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Across the many specializations available, future social workers share a common goal of the desire to assist others in need, whether it be individuals and families, in schools, workplaces or hospitals, or leading efforts in legislative advocacy and policy analysis.
According to the 2021 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the projected median annual pay for social workers is $51,760 with an above average job growth rate of 13%. With a vast number of agencies, specializations and locations available to social workers, career opportunities continue to become more abundant.
- Child Welfare
- Public Child Welfare Agencies
- Private Child Welfare Agencies
- Legal Services Agencies
- Adoption Agencies
- Foster Care Agencies
- Child Day Care
- Health Care
- Acute Care and Rehabilitation Hospitals
- Rural Health and Specialty Clinics
- Hospice and Home Health Agencies
- Nursing Homes
- Health Care Organizations (such as the American Lung Association)
- Public Health Departments
- Mental Health
- Psychiatric Hospitals
- Family Service Agencies
- Residential Treatment Centers
- Sheltered Work Settings
- Community Mental Health Centers
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Schools
- Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
- Public Welfare
- Public Welfare Agencies
- Private Social Service Agencies
- Social Work with the Elderly
- Nursing Homes
- Senior Centers
- Hospitals and Medical Centers
- Hospice Programs
- Senior Housing Facilities
- Mental Health Centers
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Legal Services Agencies
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Businesses
- Private Consulting Firms
- Corporations
- Labor Unions
- School Social Work
- Schools: Elementary/Secondary
- Head Start Centers
- Special Education Centers
- Counseling Centers
- Corrections and Justice
- Prisons
- Courts
- Police Departments
- Victim Assistance Services
- Community Development
- Community Funded Projects
- Religious Organizations
- Neighborhood Organizations
- Americorps
- Vista
- International Social Work
- Relief Organizations and Agencies
- International Human Rights Agencies
- Peace Corps
- Non-Government Organizations
Child welfare social workers practice in family-based services that address the needs of children, youth and families. They may counsel children and youth who have behavioral problems or have difficulty adjusting socially. Social workers also work to protect children and intervene on their behalf when they are abused or neglected. Some of them work in residential institutions for children and adolescents. Still others specialize in adoption services and assist parents in arranging for adoptions.
Social workers investigate reports of neglect or abuse of children and must evaluate family situations with children's best interests in mind. The emphasis in protective services is to link parents with needed support services and resources to create a safe environment for children. Social workers may recommend temporary foster care when a child's safety is at issue. If children are removed temporarily, social workers will work on plans to reunite families as soon as possible. They may also initiate legal action to terminate parental rights and put the child up for adoption.
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Social workers are important members of the healthcare teams in hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities. They work together with doctors, nurses, administrators, and other professionals to help patients and their families cope with chronic or terminal illnesses. They assess a patient's needs for medical, and/or emotional treatment, as well as rehabilitation. Social workers help facilitate discharge and provision of supportive services for post-hospitalization by providing patients and the family caregivers with information and referral.
In health settings, social workers also provide case management and often help to organize support groups for families and patients suffering from AIDS, cancer, asthma, substance abuse, chronic illnesses of aging, disabilities, and organ transplants. They develop new programs, lead support and educational groups, manage social work departments, network with community resources, and serve as a resource on managed-care plans.
Social workers are often hired by agencies that provide hospice care. The hospice movement is increasingly popular in this country. The goal of these agencies is to assist the dying to have optimal quality of life during their final months. Social workers employed by hospices provide counseling to these patients and their families, helping them adjust to the inevitable stressors presented by the dying process. The mission of hospice, which is to help patients take charge of their lives and make their own decisions during this critical period, coincides with the social work mission of helping people help themselves.
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Clinical social workers provide more than half of the counseling and therapy services in the United States. As mental health providers they help clients with mental, emotional, alcohol or drug abuse problems through individual and group therapy, outreach and crisis intervention, and, in many cases, serve as agency directors and administrators.
Social workers in mental health settings provide services for persons who are unable to deal with day-to-day stress due to depression, emotional distress, mental disorders, or mental retardation. They also assist in planning for supportive services and activities within the community. Entry level positions include case managers, day treatment facilitators, and residential technicians. Advanced-level positions require a Masters in Social Work degree (MSW).
