What We Do

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois improves the well-being of people across the state by protecting children, strengthening families and building futures for those who have experienced trauma. We do this as a leading provider of a variety of child welfare services. LCFS is a welcoming organization serving children, individuals, families and communities of all faiths, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender-identifications.

• Champions in supporting children, youth and families throughout Illinois so they are able to reach their full potential.
• Dynamic and innovative leadership who believe in collaboration with their team of professionals and are revolutionizing the impact on services to families.
• A community which embraces and is committed to being WIDE (welcoming, inclusive, diverse and equitable).
• Impacting the child welfare community by addressing institutional racism and implicit bias to increase positive outcomes for children and families of color.
• Creating a culture focused on supporting families and ensuring all children find safe, loving permanent homes, particularly by reuniting them with their families.

• Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling, providing times and locations for appointments with those served which meet their needs and the needs of the Agency.

• Completes all required documentation including high quality assessments, treatment plans and billing in the required timeframe.

• Fully engages those served in a collaborative problem-solving partnership that is youth guided and family driven.

• Is an effective member of the child and family team, advocating for those served and working closely with other identified team members to meet the goals of those served.

• Secures and maintains evidence of expertise as a trauma-informed clinical service provider.

• Serves as an expert on trauma informed treatment for those served and all other team members

• Maintains required statistics, using the appropriate Agency forms and turns them in by the required deadlines.

• Meets annual expectations for training. Acquires ongoing skills and knowledge through participation in the supervisory process, and attendance to meetings and conferences both within and outside the Agency.

• Effectively provides, documents and bills for Medicaid services.

• Meets with and provides clinical supervision to students or staff as assigned by the Supervisor of Counseling or the Director of Counseling, meeting all requirements of the student’s placement.

• Participates in clinical program quality improvement processes.

• Develops a working knowledge of community resources which may be beneficial to those served.

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and adherence to, Agency policies and procedures.

• Provides professional presentations as requested or required.

• Adheres to the ethics standards of their profession.

• Develops collaborative, ongoing professional relationships with other professionals both within and external to the Agency, who are involved in the welfare of those served.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS