living unit administrator - Dixon, United States - State of Illinois

Description

Agency: Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 06/04/2024

Closing Date/Time: 06/17/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary (Effective 7/1/24) $5,703 - $8,170/month ($68,436 - $98,040/year) + bilingual pay
Job Type: Salaried
County: Lee
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

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 website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

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Posting Identification Number 38402

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Mental Health Administrator I for the Mabley Developmental Center located in Dixon, Illinois to plan, direct, guide and evaluate the activities and services of subordinate staff on an assigned shift in the implementation of training, care and treatment services for intellectually disabled individuals. Serves as working supervisor. Makes rounds, attends off site training and meetings. Monitors implementation of programming, evaluating each plan's effectiveness. Assigns, directs and supervises staff regarding these plans and follows up with appropriate personnel until problems/difficulties encountered by program staff are resolved. Provides direction and guidance with regards to behavioral problems. Implements, directs, supervises and monitors disciplinary action for the residential department. Directly participates in the program plan processes at the center. Implements policy and procedures at Mabley that demonstrate compliance with the Department of Public Health (DPH) and other regulatory policies, standards and regulations. Provides services to other residential units to meet day-to-day operating needs. Utilizes manual communication skills with individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.

Job Responsibilities

1. Serves as Living Unit Administrator for the Mabley Developmental Center.
2. Serves as working supervisor.
3. Monitors implementation of Programming, evaluating each plan's effectiveness.
4. Develops and implements quality assurance reviews associated with those processes and forms related to the provision of services to individuals, conferring with supervisors and professional staff concerning recommended changes/revisions.
5. Plans, develops and implements in service training programs, confirming documentation is completed and forwarded to staff development for the record.
6. Utilizes sign language to manually communicate with individuals who are hearing impaired.
7. Verifies all physical plan, safety/sanitation problems/issues are addressed.
8. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to (1) a master's degree in administration, education or the behavioral sciences and successful completion of a comprehensive training program at the Mental Health Administrator Trainee level or (2) three (3) years of progressively responsible professional experience in or applicable to the provision of therapeutic patient services for persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities or (3) three (3) years of progressively responsible supervisory experience in, or applicable to the care, treatment and development of persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities.
2. Requires the ability to communicate in sign language at a novice skill level.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Three (3) years of professional experience directing and guiding the activities and services of a direct care program for intellectually disabled individuals for a public or private organization.
2. Three (3) years of professional experience monitoring implementation of programs, evaluating the plans effectiveness.
3. Three (3) years of professional experience developing and implementing policy impacting services for a public or private organization.
4. Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance and training to staff.
5. Three (3) years of professional experience developing and implementing quality assurance reviews for a public or private organization.
6. Three (3) years of experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
2. Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
3. Requires the ability to serve on an on-call basis.
4. Requires the ability to participate in administrator-on-duty responsibilities on a rotating basis.
5. Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
6. Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
7. Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
8. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
9. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois

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

Work Hours: 2:30pm-11:00pm Mon-Fri; 1-2 times a month works the weekend, will work holidays as assigned
Work Location: 1120 Washington Ave, Dixon, Illinois,

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Mabley Developmental Center

Residential Services Unit 3
Agency Contact:

Job Family: Health Services ; Social Services

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

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)

Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)

• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent 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)
• 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:

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