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Social work in public welfare entails administration, implementation, monitoring, and program evaluation of the public welfare system. Social workers provide information on how to apply for public assistance and other benefits, review eligibility requirements, and arrange for services. Social Workers also train and supervise caseworkers who provide direct services. The main challenge of public welfare agencies is to develop effective programs for self-sufficiency and moving people from public welfare into the workforce and mainstream of society.
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There is a great need for a professional social work practice in our aging society. Social workers provide services to senior citizens such as counseling, income assistance, transportation, home care assistance, and recreational activities to help them remain active, healthy, and independent as long as possible.
They run support groups for family caregivers, advise on the availability of services and long-term care, as well as coordinate and monitor services for the elderly.
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A growing practice field for occupational or corporate social workers is in employee assistance programs (EAPs). These programs are available with large corporations, businesses, and labor unions, mostly in urban and industrial settings. EAP social workers counsel workers and executives alike to help them achieve emotional well-being and improve job performance. They deal with the diverse problems and situations affecting American workers today: divorce, single parenthood, substance abuse, domestic violence, depression, eating disorders, vocational rehabilitation, stress, takeovers, layoffs, etc. In this way, social workers help businesses and organizations improve their productivity.
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School social workers work closely with teachers, administrators, and other professionals to help children with physical or learning disabilities as well as emotional problems. They provide counseling and referral services for a range of concerns including family problems, domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, and poverty. They serve as a liaison between family and school and often between school and community.
School social workers also provide a number of services to students in special education programs. To work in a school as a school social worker in Illinois, an MSW degree and a Professional Educators License (PEL) are required.
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Social workers in criminal justice make recommendations to courts, serve as expert witnesses, do pre-sentencing assessments, and provide services for prison inmates and their families. They focus on rehabilitation by providing therapy, drug and alcohol addiction treatment, and basic life-skills training. Many social workers become probation officers or parole officers. They help ex-offenders access supportive services upon release from prison. Social workers may arrange for a halfway house, job training, employment, remedial classes, counseling, child care, and/or transportation.
Social workers may also work in victim services programs, courts, and police departments.
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There are numerous opportunities for social workers in community development programs and projects that are designed to provide community, professional, and volunteer services. This is an area of employment that is expanding as greater responsibility for human service programs is assumed by cities, towns, communities, neighborhoods, and local organizations.
Social workers participate in establishing and operating such services as homeless shelters, youth activities, free lunch programs, parent training and child care, migrant worker services, educational programs, and services for homebound elderly and persons with disabilities.
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International Social Work involves direct services in child welfare, family planning, health and mental health, international adoptions, human rights advocacy, and refugee programs through relief and international aid organizations. Social workers also assist governments in developing delivery systems and training programs. They provide technical assistance and are involved in research projects. International organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Red Cross, the United Nations, and numerous non-government organizations employ social workers.
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- Outreach Specialist - Arrowleaf - 3/6/23
- Rural Communities Opioid Response Program(RCORP) — I works to strengthen and expand substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery services in Hardin and Pope Counties.
- Rural Youth Services Enhanced (RYSE)- The RYSE program aims to create resilient communities by addressing the lack of access to mental health services and social services for youth in the counties of Alexander, Hardin, and Pulaski who are involved or at risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system.
- Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) -The R3 service delivery program promotes violence prevention and youth development activities in Alexander and Pulaski Counties with a restorative justice lens that focuses on improving community members’ social determinants of health.
- Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) -ROSC is a coordinated network of community-based services and supports that is person-centered and builds on the strengths and resiliencies of individuals, families, and communities to achieve recovery and improved health, wellness, and quality of life for those with or at risk of substance use disorders.
- Substance Use Prevention Services (SUPS)-SUPS helps students 11 to 18 learn about substance use and misuse through a prevention-oriented curriculum and community-wide awareness-building activities that aim to reduce the prevalence of substance misuse in our communities.
