Job Requisition ID: 57155 
Closing Date: 11/13/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SOCIAL WORKER III (41413) 
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,820 - $9,875 per month ($81,840 - $118,500 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Work Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 5:00pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: It is required that a person reports to the headquarters on this job position as necessary (could be weekly, monthly, or other schedule) dependent on operational need
Headquarter Location: 600 E Ash St, Springfield, Illinois, 62703

Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

Child & Adolescent Services

Children's Behavioral Health Care Portal
Work County: Sangamon
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Position Overview

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a position to perform professional social work duties as an Internalizing Disorders Clinical Specialist for children, adolescents, and families who need assistance through the Children’s Behavioral Health Care Portal, specifically targeting children & adolescents experiencing internalizing disorders including disorders that result in a danger to self. This position provides technical assistance for specialized mental health service programs; conducts assessments of individuals and families, provides clinical consultation and coordinates linkage to statewide programs; and collaborates with inter-agency team members and completes reports and documentation.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the statewide Internalizing Disorders Clinical Specialist for children and adolescents seeking assistance through the Children’s Behavioral Health Care Portal.
• Evaluates and researches system factors ensuring a familiarity with the etiology, phenomenology, and treatment for children and adolescents with internalizing disorders that result in a danger to self.
• Serves as the key team member, collaborating with the inter-agency staffing group and sharing information with key partners as permitted by consent and interagency agreements, with the goal of overcoming barriers to obtaining behavioral health services for children/youth and families.
• Completes required reports for case files and prepares summary reports for supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a master’s degree in social work from a recognized college or university supplemented by two (2) years of professional social work experience in the evaluation and treatment/habitation of mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or other disabled persons.
• Requires licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Department of Professional Regulation.

Specialized Skills

• Requires two (2) years of professional social work experience working with children and/or adolescents with internalizing disorders and/or mental health issues in a clinical setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of professional social work experience working with children and/or adolescents with internalizing disorders and/or mental health issues in a clinical setting.
• Two (2) years of professional experience working with children and/or adolescents with anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders or disorders that result in danger to self.
• Two (2) years of professional experience evaluating and providing technical assistance, guidance and advice for accessing specialized children’s mental health service programs for a public or private organization.
• Two (2) years of professional experience making clinical judgements based on best practices and established practices in the social work field.
• Two (2) years of professional experience completing reports and summaries of case files.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being of everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• 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)
  • Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available depending 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
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html

The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

• donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
• systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com

Must apply through external link: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job/Springfield-INTERNALIZING-DISORDER-CLINICAL-SPECIALIST-IL-62703/1443841400/