Job Description

Agency : Department of Human Services 

Opening Date: 07/17/2024
Closing Date/Time: 08/15/2024
Salary:  Anticipated Salary: $9,000 - $15,000 per month ($108,000 - $180,000 per year) 
Job Type: Salaried 
County:  Cook 
Number of Vacancies: 1 
Plan/BU: None 

General Community Programs Administrator (SPSA, Option 6)

DO NOT APPLY ONLINE

****A RESUME IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING****

A resume and cover letter should be submitted to the Agency contact listed below.

Posting Identification Number: 39440

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire an individual to serve as the Administrator of General Community Programs . Acts authoritatively on policy-making issues impacting agency management and statewide agency operations. Provides direction and guidance to staff to ensure effective implementation of Division of Mental Health (DMH) program, fiscal, and grant management based on Grants Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) requirements. Develops and maintains relationships with foundations and corporations in order to leverage and maximizes state and federal funding to provide support and enhance delivery of services. Designs, develops, and implements measures to increase federal, foundation, and corporate funding to community mental health service delivery systems, while ensuring for budgeting of administration dollars to support the management of grants.

Job Responsibilities

1. Serves as the Administrator of General Community Programs .
2. Provides direction and guidance to staff to ensure effective implementation of Division of Mental Health (DMH) program, fiscal, and grant management based on Grants Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) requirements.
3. Identifies federal and state human service funding opportunities and impact of grant funded programs on intellectually disabled communities.
4. Develops and maintains relationships with foundations and corporations in order to leverage and maximizes state and federal funding to provide support and enhance delivery of services.
5. Develops the reporting and analysis of performance measures specific to grants to various audiences, including the governor’s office and the Department’s service delivery partners, to monitor on-going budget performance of grantees and grant appropriations.
6. Serves as full-line supervisor.
7. Maintains awareness of changes to the grant and budget protocols and practices and ensures their implementation.
8. Designs, develops, and implements measures to increase federal, foundation, and corporate funding to community mental health service delivery systems, while ensuring for budgeting of administration dollars to support the management of grants.
9. Supports the development of evaluation designs to ensure the integration of process and outcome findings into program management.
10. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college with course work in a business or public administration.
2. Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or private organization.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Three (3) years of management experience over grant-funded programs for a public or private organization.
2. Master’s degree in a health or human services related field.
3. Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience in managing personnel, assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending and/or implementing counseling and/or discipline activities and training staff.
4. Three (3) years of professional experience developing, interpreting and ensuring implementation of policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
5. Three (3) years of professional experience writing complex financial and/or budget reports.
6. Three (3) years of professional experience communicating with diverse stakeholders, both orally and in writing, across various forms of media.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.

*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 

Administration / Leadership
Work Location: 401 S Clinton St, Chicago, Illinois, 60607 

Division of Mental Health

General Programs
Agency Contact:    DHS.DMH.HR@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management; 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.

Revolving Door: Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (“OEIG”) or may be subject to a fine.

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)
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link:

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

DO NOT APPLY ONLINE

Please submit a resume and cover letter via email to: DHS.DMH.HR@illinois.gov

Application deadline: 4:00pm Thursday, August 15, 2024

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