Community Practice Coordinator
Company: Northern Illinois University
Location: Rockford
Posted on: February 21, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description The Community Practice
Coordinator [CPC] will work in collaboration with judicial and
child welfare agencies, community partners, and stakeholders to
plan, implement, manage, and support the evaluation of the local
Safe Babies Court Team™ (SBCT). To effect system and practice
change, the CPC is a champion for the voice of infants and toddlers
and a support for family engagement for parents participating in
Early Childhood Court Teams. The CPC utilizes coaching strategies
and techniques to ensure family-centered; trauma and
developmentally informed case management practices. The position
requires the individual to be in person, so the ability to travel
to Winnebago County court is necessary Clinical Practice Plans and
provides coordination and facilitation of monthly Child and Family
Team Meetings and written clinical documentation to the Court Team
Clinical Consultation Coordinates and facilitates clinical staffing
with the support of DCFS clinical consultation to identify clinical
needs and review clinical treatment, barriers and family well-being
outcomes. Community Engagement Identifies and addresses service
gaps in communities through community partnerships; coordinates
with case management processes through identification and
acquisition of effective and evidence-based interventions to
support identified child and family needs Creates connections with
community partners to recruit for and develop an Active Community
Stakeholders Team. Develops relationships with community providers
to explore referral processes and problem solve methods to expedite
access Legal Consultation Provides leadership for advance
preparation for court hearings and represents the manager and
director through participation in weekly court hearings; works with
the local judiciary, child welfare leadership and Zero to Three to
model practice that enhances a highlighted focus on the unique
developmental needs of infants and toddlers and their families.
Coordinates support of Judicial Leadership in the convening and
facilitation of the monthly Court team meetings to promote
collective impact for systems change. Coaching Coordinates the
training of partners through the assessment of learning needs and
provides individual and team level education and coaching for
implementation of Safe Baby Court Team (SBCT) core priority
concepts and integration of evidence-based child welfare practices
as required to achieve specified outcomes. Continuous Quality
Improvement Facilitates coordination of the Core Court Team’s
training and continuous quality improvement by supporting strategic
decision-making and interpreting operational policies and
processes. Engages in the evaluation of the Court Team’s
effectiveness by collecting and interpreting data and on-going
reflection of practice through data exploration and strategic
planning to improve practice outcomes. Responsible for the
facilitates the use of resources for obtaining case level data
collection, analysis and reporting protocols to be used with
assigned agencies and by the evaluation team. Training/Technical
Assistance Administers the assessment of the Court Team’s training
and Technical Assistance needs and serves as a point of contact
with the National and local content matter experts for the
provision of educational opportunities to meet those needs.
Provides program knowledge through active participation in monthly
Networks and Community Coordinators virtual practice calls with
other Court Team communities. In collaboration with DCFS,
responsible for implementing program priorities in the
implementation of program evaluation and research activities.
Minimum requirements include: Masters degree in social work, child
development, or related field. Three (3) years of work experience
in infant/early childhood development or infant/young children’s
mental health, or case management, or related field. Demonstrated
experience with systems change and/or community collaboration.
Additional requirements: Working knowledge of infant/toddler
social-emotional development and impact of abuse and neglect.
Knowledge of historical trauma, intimate partner violence, mental
health, substance use disorders, social health determinants, and
developmental and intellectual disabilities. Preferred
Qualifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW),
Professional Counselor (LCPC), Clinical Psychologist. Five (5)
years of relevant work experience. Working knowledge of
infant/toddler social-emotional development and impact of abuse and
neglect. Knowledge of historical trauma, intimate partner violence,
mental health, substance use disorders, social health determinants,
and developmental and intellectual disabilities. Company
Description Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research
university in DeKalb, Illinois. Positions are available statewide.
Staff work from home, with some regional travel to conduct
interviews, assessments and other work as needed. Company
Description Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research
university in DeKalb, Illinois. Positions are available statewide.
Staff work from home, with some regional travel to conduct
interviews, assessments and other work as needed.
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