- Coordinates, communicates, and seeks out opportunities to collaborate and develop partnerships with other community organizations, agencies, and groups as it relates to assigned programs within the Community Collaboration area of focus; maintains networking and referral contacts with community stakeholders and other health or human service providers both internally and externally; participates in relevant community groups, consortiums, and coalitions.
- Provides consultation/workshops/speaking engagements for community organizations, residents and others which increase their understanding and support of the agency mission and programs operated with the assigned programs within the Community Collaboration area of focus.
- Monitors and approves spending requests for assigned programs within the guidelines outlined in agency policies and procedures and within program budgetary allotment.
- Participates as a member of the management team to enhance and integrate total agency function; attends management meetings and other agency committees or special projects as assigned; displays initiative by seeking out responsibility.
- Assists in maintaining assigned program records (i.e. paper and electronic records); assists with compliance related duties during program survey and program site monitoring; completes program quality assurance and utilization monitoring on a monthly basis.
- Provide outreach to community stakeholders and local client serving systems regarding community collaboration programming through the provision of programmatic materials, setting up outreach meetings, setting up resource-tables, and networking during local coalition and community meetings.
- Promote and garner interest for special programmatic service offerings such as parenting support and skills groups, youth advisory committees, recovery committee meetings, and community committee meetings for assigned programs.
- Assist in planning and coordination of community events and outreach activities such as recruitment and management of volunteers.
- Monitors and approves spending requests for assigned programs within the guidelines outlined in agency policies and procedures and within program budgetary allotment.
- flexible schedule
- A culture of collaboration
- Professional & upward mobility opportunities
- A family-oriented atmosphere
- Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year)
- 100% employer-paid health insurance (health, dental, vision) *available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
- $50,000 life insurance policy
- Travel reimbursement
- Up to 368 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 13 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
- Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!
- Legal Secretary - Land of Lincoln Legal Aid - 2/8/23
- Answer phones, direct calls, and perform receptionist responsibilities
- Communicate with clients, attorneys, and others
- Perform intake for applicants, which includes data entry in case management system
- Type legal documents and correspondence
- E-file legal documents and handle mail
- Other duties as assigned
- Secretarial experience strongly preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively in a pleasant and professional manner
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and comfortable with technology
- Excellent verbal, analytical, writing, and organization skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to accurately type and edit one's work
- Highly motivated with desire to work in fast-paced environment
- Commitment to social and racial justice
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work with people of diverse social, economic, and racial/ethnic backgrounds
- Lois Wood Law Student Fellowship Program - Land of Lincoln Legal Aid - 2/8/23
- Interview clients and follow up with them by email and telephone
- Draft pleadings, letters, and memorandums of law
- Conduct legal research, investigations, and collect evidence
- Attend court and administrative hearings; if licensed pursuant to Rule 711, may represent clients and engage in negotiation under attorney supervision
- Other duties as assigned
- Completed 1L or 2L year of law school
- Strong commitment to social and racial justice
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work with people of diverse social, economic, and racial/ethnic backgrounds
- Ability to communicate with diverse audiences
- Excellent verbal, analytical, writing and organization skills
- Highly motivated, with a strong attention to detail
- Applicants must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and car insurance.
- Applicants must have regular access to a computer and internet.
- Therapist / Counselor - Jasper County Health Department - 1/17/23
- Assessing consumers, establishing diagnoses, developing treatment plans collaboratively with consumers by defining goals, specific outcomes and timeframes for treatment.
- Providing counseling and clinical services to consumers
- Providing crisis intervention to stabilize consumer's condition by utilizing short-term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to other support services.
- Plans, develops, and facilitates group programs to be used with consumers.
- Social Services Coordinator - John A. Logan College - 1/17/23
- Focus on promoting student success through providing early support to nursing and allied health students. The Social Services Coordinator will monitor nursing and allied health students and develop plans to facilitate referrals to internal and external campus resources; assist with student recruitment; provide outreach to community employers and academic settings; and assist with initial and ongoing grant reporting and data collection
- Report directly to the PATH Grant Manager
- Develop and maintain internal and external resources and relationships to assist with student success
- Provide coordination and outreach of support services
- Conduct initial and ongoing contact with students to assess needs for appropriate referrals
- Record, document and track individual case treatment and or academic success plans
- Provide crisis intervention
- Adhere to grant compliance protocols
- Work collaboratively with PATH team members, Allied Health and Nursing faculty, and Director of Nursing for student success
- Other duties as assigned.
- Duties must be performed on John A. Logan College campus or designated location.
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Two years of professional social work experience
- Excellent time management, organizational and communication skills
- Work collaboratively as a team member
- Ability to take direction
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to work with diverse populations
- Bachelor of Social Work with Licensed Social Worker or Master’s of Social Work
- Three years or greater professional social work experience
- Familiarity with community college setting
- PATH Manager - John A. Logan College - 1/17/23
- Responsible for overseeing all aspects of the PATH grant including programming and personnel.
- Supervise professional as well as graduate student employees to ensure the goals and objectives of the grant are achieved.
- Be involved in all aspects of the grant from providing case management to supervising case managers; monitoring schedules; working collaboratively with Nursing and Allied Health faculty and staff and other College office personnel; networking with agencies; providing outreach and recruitment to area district high schools and businesses; collecting data for reports and ensuring grant reporting compliance.
- Each member of the grant staff, including the PATH Manager, will be actively engaged in recruitment and retention of students in the College’s nursing and allied health programs, specifically focused on students who are low-income, first generation, minority, and entry-level/incumbent workers.
- Providing support and advocacy for the PATH team by overseeing referral of services such as housing, medical care, counseling, education, childcare, or job training for students.
- Serving as a liaison between the PATH team, students, and community resources.
- Serving as a liaison between the PATH team, students, and college resources/offices.
- Coordinating services with other agencies to ensure that the student receives the care they need.
- Providing training to PATH team members on department policies and procedures.
- Ensuring that the PATH team is performing their job duties correctly and efficiently.
- Reviewing and overseeing case files to ensure that the student is receiving appropriate care and/or services.
- Overseeing case managers and the PATH team to ensure that they are meeting standards of performance.
- Referring complaints from the student or other service providers regarding standard of care to the Director of Nursing.
- Develop intake and tracking processes.
- Uphold and enforce professional ethics.
- Submit timely internal and grant reporting to the Director of Nursing.
- Assist with student recruitment and retention.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Duties must be performed on John A. Logan College campus or designated locations.
- Masters in Social Work or other human services field, or will obtain master’s degree in a human services field within 4 months of hire
- Three years of human service field experience
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
- Five years or greater professional experience
- Familiarity with the Illinois Community College System and/or community college setting
- Five years’ post-graduate experience in education, healthcare, public health, or medical social work
- Staff supervision/management
- Grant reporting and grant data collection experience
- Strong community collaboration and/or referral network
- Outreach and community development skills
- Public speaking skills
- Social Services Aide - John A. Logan College - 1/17/23
- Provide direct services to nursing and allied health students under the supervision of the PATH Manager.
- Assist with case management for nursing and allied health students.
- Conduct initial and on-going interviews/assessments and follow-up services.
- Assist with recruitment and retention of nursing and allied health students.
- Identify student needs and address those needs via internal or external resources thus providing wraparound services.
- Complete paperwork and student/grant tracking data as required.
- Report directly to the PATH Manager.
- Adhere to grant compliance protocols.
- Work collaboratively with PATH team members, Allied Health and Nursing faculty and staff, and college personnel.
- Ability to communicate clearly in written and verbal skills.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Duties must be performed on John A. Logan College campus or designated locations.
- Bachelor of Social Work or other human services field
- One year of experience in a social services or human services setting
- Current enrollment in a graduate social work or human services field
- Three years of professional experience in a social services or human services setting
- CASE WORKER - LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL AID - 11/28/2022
- Work in an interprofessional legal team to develop strategies and case management goals for clients
- Provide holistic case management to diverse population of clients to increase success in legal matters and across life areas
- Assist clients in overcoming barriers through conducting home visits, attending court dates, and other community-based activities as appropriate
- Make appropriate referrals to outside agencies and coordinate with agencies to ensure client stability
- Maintain community resource library
- Actively participate in community outreach and education
- Build relationships with community partners
- Contribute to organizational culture of client-centered and trauma-aware practice
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field
- Strong commitment to social and racial justice
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work with people of diverse social, economic, and racial/ethnic backgrounds
- Attention to detail, as well as excellent verbal, interpersonal, analytical, writing, and organization skills
- Highly motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Applicants must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and car insurance.
