The Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS) is seeking compassionate, committed, and culturally competent individuals who align with our mission of helping children and families in need with dignity, compassion, and respect to resolve life challenges. CYFS is one of central Illinois' largest, nationally accredited social service agencies, serving over 20,000 individuals in 37 counties. We are committed to supporting children and families who have experienced life-changing trauma, abuse and neglect, and other significant life challenges by providing strengths-based, family-centered, and trauma-responsive programs, services, and interventions. Join our team and help develop solutions for those who need them most.

Benefits of working at CYFS:

• 12 Paid Holidays
• Accrual of 15 vacation days and 8 sick days, plus 5 personal/wellness days
• Flexible Work Schedule, with the ability to work remotely on occasion
• Competitive Compensation
• Educational Reimbursement
• Ability for advancement
• Supportive atmosphere with the ability to be yourself while learning and developing
• Employee Assistance Program to help with Work-Life Balance and other potential well-being challenges
• Choice of 4 medical plans including PPO and high deductible plans with HSA
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k plan with employer match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Plan and Dependent Care Plan

About the Job

Salary :

• Starting at $42,500.00
• $2,000.00 Sign-on Bonus

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver family-centered casework services to children, families, and foster families to achieve solutions that promote stability and permanency. Upon completion of an initial assessment of the child(ren) and their families' needs, this team player is responsible for:
  • Developing service plans with biological and foster families to address all identified needs for everyone involved.
  • Evaluating children and families' progress toward goals and services delivered to ensure services are meeting the objectives of the family and are being provided in a culturally respectful way.
  • Documenting all services delivered to comply with agency, state, and federal regulations and requirements.
• This position is not a desk job. In fact, CYFS caseworkers spend more time outside of the office doing such things as:
  • Providing critical input into the decision-making process regarding service delivery and goal setting with families at court hearings and case staffing sessions.
  • Traveling to supervised visits between children and their families and/or transport clients to visits
  • Visiting family home, foster home, day care setting, school, and other appropriate settings to assess progress towards established goals.
• To view a video about working in our Child Welfare Program click here

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Child Welfare Experience (Preferred)
• Completion of DCFS criminal background check (Required)
• Must be 21 years of age, obtain an insured vehicle, clean driving record, and three years driving record with a valid driver's license

For information on The Center for Youth and Family Solutions, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at https://www.cyfsolutions.org/ or check out our video campaign here.

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.