- Conduct intake process and intake meetings with therapist, DCFS worker, and participant.
- Assure the retrieval of necessary documentation for participant admission into the program.
- Conduct participant orientations to familiarize them with program expectations, conduct clothing inventory, and build rapport.
- Conduct the process of receiving new participants.
- Ensure 906 forms are completed promptly.
- Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be asked of you as required.
- Maintain proactive, effective communication with participants, direct care staff, therapist, and Program Coordinator regarding all participant issues and concerns.
- Maintain proactive, effective communication with participants, participant family, DCFS workers, DCFS Monitor, DCFS Licensing Monitor, Program Coordinator, GAL, and all other stakeholders involved with the participant's case.
- Ability to observe participant behavior and participation, assess appropriateness of such, and prepare reports and other correspondence in order to advocate and communicate all pertinent information regarding participants.
- Build positive rapport with participants, colleagues, all DCFS personnel, and all other stakeholders involved with participant's case.
- Set a good example for participants including cleanliness, punctuality, sportsmanship etc.
- Maintain positive public relations with participant's families.
- Facilitate interaction between participant, and participant as well as participant, and staff.
- Participate in department and company employee meetings.
- Provide frequent feedback and positive reinforcement to participants.
- Interact and effectively communicate with colleagues in a professional fashion.
- Communicate all necessary information to CCI Administrator and Direct Care Worker Supervisor
- Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be asked of you as required.
- Serve as participant's advocate to court system, school system, etc.
- Manage all participants' medical/dental, psychiatric, appointment and ensure they remain current.
- Manage all participants' ACRs, court visits, school enrollment.
- Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be asked of you as required.
- Provide added supervision of participants to milieu.
- Monitor all case management issues for participants and ensure that all documentation and visits are current.
- Monitor participant campus attendance.
- Monitor and maintain participant visitation plans and procedure.
- Monitor the procurement of drug screening of participants by staff.
- Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be asked of you as required.
- Attendance at all scheduled court and Administrative case reviews when required
- Assist with completing the 497 (service plan) according to DCFS policy and ensuring that the youth is in attendance at the case review
- Assures that the youth attends the scheduled CFTM's, CIPP and other meetings for purposes of planning, when necessary
- Monitors the youth progress, academically. This includes but is not limited to school/vocational enrollment, collecting and maintaining school records and documents, collaborating with school staff and attending school conferences
- Maintain client case file in AP-5 order
- Complete and/or make sure that UIR's are written, distributed and maintained
- Assure that the client has access to and meets with GAL and all legal representation
- Assure that all court, probation or parole orders are followed and adhered to
- Arrange sibling or parental visits if appropriate and upon request and document all visits
- Assure youth is at all court appearances when attendance is mandatory
- Weekly visitation to youth when hospitalized or incarcerated and provide youth with allowance
- Contacting SASS for an evaluation/screening in the event that a youth is psychiatrically hospitalized
- Obtain all necessary consents
- Significant Event Report
- All other duties as assigned according to DCFS policy
- Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be asked of you as required.
- Prepare and submit all documentation and reports accurately in a grammatically correct fashion.
- Documentation of any Unusual Incident of any participants on a UIR Form.
- Submit all necessary documentation to Program Coordinator, HR Dept., DCFS personnel and Executive Director as required
- Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be asked of you as required.
- Attend and participate in all initial and on going training
- Actively participate in orientation and staff training, assigned staff meetings
- Attend "All Staff" meetings
- Ability to communicate and work with children with varying ages and skills; and provide necessary guidance, support, and supervision to participants at all times.
- Mathematics and language arts proficiency
- First aid and CPR certified
- Passion to make a positive impact on the lives of youth in the community and to educate them to proficiency
- Ability to observe participant behavior and participation, assess appropriateness of such, and enforce safety regulations and emergency procedures.
- Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other risks related to an activity.
- Physical endurance to engage children and adolescents in respective activities
- Physical strength and ability to respond appropriately to situations requiring medical intervention, and de-escalation.
- Cognitive ability to provide leadership to achieve participant goals and objectives.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Able to work collaboratively with teams
- Demonstrated reliability regarding attendance and work performance
- Ability to be creative, flexible and adaptive in ALL situations, activities and responsibilities
- Must be a team player
- Must want to help address the needs of the community
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Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
To help ensure that each participant remain stable at the site and make progress toward his permanency goals prescribed by the permanency order.
This position will be responsible for performing day-to-day support services assistance to the participants of the program.To manage all aspects of a participant's case (Court visits and court reports, ACR reports and visits, participant advocating, medical/dental visits, hospital visits, family attachment, etc.) as it relates to their residence and growth while at Garden of Prayer Youth Center.
ORGANIZING AND COORDINATING :
Screening/Intake
Interfacing - Communication
Linkage
Monitoring
Direct Service
ADMINISTRATIVE :
Documentation/Record Keeping
Agency Activities/Trainings/Other
QUALIFICATIONS :
Education:
Requires a bachelor's degree in social work or a related human services field from an accredited college or university
Experience: 3 years experience working with at-risk youth. Experience with domestic violence, substance abuse and sexual abuse
Credential:
Requires DCFS licensure as a child welfare specialist
Candidates must have a valid Illinois driver's license, good driving record, and a clear background.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
