Section 403.30  Group Home Case Management Supervisors

a)         Each group home may establish a group home case management supervisor position.

b)         The duties of group home case management supervisors shall include but are not limited to:

1)         Provide case management support and oversight that encompasses culturally appropriate and meaningful activities to the children using person-centered approaches and strategies that fully engage and include the children in each aspect of their daily life, have maximum choice and control, and gain independence;

2)         Schedule and attend coordinated service planning meetings;

3)         Assess effectiveness of authorized hours through service delivery and staff performance; and

4)         Respond to and advise multiple oversight agencies on corrective and recommended actions.

c)         All persons employed as group home case management supervisors are required to be in full compliance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 412 and all other applicable requirements in Department laws and regulations.  In addition, a person must possess the following qualifications to work as a group home case management supervisor:

1)         Bachelor’s degree in social work or human/social services with 1 year of experience in a child welfare and/or human/social services setting; or

2)         Bachelor’s degree that has been approved as academically equivalent to a social work or human services related degree with 1 year of experience in a child welfare and/or social services setting.

(Source:  Added at 46 Ill. Reg. 15249, effective August 26, 2022)