- Various Posiitions Arrowleaf - 8/24/22
ARROWLEAF
Outreach Specialist Full-time Regular Administrative
Vienna, IL, US
Salary Range: $44,040.00 To 50,540.00 Annually
Program(s):
Immediate Supervisor: Director of Prevention Services
Hours of Work: Full-time, 40 hours/week
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field; at least 1 year of experience in grant reporting or implementation is preferred. Preference will be given to candidates possessing experience in community outreach and education, coalition building, event planning, and networking/partnership building.
Skills & Knowledge: Must possess administrative, coordination, problem solving, decision-making, and analytical skills; demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to represent the organization externally across a wide range of stakeholders; requires general knowledge community resource and human service systems/organizations, the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, strategies in community prevention, coalition building, and stakeholder engagement.
Special Requirements: Travels to off-site locations when appropriate; participates in afterhours activities/events when necessary, maintains a valid driver's license and vehicle liability insurance.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
You will enjoy:
Call/text our recruiter Mallory Hartman at 618.652.2048
Selection of employees for Arrowleaf shall be performed in such a manner as to ensure equal consideration of all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, marital status, protected veteran status or national origin.Passionate about helping low-income individuals with a range of civil legal issues? Join Land of Lincoln Legal Aid and make a long-term impact! Land of Lincoln Legal Aid seeks a motivated individual to join our team as a Full-Time Legal Secretary for its Northern Regional Office located in Springfield, Illinois. Our staff work with community organizations, social service agencies, and faith-based groups to deliver holistic legal services. This person will work with community-based attorneys to address civil legal needs of residents in Cass, Christian, Logan, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott and Shelby Counties.
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals in 65 counties in Illinois. We are committed to providing justice for those whose voices might otherwise not be heard; to empower individuals to advocate for themselves; and to make positive changes in the communities we serve.
Responsibilities include:
Qualifications:
Compensation:
$36,000+ dependent on experience. Excellent insurance and retirement benefits. We are a 501(c) (3) non-profit and is an eligible employer for the public service loan forgiveness program.
Please send a cover letter and resume to: Managing Attorney, Melinda Hubele c/o: bstrumpher@lincolnlegal.org
Land of Lincoln is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, LBGTQIA+, and gender non- conforming applicants.
Want to make a difference this summer? Land of Lincoln Legal Aid seeks a motivated law student to join us as a Summer Fellow in our Springfield office. Land of Lincoln Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals in 65 counties in Illinois. We are committed to working for justice with those whose voices might otherwise not be heard; to assist individuals in advocating for themselves; and to make positive changes in collaboration with the communities we serve. Our attorneys provide holistic legal advocacy in partnership with community organizations, social service agencies, and faith-based groups. The law student fellow will assist clients in a variety of substantive areas of law that may include: tenant rights and eviction, sealing and expungement, public benefits, consumer, family law, domestic violence prevention, and foreclosure defense. The fellow may also work with community partners and perform outreach.
Responsibilities may include:
Qualifications:
Special Working Conditions & Demands:
Compensation:
$6,500 for 400 hours of work over the summer
Please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to:
Bailey Strumpher, bstrumpher@lincolnlegal.org
Land of Lincoln is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, LBGTQIA+ gender non- conforming applicants.
Jasper County Health Department
106 e. Edwards
Newton, IL 62448
Now Hiring Therapist/Counselor: The Jasper County Health Department behavioral health division is currently expanding services. We provide outpatient mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, DUI and Risk Education services and have consulting psychiatric services for psychotropic medication needs of our clients. At Jasper County Health Department, our employees have an opportunity to make a difference every day by helping people with mental health and substance use issues gain control of their lives. If you have a positive attitude, good communication/therapeutic skills, and a commitment to helping people, JCHD is for you.
We are hiring in 2 locations, Newton and Olney. Bachelor’s degree in human services field or CADC required, Master’s degree preferred. Job duties include:
You will enjoy benefits, including: 35-hour, 4-day work week, paid time off, professional development opportunities, health insurance, life insurance paid by employer, and a great retirement plan. Please send resume to Jeannie Johnson, Jasper County Health Department, 106 E. Edwards Street, Newton, IL 62448 or via email to jjohnson@jasperhealth.org.
Social Services Coordinator
Job Type: Professional
Description:
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
Type of Position: Full-time; Grant; Professional Staff; Level 1
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday (some evenings and weekends will be required)
Salary range starts at: $40,000
Send a John A. Logan College Non-Teaching Professional application (PDF) resume and copy of all transcripts to robynbrummett@jalc.edu or mail it to the address listed below.
John A. Logan College
Office of Human Resources Room C116
700 Logan College Drive
Carterville, IL 62918
Path Manager
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
Type of Position: Full-time; Grant; Professional Staff; Level 2
Funding Source: The expected end date of this position is June 30, 2023, but could be extended contingent upon grant funding.
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday (some evenings and weekends will be required)
Salary range starts at: $60,000
Send a John A. Logan College Non-Teaching Professional application, resume, and copy of all transcripts to robynbrummett@jalc.edu or to the address listed below.
John A. Logan College
Attn: Office of Human Resources (C116)
700 Logan College Drive
Carterville, IL 62918
John A. Logan College is an affirmative action institution and is committed to equal opportunity for all. Women, minorities, and those with a commitment to diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.
Social Services Aide
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
Type of Position: Part-time; Grant; Professional Staff; Level 1
Funding Source: The expected end date of this position is June 30, 2023, but could be extended contingent upon grant funding.
Hours: Up to 20 hours per week (some evenings and weekends will be required)
Salary: $19.23 per hour
Send a John A. Logan College Non-Teaching Professional application, resume, and copy of all transcripts to robynbrummett@jalc.edu or to the address listed below.
John A. Logan College
Attn: Office of Human Resources (C116)
700 Logan College Drive
Carterville, IL 62918
John A. Logan College is an affirmative action institution and is committed to equal opportunity for all. Women, minorities, and those with a commitment to diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.
Job Title: Case Worker
LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL AID - Springfield Office
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc. seeks a case worker in its Springfield office to work with attorneys to help clients facing complex barriers to safety and stability in their lives. Land of Lincoln Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals in 65 counties in Illinois. We are committed to working for justice with those whose voices might otherwise not be heard; to empower individuals to advocate for themselves; and to make positive changes in the communities we serve. Our attorneys provide holistic legal advocacy in partnership with community organizations, social service agencies, and faith-based groups.
The case worker will provide direct services to clients who are facing legal problems such as (but not limited to) eviction, foreclosure and clearing criminal records. In partnership with program attorneys and other staff, the case worker will identify additional services needed to resolve legal matters. The case worker will be supervised by the Managing Attorney and the Supervisory Social Worker and will be part of the Client Support Services Program. The position also requires active participation in regular staff meetings, data collection and program development activities as needed.
Responsibilities include:
Qualifications:
Special Working Conditions and Demands:
Compensation:
$40,500+ (depending on experience and education). Excellent insurance and retirement benefits.
Please send a cover letter and resume and specify in subject line the office location you are interested in (Springfield) to: bstrumpher@lincolnlegal.org
Land of Lincoln is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is an eligible employer for the public service loan forgiveness program.
Land of Lincoln is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, LBGTQIA+, and gender non-conforming applicants.
Arrowleaf
P.O. Box 1328
Vienna, IL 62995
618-652-2039
Arrowleaf has several counselor / therapists, case manager, and community advocate positions open in all Illinois counties. Case manager and Community advocate positions do not require a bachelor’s degree. They also can include internships placements as part of students paid work.
For a list of current openings: ARROWLEAF