Case Aide

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois; Vernon (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois is seeking a Case Aide to provide direct and indirect case support for agency clients. You will help develop and implement service plans, coordinate with caregivers, and ensure proper documentation and advocacy to access services.

Role requires a high school diploma and at least two years of experience with children and families; valid Illinois driver’s license is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma; 2+ years of experience working with children and families preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides Direct/Indirect Case Assistant Services with assigned Agency clients.
• Evaluates client needs and assists in understanding knowledge and modeling to address needs.
• Helps develop and implement the Client Service Plan and Behavioral Learning Plan.
• Assists clients and caregivers to access services (transportation, advocacy, homemaker services).
• Represents clients’ needs to referral sources, governmental and judicial systems.
• Learns community resources to support Agency clients and shares observations in team meetings.
• Transports and supervises visits with child, caregivers, and siblings; supports parenting interactions.

Education

High School diploma preferred

Job description

Lutheran Child and Family Services

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.

Who We Are

• 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.

Join the professional team providing excellent services to children and families in Illinois!

Case Aide

Job responsibilities

• Provides Direct/Indirect Case Assistant Services with Assigned Agency clients.
• Demonstrates an ability to evaluate client needs and to assist the client with an understanding of knowledge and modeling to improve areas of need.
• Assists in the development and helps implement the Client Service Plan, Behavioral Learning Plan and other required Medicaid Documentation such as Rehabilitative Assessment and Rehabilitative Service Plan.
• Provides assistance to the client and caregivers to enhance accessibility to service delivery (transportation, advocacy and homemaker services).
• Represents client’s needs and Agency interest to referral sources, governmental administrative and judicial systems.
• Develops a working knowledge of community resources which may be used in serving Agency clients.
• Shares information and observations concerning the family and service delivery in the team meetings.
• Provides transportation of and supervision of visits with child, caregivers, and/or siblings.
• Interprets assists and monitors tasks assigned to the caregivers.
• Provides suggestions for positive parenting interaction during parent/child visitation.
• Performs the required duties of the position within the philosophy, policies and procedures of the Agency and Standards of the Profession and Child Welfare Authorities.
• Works cooperatively with other service programs in the Agency.
• Demonstrates a knowledge and acceptance of Agency policies and procedures and the policies and procedures of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
• Assists in the interpretations of Agency services to the assigned clients, designated community church group.
• Assists in development and implementation of child’s Behavioral Learning Plan with other team members.
• Provides training to child/biological/foster parent and siblings regarding socialization, self-esteem and other areas as related to child’s Behavioral learning Plan.
• Manages time and workload effectively, including the timely completion of statistics, dictation, visitation records, assists with development of the Service Plan and all other record keeping.
• Completes appropriate Medicaid forms and documentation records in a timely manner for billing which include name, with appropriate identification numbers, dates and service codes required for documentation.
• Attends all mandatory training offered through the Agency as part of initial orientation and ongoing as needed.
• Assumes responsibility for enhancing knowledge and understanding of the assigned area of service through utilizing supervision, program meetings, and staff development training opportunities, both within and outside the Agency.
• Assists with filing of documentation into child’s Agency record.

Educational/Experience Requirements

High School diploma as well as at least 2 years of experience working with children and families preferred. An automobile, valid Illinois Driver’s License and auto insurance are required

LCFS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.