and maintain a close working relationship with

these resources.

Prepare for and attend required case meetings, ACRs, court hearings, and

staffings.

Submit reports as required by Supervisor and DCFS.

Perform on-call duties as needed to carry out the responsibilities as

required.

Comm nicate problems and issues within the department to the Child

Welfare Supervisor.

Complete all mandatory agency and job-specific training, including

obtaining and maintaining your CWEL license.

Represent One Family in a professional manner to the public and guests.

Comply with all OFI policies, state, federal, county and city laws,

rules and regulations.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Attend general agency staff meetings, in-service education/training,

individual supervision, and other meetings as directed by the Village

Director or Supervisor.

Work with Foster and Bio Families and provide support when needed.

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