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Individuals interested
in employment with the Department of Children and Family Services can contact
the Office of Employee Services' Recruitment and Selection Unit for further information
at the following:
| DOWNSTATE Phone:(217)
785-2586 Mailing
Address
Office of Employee Services
406 E. Monroe, Sta. 373
Springfield,
IL 62701 | COOK
COUNTY
Phone:(312) 814-1222
Mailing Address
Office
of Employee Services, JRTC
100 W. Randolph
6th floor
Chicago, IL 60601 |
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You may also contact the Office of Employee Services at DCFS.Employment@illinois.gov
To
apply for any of the below listed titles, or other titles utilized by DCFS, you
must have a qualifying grade from the Illinois Dept. of Central Management Services
(DCMS). To apply for a grade for any of the DCFS titles identified, an Employment
Application (CMS 100a) is required.* Once completed, an employment application
(CMS100) should be submitted directly to either of the DCFS Office of Employee
Services/Selection and Recruitment locations listed above. Each applicant must
ensure that the application is completed in its entirety, including education
and the selection of work county preference. DCMS will only accept one title listed
on an application; if you are interested in multiple titles, please fill out a
separate application for each title. http://www.state.il.us/cms/download/pdfs/app_cms100.pdf *Various
titles can be graded by application alone, other titles will require testing with
the Department of Central Management Services. Clerical titles require testing.
Direct service titles at DCFS are graded based upon the education and experience
listed on the application. Applications
will be forwarded to the Department of Central Management Services (DCMS), the
agency responsible for grading employment applications. DCMS issues grades via
mail to the applicants, which is a process that takes a minimum of two weeks upon
DCMS receipt of the application. Open Competitive grades are valid for one year.
The applicant is responsible for notifying DCMS of any address change if she/he
moves during the course of the year. DCMS
maintains eligible listings of qualified candidates by county preference indicated
by the applicant. The
Department of Children and Family Services requests eligible listings from DCMS
to fill vacancies for which there are no eligible internal bidders. All
veterans who are identified as eligible candidates are contacted first to be scheduled
for an interview. Non-veteran candidates are scheduled subsequently for interviewsVisit
the CMS web site to download employment
forms and learn more about applying for a job at DCFS and other state agencies.
The
following are some of the more frequently filled job titles at DCFS (not a reflection
of current positions available). For current available vacancies please contact
Recruitment and Selection at the above referenced phone numbers.
* Related
human services degree refers to psychology, psychiatric nursing, psychiatry,
pastoral counseling, Sociology, Social Services, Social Science, Public
Administration, Pastoral Care, Master of Divinity, Human Service Administration,
Human Development Counseling, Home Economics – Child and Family Service,
Guidance and Counseling, Early Childhood Development, Child, Family and
Community Services and Human Services.
** Related professional experience refers to casework/case management
experience related to families and/or children, reunification, adoption,
youth development, counseling and advocacy services.
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