Skill Advancement Coach

La-Rabida-Children; Park Forest (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

La Rabida Children’s Hospital seeks a Skill Advancement Coach to deliver structured, skill-based coaching to DCFS/CWCA teams. The role strengthens supervisory capacity and promotes trauma-informed, family-centered approaches through actionable development plans.

The Clinical Responsibilities emphasize coaching leadership, reflective practice, and team performance, while Administrative tasks focus on outcomes, CQI, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, public administration or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in child welfare or related fields.
• Master’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, public administration or related field; two years in staff development, coaching, mentoring, training, or leadership development.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-person, individual and group coaching to DCFS investigation supervisors and other targeted audiences, focusing on leadership, communication, reflective practice, and problem-solving skills.
• Support investigation supervisors and other assigned staff in applying trauma-informed, family-centered, and evidence-informed practices with their teams.
• Provide reflective support to supervisors and other assigned staff, helping them improve decision-making, team management, and staff development practices.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, feedback, and accountability among supervisory and other staff.
• Support integration of coaching into DCFS designated program initiatives.
• Collect and analyze outcomes.
• Contribute to CQI processes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team player

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, public administration or related field

Master’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, public administration or related field

Job description

• Compensation: USD 78000 - USD 78000 - yearly

Company Description

La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay.

Our not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 49 beds, helps transition children from neonatal or pediatric intensive care to home, by providing medical, rehabilitative and developmental care, and by training families to continue treatments and manage the necessary equipment in the home. La Rabida also provides extensive rehabilitation for those recovering from wounds or burns and treatment for exacerbations of chronic conditions.

The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient-centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings. Children with medical homes elsewhere come to La Rabida for specialty services. La Rabida offers a wide range of specialty services provided to children with sickle cell disease, diabetes, and many others. Children are supported in their emotional and developmental growth, particularly in cases where such growth has been interrupted by accident or disease.

Finally, La Rabida provides forensic and treatment services for children exposed to abuse and neglect, comprehensive assessments for wards of the state, early intervention for children between 0 and 3 years of age. Care coordination services for medically complex children are also provided for those who are covered by a health plan and receive care from providers in Cook County

Job Description

The Skill Advancement Coach provides structured, skill-based coaching to investigation supervisors and other staff across DCFS/CWCA teams. This role strengthens supervisory capacity, improves team performance, and promotes alignment with DCFS values, well-being goals, and implementation science principles. The coach supports supervisors in applying trauma-informed, family-centered, evidence-based and evidence-informed approaches, translating strategic leadership into actionable development plans.

Clinical Responsibilities: (85%)

• Provide in-person, individual and group coaching to DCFS investigation supervisors and other targeted audiences, focusing on leadership, communication, reflective practice, and problem-solving skills.


• Support investigation supervisors and other assigned staff in applying trauma-informed, family-centered, and evidence-informed practices with their teams.


• Provide reflective support to supervisors and other assigned staff, helping them improve decision-making, team management, and staff development practices.


• Foster a culture of continuous learning, feedback, and accountability among supervisory and other staff.


• Support integration of coaching into DCFS designated program initiatives

Administrative and Case Management Responsibilities: (15%)

• Collect and analyze outcomes


• Contribute to CQI processes

Additional Functions:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required: Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, public administration or related field; Minimum of three (3) years of experience in child welfare or related fields

• Preferred: Master’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, public administration or related field; Minimum of two (2) years experience providing staff development, coaching, mentoring, training, or leadership development.


• Excellent verbal and written abilities are essential, as well as a high level of computer skills


• Must be an excellent communicator and team player


• Employee must maintain automobile insurance. La Rabida strongly recommends that the employee maintain the following liability limits:


• o Automobile liability/$100,000 per person per accident; bodily injury/$300,000 aggregate per accident; property damage/$50,000 per accident; and automobile medical payments/$1,000 per person

This is a grant funded position and not eligible for hospital issued increases. Should the grant funding be diminished or ended, this position will be terminated.

Additional Information

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education, and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head-on.