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RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR, OPTION MANUAL COMMUNICATION (UPWARD MOBILITY)

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Date:  May 26, 2023
Location: 

Dixon, IL, US, 61021-1258

Job Requisition ID:  25312

Agency :  Department of Human Services 

Opening Date/Time: 05/26/2023
Closing Date/Time: 06/09/2023
 
Salary:   Anticipated Salary: $4,326 - $6,271 per month.  
Job Type:   Salaried Full Time  
County:   Lee  
Number of Vacancies:   2  
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 illinois.jobs2web.com 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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Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  10-73-25312

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Residential Services Supervisor for the Mabley Developmental Center located in Dixon, Illinois to complete and distribute work schedules of direct care staff on an assigned unit, on an assigned shift. Serves as working supervisor of direct care staff in the provision of facility-wide para-professional services to individuals who have developmental disabilities. Oversees direct care activities on a designated shift. Assists in the implementation of habilitation services and ensures living areas meet facility, Department of Human Services (DHS) and regulatory standards.  Utilizes manual communication in the performance of duties involving direct contact with individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Completes and distributes work schedules of direct care staff on an assigned unit, on an assigned shift.
  2. Serves as a working supervisor.
  3. Monitors and implements active treatment programing.
  4. Prepares reports and documentation relative to individual services, individual participation in activities and general operation of living areas.
  5. Participates as a member of interdisciplinary habilitation teams and facility-wide operational committees (i.e. Behavior Management, Human Rights, Executive Committee, etc.).
  6. Uses sign language to communicate with individuals (who are hearing impaired) while investigating unusual incidents.
  7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

  1. Appointees are required to have successfully completed a departmental training program designed specifically for the Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional before the completion of her/his probationary period.
  2. Requires the ability to communicate with individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing using manual sign language at a colloquial skill level.
  •  Qualifying state employees in the Upward Mobility Program shall have the state requirements of this classification waived by successful completion of specific proficiency tests and training programs. 

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Two (2) years of professional experience supervising staff.
  2. Two (2) years of professional experience assessing operational needs and delegate staff appropriately in a public or private organization.
  3. Two (2) years of professional experience communicating effectively orally and in writing.
  4. Two (2) years of professional experience working with individuals with physical disabilities and addressing the behaviors and problems.
  5. One (1) year of professional experience performing quality assurance activities.
  6. Two (2) years of experience providing guidance and training to staff.

Conditions of Employment

  1. Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals to prevent injury to individual or others.
  2. Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
  3. Requires the ability to travel. 
  4. Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
  5. Requires the ability to pass the IDHS background check.
  6. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.   

Work Hours:  Various shifts. See below:  

Late Shift 2:30pm-11pm; Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday-Monday Off

Night Shift 10:45pm-6:45am; Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday-Monday Off
Work Location: 1120 Washington Ave Dixon, IL 61021-1258  

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Mabley Developmental Center

Residential Services/Direct Care
Agency Contact: 
DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov

Job Family:  Health Services; Social Services  

 

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

 

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