Clinical Domestic Violence Specialist | Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Location
Dekalb, IL | United States
Job description
Full-Time/Part Time: Full-Time
Overview:
This position is a CONTRACT APPOINTMENT .
The Clinical Domestic Violence Specialist works in the Domestic Violence Intervention Program. Clinical Domestic Violence Specialists are responsible for providing consultation to child welfare staff at Child Welfare Contributing Agencies, to help ensure that issues of domestic violence are addressed. Work from home with a diverse team of professionals who are passionate about promoting positive outcomes for children and families. Great benefits.
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Domestic Violence Program Coordinator, Clinical Domestic Violence Specialists are responsible for providing DV program services to staff in their assigned region.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide domestic violence consultations
- Leads clinical staffings to address domestic violence and connected issues affecting families, working to help ensure child safety
- Provides clinical consultation regarding reports/cases to individual department staff or during clinical staffings,working with child protection and permanency staff to provide recommended domestic violence responsive interventions
Contributes to the development of a statewide domestic violence database
- Provides necessary records and documentation regarding Program progress, staff consultations and dispositions, staffing, court advocacy, training and services in the sub-region.
Contributes to ongoing planning, program development
- Works with the Program Administrator in ongoing planning, program development, and to indicate improvements for the Program
- Identifies and works with subject matter experts in the development or revision of existing programs, curricula or policy
- Provides, coordinates statewide and regionally based trainings that may be required to advance the knowledge and skill base of existing staff, new hires, foster parents and supervisors
Enforces departmental operating policies and procedures
- Interprets and enforces departmental operating policies and procedures
- Coordinates and facilitates family team meetings
- Works with department staff to increase Juvenile Court awareness and utilization of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
- Works with staff to address confidentiality issues in coordinating services
- Identifies and develops working partnerships with relevant service providers
- Works in partnership with Prevention Resource Developer ( PRD ) staff to share information about staff performance or service gaps, policy or practice issues and to ensure overall success of the Domestic Violence Program ( DVP )
Collaborate with community partners
- Interacts with various constituencies in the domestic violence community, social workers, attorneys, court personnel, school counselors, hospital social service department, foster parent groups, and others.
Specialty Factors (Civil Service):
- Two (2) years of professional child welfare; and five (5) years (can be concurrent) in the domestic violence field
- Forty-hour Domestic Violence Training Certificate
- Experience in staff training and working with diverse client populations
Minimum Required Qualifications (Civil Service):
- Any one or any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories:
A . college course work in behavioral science, social work, sociology, psychology, or a closely related field as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
- 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
- Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
- 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
- Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)
B. work experience that provided a knowledge of human behavior by having demonstrated through public contact the ability to cope with a variety of people, (such as customer service, salesperson, or receptionist).
Minimum Required Qualifications (SPS):
N/A
Salary: $57,750.00 annually
Application Procedure:
Required Procedures:
- Fully complete the Education and Work History sections of the application. Be specific on your entire work history, including employment dates and duties for all positions held. Applicable part-time work experience will be considered toward qualifying for this position; however, it will be converted to a full-time equivalency to determine combined length of experience. Important: Please upload any unofficial transcript(s) and/or documentation that verifies any education, experience, and/or training you have received.
- If eligible for Veteran's Preference Points, DD214/DD215/NGB22/DD256 paperwork reflecting an Honorable Discharge MUST be uploaded to this application to receive the maximum eligible points on the Civil Service examination.
- After the posting has closed, your submission will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the classification, including any specialty factors associated with this position. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, you will receive a score based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register.
- Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from [email protected] and [email protected] . Please add these emails to your address book to ensure timely delivery of any future communication.
- Illinois residency required within 180 days of the hire date.
Credentials Assessment Examination:
- The examination for this position is a Credentials Assessment and is based on your application materials as submitted for this posting. A Credential Assessment is a rating by the Human Resources Office of an applicant's/employee's education, experience, and special credentials/qualifications (licenses, etc.). Applicants are required to upload documentation to verify the minimum qualifications for this position has been met.
- Required documentation noted in the posting, such as a driver's license, licensures, or certifications MUST be uploaded with your application materials.
- After assessment of all qualified applicants has been completed for this position, the names with the top three (3) scores will be referred to the hiring department for interview.
Additional Details:
- Click on Program Services Aide for more information including salary ranges, typical duties, minimum acceptable qualifications, and testing requirements.
- Please click on Human Resource Services – Benefits for detailed information about Northern Illinois University's benefits package.
- Employment is contingent upon your passing a criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.
EEO Statement Summary:
In accordance with applicable statutes and regulations, NIU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, or any other factor unrelated to professional qualifications, and will comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, regulations and orders pertaining to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Ethics and Compliance Officer, Title IX Coordinator
Health Services 230
[email protected] 815-753-5560
About Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University's vision is to be an engine for innovation to advance social mobility; promote personal, professional and intellectual growth; and transform the world through research, artistry, teaching and outreach.The mission of Northern Illinois University is to empower students through educational excellence and experiential learning as we pursue knowledge, share our research and artistry, and engage communities for the benefit of the region, state, nation and world.
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