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Sponsorship for Employment
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Job Requisition ID: 51614
Opening Date: 02/05/2026
Closing Date: 02/20/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070\)
Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,492 \- $12,005 per month ($125,904 \- $144,060 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment/ Agency
A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application. Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.
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.
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 OverviewThe Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an energetic, self\-motivated professional to fill the Assistant Center Director of Operations position. This position will provide leadership and oversight of the services provided at the Ludeman Developmental Center located in Park Forest, Illinois. This position through subordinate administrative staff, directs, supervises, coordinates, reviews and monitors the activities of Support Services for Ludeman Developmental Center. Provides the Center Director with center goals, achievements, operations and needs progress reports. Reviews the Support Services operational needs. Maintains compliance and ongoing communications with private and public organizations, including the IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health), CMS (Central Management Services) and other relevant entities to ensure that requests for information and responses to audits are completed on time.Essential Functions
- Serves as the Assistant Center Director of Operations for Ludeman Developmental Center.
- Serves as full line supervisor.
- Provides the Center Director with center goals, achievements, operations and needs progress reports.
- Reviews the Support Services operational needs.
- Maintains compliance and ongoing communications with private and public organizations, including the IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health), CMS (Central Management Services) and other relevant entities to ensure that requests for information and responses to audits are completed on time.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4\) years college.
- Requires four (4\) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in developing and implementing operational policies and procedures for a public or business organization.
- Four (4\) years of professional experience working with audits and developing reports for a public or private organization.
- 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.
- Four (4\) 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.
- Four (4\) years of professional and/or managerial experience in a public or private organization.
- Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
- Requires the ability to serve as Administrator on Duty (AOD) after business hours, weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
- 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)
- 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)
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Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Conditions of Employment
Work Hours: Mon \- Fri, 8:30am \- 5:00pm; 1\-hour unpaid lunch
Headquarter Location: 114 N Orchard Dr Park Forest, IL 60466\-1200
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Ludeman Developmental Center
Center Director Office
Work County: Cook
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:
+ Personal, Sick, \& Vacation rates modified for 12\-hour \& part\-time work schedules (as applicable)
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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State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
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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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Nearest Major Market: Chicago