SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY PLANNER
About The Position
This position serves as Contract Support Staff within the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The role involves auditing, reviewing, monitoring, and completing reports related to day care clients, providers, and billing. The planner will act as a resource for department staff, private agencies, day care providers, clients, and foster parents concerning day care policies, procedures, and payment regulations. A key responsibility includes maintaining complex information systems for monitoring and service delivery data, and developing assigned reports in a timely manner. The position also entails performing other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the described responsibilities.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of high school
- Requires two years of experience in a community serviced by a demonstration project or a similar community experience
- Requires ability to pass a background check.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
- Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.
Nice To Haves
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Responsibilities
- Serves as Contract Support Staff
- Audits, reviews, monitors, and completes monitoring and service level data reports regarding day care clients and providers and associated billing
- Serves as a resource for Department and private agency staff, day care providers, clients, and foster parents regarding day care policies, procedures, and payment regulations
- Maintains complex information systems of monitoring and service delivery data and develops various reports as assigned, performing all related functions in a timely manner
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Benefits
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
