Subsidy Support Team Supervisor

Job Requisition

Closing Date: 02/24/2026

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

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the  website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

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• Serves as Subsidy Support Team Supervisor
• Serves as working supervisor
• Establishes and administers regional adoption goals and objectives
• Consults with staff responsible for adoptive resource development, including professional, paraprofessional, contractual employees, and students
• Establishes and implements a team-based program of staff development and training for subordinate staff to ensure the ongoing communication of rules and procedures and social work practice knowledge, methods, and skills
• Administers the adoption assistance program for area of oversight, including primary approval or denial of applications, recertifications, revisions, amendments, and terminations
• Provides input into regional adoption budget projections
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires a master’s degree in social work or a related human services field from a recognized college or university
• Requires three years of progressively responsible administrative child welfare experience with an MSW OR four years of progressively responsible administrative experience with a master’s degree in a related human services field

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall,…