Clinical Director

State of Illinois•Waukegan, IL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Clinical Director for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois. The incumbent will be responsible for all clinical psycho-social and habilitative programs and active treatment, development and rehabilitation of persons with a developmental disability. The Clinical Director will coordinate activities of clinical programs with nursing and medical staff, develop, establish, and implement goals and objectives for the center’s Strategic Plan for all clinical programs. At Kiley Developmental Center, we strive to provide equitable access to social/human services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.

Requirements

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.
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 serve on-call as Administrator on Duty (AOD) on a rotation basis.
Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
Requires the ability to utilize office equipment in the performance of job duties.
Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate and perform CPR.
Requires the ability to physically engage in restraints.

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of professional experience developing, implementing and maintaining a system for monitoring clinical/psychological programs and activities in the treatment/development and habilitation of persons with developmental disabilities.
Four (4) years of professional experience providing clinical consultation on service delivery and active treatment relative to developmental disability policies and procedures.
Three (3) 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.
Three (3) years of professional experience developing reports for a public or private organization.
Three (3) 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.

Responsibilities

Serves as Clinical Director for the Kiley Developmental Center.
Develops and implements contemporary psychological/clinical programs.
Serves as a 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.

Benefits

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)