Impactful Foster Care Licensing Specialist

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions; Peoria (IL); Sur place; USD 47 000 - 58 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

37.5 hour work week

12 Paid Holidays

15 Paid Vacation Days (increases every

8 Paid Sick Days

5 Paid Personal/Wellness Days

3 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

Public Service Loan Forgiveness-qualif

Tuition Assistance Program for staff

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Mileage reimbursement

Cellphone reimbursement

Dress for your day

Résumé du poste

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS) in Illinois is hiring a Child Welfare Licensing Worker. You will monitor and supervise foster homes to ensure trauma-responsive, strengths-based foster parenting and compliance with DCFS licensing standards.

Responsibilities include completing home studies and providing foster parents with trainings, conducting license investigations, arranging respite, and supporting placement stability for children in foster homes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Human Services related field.
• Child Welfare experience preferred.
• Child Welfare Licensure preferred.
• Completion of DCFS Foundations Training to obtain Licensure.

Responsabilités

• Complete home studies and provide foster parents with individual and group trainings.
• Complete license investigations.
• Arrange respite for foster parents as needed.
• Assist caseworkers and other staff in placement and placement stability of children into foster homes.
• Monitor foster care homes to ensure compliance with all agency, state, and federal licensing standards and other applicable laws and regulations.

Connaissances

Child Welfare Experience

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Human Services related field

Description du poste

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS) in Illinois is hiring a Child Welfare Licensing Worker. You will monitor and supervise foster homes to ensure trauma-responsive, strengths-based foster parenting and compliance with DCFS licensing standards.

Responsibilities include completing home studies and providing foster parents with trainings, conducting license investigations, arranging respite, and supporting placement stability for children in foster homes.