DAY CARE LICENSING SUPERVISOR

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Day Care Licensing Team Supervisor.  Under administrative direction, this position provides oversight to a team of professional staff engaged in conducting day care licensing activities.  The position provides technical advice and direction on caseloads and implements a team-based program of staff development and training, while establishing and maintaining effective linkages to ensure maximum communication and cooperation. 

This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about children and interested in being a leader in the administration of agency monitoring services to ensure day care facilities adhere to all appropriate licensing requirements to keep children safe.  DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program.  The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong leadership skills.  We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

Job Responsibilities

• Plans, supervises, reviews, and coordinates the activities of a team of professional staff engaged in providing licensing services
• Serves as full line supervisor
• Establishes and implements a team-based program of staff development and training for subordinate staff
• Explains and enforces agency policies, procedures, state and area statutes, and requirements
• Establishes and maintains effective linkages with the appropriate Child and Adolescent Local Area Network(s) (LAN’s), private agencies, foster parents, and volunteers to ensure maximum communication and cooperation
•  Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above 

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers 3 years of professional experience conducting day care or child welfare licensing services, child welfare casework, or child protection investigations
• Prefers 3 years of experience supervising professional staff
• Prefers 3 years of management experience in a professional business or public agency
• Prefers 3 years of professional experience evaluating program and personnel performance
• Prefers 3 years of professional experience conducting program monitoring
• Prefers 3 years of professional experience conducting staff training

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.
• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties listed in the job description