Justice Involved Youth Clinical Specialist (Social Worker III)

Agency: Department of Human Services
Location: Springfield, IL, US, 62703
Opening Date: 1/05/2024
Closing Date: 1/19/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5,901- $8,825 per month ($70,812- $105,900 per year)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1

***MUST APPLY ONLINE ***

Posting Identification Number 10-76-32805

Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a position to perform professional social work duties as a Justice Involved Disorders Clinical Specialist for children, adolescents, and families who need assistance through the Children’s Behavioral Health Care Portal, specifically targeting children & adolescents who are involved in the justice system. This position provides technical assistance for specialized mental health service programs. Conducts assessments of individuals and families, provides clinical consultation and coordinates linkage to statewide programs, and collaborates with inter-agency team members and completes reports and documentation. Travels in the performance of job duties.

Job Responsibilities
1. Serves as the statewide Justice Involved Youth Clinical Specialist for children and adolescents seeking assistance through the Children’s Behavioral Health Care Portal.
2. Evaluates and researches system factors ensuring a familiarity with the etiology, phenomenology, and treatment for children and adolescents who are involved in the justice system.
3. Serves as key team member, collaborating with the inter-agency staffing group and sharing information with key partners as permitted by consent and interagency agreements, with the goal of overcoming barriers to obtaining behavioral health services for children/youth and families.
4. Completes required reports for case files and prepares summary reports for supervisor.
5. Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires a master’s degree in social work from a recognized college or university supplemented by two years of professional social work experience in the evaluation and treatment/habitation of mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or other disabled persons.
2. Requires licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Department of Professional Regulation.

Specialized Skills:
1. Of the two (2) years of professional social work experience, requires two (2) years of experience working with children and/or adolescents.

Preferred Qualifications
1. Two (2) years of professional experience working with children and/or adolescents.
2. One (1) year of professional experience working with children and/or adolescents with aggressive or disruptive behaviors and justice system involvement.
3. One (1) year of professional experience evaluating and providing technical assistance, guidance and advice for accessing specialized children’s mental health service programs for a public or private organization.
4. Two (2) years of professional experience making clinical judgements based on best practices and established practices in the social work field.
5. Two (2) years of professional experience completing reports and summaries of case files.
6. Two (2) years of professional experience communicating effectively both verbally and in written form.

Conditions of Employment
1. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday
Work Location: 600 E Ash St Springfield, IL 62703-2925
Division of Mental Health
Child & Adolescent Services
Children's Behavioral Health Care Portal
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Job Family: Social Services

About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need all across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• *Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour Work Schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 10 Weeks Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Must apply online.

The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
• donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
• systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com