Bilingual Spanish Speaking Child Welfare Specialist
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $6,242 - $9,021 per month
Job Level
About the role
- Provides telephone counseling services or referral services for crisis situations; maintains familiarity with resources on a statewide basis for purposes of referral
- Provides information necessary to ensure that all alleged reports of child abuse/neglect are entered into the computer terminal
- Monitors incoming written reports for CPS units
- Translates and interprets, both orally and in writing, for Spanish speaking clients regarding services available and the proper completion of forms.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requirements
- Preferably requires a master's degree in social work; or a master's degree in a related human service field, supplemented by one year of directly related professional casework/ case management experience related to family preservation, family reunification, adoption, youth development, counseling and advocacy services or a related field;
- Requires a bachelor's degree in social work and one year of directly related professional casework/ case management experience related to family preservation, family reunification, adoption, youth development, counseling and advocacy services or a related field;
- Requires a bachelor's degree in a related human service field and two years of directly related professional casework/ case management experience related to family preservation, family reunification, adoption, youth development, counseling and advocacy services or a related field.
- Requires the ability to speak and write Spanish at a colloquial skill level including the ability to speak, understand and write English and Spanish effectively and translate between the two languages.
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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
caseworkcase managementcounselingadvocacy servicesfamily preservationfamily reunificationadoptionyouth developmenttranslationinterpretation
Soft Skills
telephone counselingcommunicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skills
Certifications
master's degree in social workbachelor's degree in social workmaster's degree in related human service fieldbachelor's degree in related human service field