Closing Date: 7th May, 2024
Description:
Position Overview:The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Internal Investigations Manager/Staff Attorney in the Office of Inspector General. Under administrative direction, this position will direct and manage investigations, initiating methods and techniques to be used.
The position will monitor investigations
to ensure the preservation of evidence for possible criminal
prosecution and to ensure that staff analyze evidence to determine
whether criminal prosecution, disciplinary, or licensure action is
warranted. The position will also conduct and supervise Child Welfare
Employee Licensure investigations. This position provides a great
opportunity for someone who has a strong commitment to investigating
allegations of misconduct and working to provide resolution of such
cases. DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits,
and a pension program. The ideal candidate for this position will have
excellent organizational skills and strong leadership skills. We invite
you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in
the lives of the children and families of Illinois.
Job Responsibilities:
- Serves as Internal Investigations Manager/Staff Attorney
- Conducts and supervises Child Welfare Employee Licensure (CWEL) investigations
- Serves as full line supervisor
- Conducts legal research as needed for OIG investigations and Error Reduction Trainings
- Prepares cases for potential criminal prosecution
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires completion of law school and possession of a license to practice law in Illinois
- Requires three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the practice of law
Preferred Qualifications (In Order Of Significance)
- Five years of professional experience conducting or managing internal investigations of a sensitive and
- confidential nature in a public or business organization
- Seven years of professional experience conducting or managing investigations in a public or business organization
- Five years of professional experience in child welfare with a public or business organization
- Five years of professional experience writing investigative reports for a public or business organization
- Three years of experience supervising professional staff in a public or business organization
