MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR I

State of Illinois•Kankakee, IL

13d•$73,620 - $105,480•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking a Mental Health Administrator I for Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee, Illinois. The position directs and guides direct care and ancillary program staff in delivering care and treatment programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The administrator supervises staff implementing treatment and habilitation plans, monitors programming and evaluates plan effectiveness, and oversees quality assurance checks, data collection and analysis, and compliance with applicable regulations. The role also provides guidance regarding behavioral problems; implements, directs, and monitors residential department disciplinary action; and develops and implements policies affecting services at Shapiro Center. It ensures individuals’ health and medical needs are met and reviews residential areas and facilities to ensure equipment is in good working order and spaces are clean and homelike. The position serves as a working supervisor and performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to a master’s degree in administration, education, or behavioral sciences and successful completion of a comprehensive training program at the Mental Health Administrator Trainee level; OR three years of progressively responsible professional experience in or applicable to therapeutic patient services for people with mental illness or intellectual disabilities; OR three years of progressively responsible supervisory experience in or applicable to the care, treatment, and development of people with mental illness or intellectual disabilities.
Ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to the individual or others.
Ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays, and report to the facility in emergency situations.
Ability to use office equipment, including personal computers.
Ability to travel in the performance of duties.
Ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.
Must file annual and supplemental Statements of Economic Interest.

Nice To Haves

Three years of professional experience directing and guiding the activities and services of a direct care program for individuals with intellectual disabilities in a public or private organization.
Three years of professional experience monitoring program implementation and evaluating plan effectiveness.
Three years of professional experience developing and implementing policies affecting services for a public or private organization.
Three years of professional supervisory experience assigning and reviewing work and providing guidance and training to staff.
Three years of professional experience developing and implementing quality assurance reviews for a public or private organization.

Responsibilities

Direct and guide direct care and ancillary program staff in implementing care and treatment programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Serve as a working supervisor.
Monitor programming and evaluate the effectiveness of each plan.
Assign, direct, and supervise staff implementing treatment and habilitation plans.
Oversee quality assurance checks, data collection and analysis, and implementation of applicable public health regulations and other rules.
Provide direction and guidance concerning behavioral problems.
Implement, direct, and monitor disciplinary action for the residential department.
Develop and implement policies that impact services at Shapiro Center.
Ensure individuals’ health and medical needs are met.
Review residential areas and the physical plant to ensure equipment is in good repair and working order and areas are clean and homelike.
Perform other duties reasonably within the scope of the position.

Benefits

Pension program
Group health, life, dental, and vision insurance
Three paid personal business days annually
Twelve paid sick days annually, with sick days carrying over from year to year
Ten to 25 days of paid vacation annually, with 10 days in the first year of employment
Thirteen paid holidays annually, or 14 in even-numbered years
Paid parental leave of 12 weeks
Deferred compensation supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax medical care and dependent care assistance plans
Eligibility for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Eligibility for GI Bill training and apprenticeship benefits for qualifying veterans
Five percent salary differential for bilingual positions
Commuter savings program for Chicago employees
Flexible work schedules when available and dependent on position