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CHILD PROTECTION SPECIALIST

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Rockford, IL, United States


Salary:

$6,242 – $9,021 monthly.

Bilingual Requirement:

Spanish.

Essential Functions

Serves as Child Protection Specialist.

Prepares and maintains a variety of reports, assessments, and case documentation.

Selects, summarizes, and presents case material for transfer to permanency caseworker or intact/prevention caseworker.

Translates and interprets, both orally and in writing, for Spanish-speaking clients regarding services available and the proper completion of forms.

Determines the need for and coordinates the placement of children in substitute care facilities.

Attends multi-disciplinary diagnostic and technical staff conferences to assess needed services.

Transports clients when taking protective custody, when placing them in substitute care, and when changing placement location.

Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

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