CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Alton, IL, US, 62002
Job Requisition ID: 55630
Opening Date: 05/05/2026
Closing Date: 05/18/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070)
Skill Option: Special License - Social Worker/Clinical Social Worker
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,341 - $12,007 per month ($124,092 - $144,084 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Madison
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment/ Gubernatorial (Management Bill)
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Why Work for Illinois?
Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.
No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Clinical Director for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois. The incumbent will be responsible for all clinical psycho-social and rehabilitation programs and active treatment, development, and rehabilitation of persons with a mental illness. The Clinical Director will coordinate activities of clinical programs with nursing and medical staff, develop, establish, and implement goals and objectives for the hospital’s Strategic Plan for all clinical programs. At Alton Mental Health Center, we treat individuals with dignity and compassion. Our mission is to provide recovery-oriented evidence-based, psychiatric healthcare services within a safe environment, which promotes quality of life and full participation in the community.
Essential Functions
- Serves as Clinical Director for Alton Mental Health Center.
- Develops and implements contemporary clinical programs designed to move to a recovery orientated system and to incorporate Recovery strategies and Trauma Informed care for both civil (10%) and forensic (90%) populations.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Attends treatment team meetings on a regular basis and provides treatment team staff with guidance and direction in optimal treatment planning.
- Writes, reviews and maintains various facility manuals which govern the areas of Admissions and Discharges, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning and Patient Care Monitoring.
- Serves and participates on various facility committees.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of Social Work.
- Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience in a recognized social services agency.
- Requires licensure by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Preferred Qualifications
- Four (4) years of professional experience developing, implementing, and maintaining a system for monitoring clinical psycho-social and rehabilitation programs and activities in the treatment/development and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness.
- Four (4) years of professional experience providing clinical consultation on service delivery and active treatment relative to mental health policies and procedures.
- Four (4) years of professional experience developing, interpreting, and ensuring implementation of policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
- Four (4) years of professional experience providing training and instruction to professional staff on the philosophy and goals for a clinical services program and current treatment technologies.
- Four (4) years of professional experience developing reports for a public or private organization.
- Four (4) years of professional experience communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders regarding issues dealing with mental health policies, procedures, staff, legislation and interagency agreements for a public or private organization.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to serve on-call after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient or others.
- Requires ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch
Headquarter Location: 4500 College Ave, Alton, Illinois, 62002
Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery
Alton Mental Health Center
Medical Services - Clinical Services
Work County: Madison
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management; Health Services; Social Services
About the Agency
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.
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)
- Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard 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)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- 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: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html
Term Appointment
Candidates hired into a term position shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and are subject to a probationary period. The term may be renewed for successive four-year terms at the Director of the Department of Human Services’s discretion.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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