ILLINOIS CAC JOB OPENINGS

The Executive Director of the Illinois Child Death Review Teams (CDRT) provides statewide leadership, administration, and operational oversight of Illinois’ child death review system in accordance with Illinois statute (20 ILCS 515 and related provisions), DCFS administrative rules, and nationally recognized child death review standards. The Executive Director is responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary child death review teams, supporting the Executive Council, managing mandated review processes, ensuring data integrity and reporting, overseeing contracts and budgets, and serving as the primary liaison to DCFS, the General Assembly, and other key stakeholders. This position works closely with the DCFS Child Death Review Manager to ensure thorough coordination of all activities related to the Statute, best practices and child death review in general.