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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

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Date:  Nov 15, 2024
Location: 

Anna, IL, US, 62906-1652

Job Requisition ID:  38263

Agency :  Department of Human Services 

Opening Date:  11/15/2024
Closing Date/Time: 12/02/2024 
Salary:   Anticipated Salary: (Eff 7/1/24) $7,491-$11,015/month ($89,892-$132,180/year)  
Job Type:   Salaried 
County:   Union  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU: RC063   

 

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 illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  38263 

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Clinical Psychologist for the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center located in Anna, Illinois to diagnose individual’s mental illness and provide professional psychological assessment and treatment services for a broad range of intellectually and developmentally disabled adults throughout the facility. Prepares and signs certificates for admission. Provides testimony as an expert witness in court proceedings. Serves as working supervisor to lower-level staff.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Serves as Clinical Psychologist for the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. 
  2. Serves as working supervisor.
  3. Prepares and signs certificates for admission.
  4. Diagnoses individual's mental illness and provides professional psychological assessment and treatment services for a broad range of intellectually and developmentally disabled adults throughout the facility.
  5. Provides psychotherapy for individuals in individual, group, or family contexts to resolve psychological and interpersonal problems, develop coping and planning skills, and improves personal, social and occupational functioning.
  6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

  1. Requires current license as a Clinical Psychologist by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

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 utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
  4. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
  5. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
  6. 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:  8:00am-4:30pm; Monday-Friday, two late weekdays of 10:30am-7:00pm per month, candidate's choice  
Work Location: 1000 N Main St, Anna, Illinois, 62906-1652  

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center

DD Services
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov

Posting Group:  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: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

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Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.  If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section. 

 

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