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Closing Date: 09/28/2022
Salary: $6,175 - $9,314 per month.
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
Work Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Mon-Fri; 1 early day, 1 late day, 1 weekend day per month
Work Location: 1401 W Dugdale Rd Waukegan, IL 60085
County: Lake
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Psychologist III for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois to serve as a team leader to designated interdisciplinary (ID) habilitation teams by assigning cases to other professionals, monitoring other professionals' work and providing guidance to other professionals. Integrates, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the implementation of Individual Program Plans. Provides psychological/behavioral services to assigned treatment teams.
Job Responsibilities
  • Serves as a team leader to designated ID (Interdisciplinary) habilitation teams by assigning cases to other professionals, monitoring other professionals' work and providing guidance to other professionals.
  • As the team leader of a designated professional treatment team, directs, monitors and evaluates the work of the team.
  • Assumes responsibility for a caseload, including cases of an advanced complexity level.
  • Provides guidance and direction to ID team members in the implementation of behavioral procedures to modify individual’s behavior.
  • Serves as liaison with the consulting physician.
  • Proposes initial medication reduction plan and participates in habilitation team efforts in monitoring progress of and revising medication reduction plans for individuals on psychotropic medication.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology from a recognized college or university supplemented by two years’ professional psychology experience.
  • For Candidates not possessing these qualifications, a master’s degree in psychology from a recognized college or university is a minimum requirement.
  • If the minimum educational requirement is met, five years’ qualifying professional psychology experience may be substituted for the doctoral degree in psychology and two years’ experience.
Conditions of Employment
  • Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
  • Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
  • Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
  • Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
  • Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
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)
  • 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
  • Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
  • 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
  • 10 Weeks Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
  • Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
  • Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
  • 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions