About this role
Role Overview
- Serves as Associate Regional Administrator of Child Protection
- Administers and directs regional child protection investigations
- Serves as full line supervisor
- Directs and oversees the investigation and service provision for high profile situations
- Serves as liaison to purchase of service agencies and other outside entities
- Represents the Department at internal statewide and divisional meetings relative to the management of regional operations.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requirements
- Requires an MSW or master’s degree in a related human services field, in business administration, or a juris doctorate.
- Requires four years of progressively responsible administrative child welfare experience with an MSW OR five years of progressively responsible administrative child welfare experience with a master’s degree in a related human services field, in business administration, or a juris doctorate.
- Prefers 5 years of experience in managing or conducting child protection investigations.
- Prefers a minimum of 3 years of experience supervising professional staff.
- Prefers professional experience in the oversight of a large program with multiple sites.
- Prefers professional experience in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
- Prefers professional experience conducting planning activities for a social work program on a regional or statewide basis in a management capacity.
- Prefers professional experience conducting community outreach as a representative of a public or business organization.
- Prefers professional experience coordinating program services in a public or business organization.
Benefits
- 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 & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program
- A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)