DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

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Date:  Oct 23, 2024
Location: 

Chester, IL, US, 62233-2542

Job Requisition ID:  41878

​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR - 40070 
Skill Option: Health and Human Services 
Bilingual Option: None 

Opening Date:  10/24/2024
Closing Date/Time: 11/07/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $11,755 - $13,076 per month ($141,060 - $156,912 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Randolph
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: None

 

 

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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. 

 

Posting Identification Number  41878

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Deputy Director of Operations. This position plans, organizes, executes, controls and evaluates activities of staff involved in State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals (SOPH) on behalf of the Associate Director of State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals. Develops operational budgets for training and systems integration; in the absence of the Associate Director, directs phases with full range of authority for the planning and directing of hospital activities throughout the Division of Mental Health; compiles, tracks and analyzes Hospital Operations initiatives goals and performance indicators, improvement initiatives comprised of administrative, program and clinical indicators of service delivery regarding infection control, health services, restraint use and active treatment; implements execution of the Division's Emergency/Disaster Response Operations plan, including an intra-agency plan and facility-specific emergency operations plan; and prepares reports of progress and status regarding programs administered by state operated hospitals.

Essential Functions

  • Serves as Deputy Director of Operations for State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals the Division of Mental Health (DMH).

  • Plans, organizes, executes, controls and evaluates activities of staff involved in SOPH on behalf of the Associate Director of State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals.  

  • Serves as full-line supervisor. 

  • In the absence of the Associate Director, directs phases with full range of authority for the planning and directing of hospital activities throughout the Division of Mental Health. 

  • Develops operational budgets for hospital operations.

  • Compiles, tracks and analyzes Hospital Operations initiatives goals and performance indicators, improvement initiatives comprised of administrative, program and clinical indicators of service delivery regarding infection control, health services, restraint use and active treatment.

  • Implements execution of the Division's Emergency/Disaster Response Operations plan, including an intra-agency plan and facility-specific emergency operations plan.

  • Performs other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years college.

  • Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a health or human services organization.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Four (4) years of professional experience organizing, administering and evaluating ongoing services for multi-disciplinary operations. 

  • Four (4) years of professional experience interacting with and communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders including the use of computers. 

  • Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, preparing and signing performance evaluations and approving time off. 

  • Three (3) years of professional experience developing and interpreting policies and procedures for a public or private organization.

  • Three (3) years of professional experience working with Federal and State standards and regulations relative to residential care and treatment programs. 

  • Three (3) years of professional experience developing strategic plans, long and short-term goals for a residential treatment program. 

  • Three (3) years of professional experience interpreting, recommending, designing and implementing staffing plans for a public or private organization. 

  • Master’s degree in a health or human services related field.

Conditions of Employment

  • 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 travel in the performance of job duties.

  • This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.

*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, 8:30am - 5:00pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch
Work Location: 1315 Lehmen Dr, Chester, Illinois, 62233-2542 

Division of Mental Health

State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals

Operations
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management; 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.

 

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 discretion.

 

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)

  • 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://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

                                 

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