State of Illinois Jobs – Juvenile Justice Youth and Family Specialist Supervisor

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• 20% Coordinates and manages after care caseload.
• 15% Communicates with institutional staff regarding youth needs and progress.
• 15% Reviews documentation to determine family and youth eligibility for Federal funding participation and interacts with other agencies to ensure documentation and eligibility enrollment are established and implemented.
• 15% Conducts home visitations to establish, document, and report status of family dynamics and the suitability of the home for re-entry and/or continued placements.
• 10% Monitors service providers to ensure compliance with agency requirements.
• 10% Authorizes custodial responses by providers or conducts searches, monitoring of activities, responding to requests for detention, removal, imposition of restrictions or electronic monitoring, drug testing, and/or issuance of arrest warrants and executes warrants.
• 10% Participates in continuing education programs, training and staff development to build skills and acquires knowledge of after care program process and procedures.
• 5% Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably withing the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Job Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in counseling or a closely related social science degree and two years of professional experience working with youth in juvenile services; or requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and requires three years of professional experience in counseling or casework.
• Candidate must be over 21 years of age.
• Requires extensive knowledge of counseling and guidance principles and techniques.
• Requires working knowledge of theories of personality and deviant behavior, delinquency and criminology.
• Requires working knowledge of the principles of cognitive behavioral treatment.
• Requires working knowledge of sociology of the family and of racial and cultural minorities, urban sociology and social problems.
• Requires working knowledge of casework techniques and the writing of professional reports.
• Requires ability to prepare comprehensive evaluations and to develop recommendations for rehabilitation and positive behavioral change programs and for placement and supervision.
• Requires ability to apply a high degree of tact, patience, empathy and insight in the skillful counseling of residents, families, parents and relatives.
• Requires ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Requires ability to use a personal computer and office software in data tracking and preparation of work reports and case management.
• Requires ability to administer objective psychometric tests.

Job Details:

Company: State of Illinois

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Other

Job Location: Champaign, IL, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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