Permanency Achievement Specialist - Peoria

Job Requisition : 53564
Closing Date: 03/04/2026
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Class

Title:

CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST - 07218 UMP
Skill Option: UMP Credential
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,242/month;
Full Range $6,242 - $9,021/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Peoria
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as a Permanency Achievement Specialist. Under general supervision, this position will provide experienced professional casework services to facilitate the timely achievement of permanency for DCFS children in placement. The position will provide

• Serves as Permanency Achievement Specialist
• Provides professional assistance to casework staff with service emergencies that could impact permanency, working to ensure that situations are addressed effectively
• Provides linkages between caseworkers, recruitment/resource specialist, adoptions staff, and community providers to expedite and finalize the permanency process
• Composes and provides reports to Regional Administrator, Area Administrator, and Permanency Supervisors regarding permanency achievement status and permanency issues for cases assigned to respective area or teams
• Provides assistance to permanency staff in understanding permanency data in its application to achieving timely permanency operations
• Services as liaison with the Division of Quality Assurance regarding efforts to improve permanency outcomes
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated

• 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; OR requires a bachelor’s degree in social work and one year of directly related professional casework/case management experience; OR requires a bachelor’s degree in a related human service field and two years of directly related professional casework/case management experience.

The college or university issuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree must be accredited, and the degree program in social work must be approved by the Council on Social Work Education. The directly related professional casework/case management experience must be related to family preservation, family reunification, adoption, youth development, counseling, and advocacy services or a related field.

• Requires a valid driver’s license, daily access to an automobile, and proof of vehicle insurance.
• Requires ability to…