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

 

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Position Overview

The 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 operatio