DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LICENSURE, COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING

Job Requisition ID: 50393 

Opening Date: 10/08/2025
Closing Date: 10/22/2025
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR - 40070 
Skill Option: Health and Human Services 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $11,000 - $12,000 per month ($132,000 - $144,000 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment/ Gubernatorial (Management Bill)

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Position Overview

Serves as the Deputy Director of the Licensure, Compliance and Monitoring Office. Directs, plans, organizes, controls and evaluates the activities and staff of the Office.  Develops, drafts and implements policies and procedures for the Division and Office.  Represents the Division and the Department and Secretary with other DHS offices, other state agencies, task forces, committees and lay groups relative to Behavioral Health and Recovery services.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Deputy Director of Licensure, Compliance and Monitoring.
• Directs, plans, organizes, controls and evaluates the activities and staff of the Office.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Directs and manages licensure, compliance, and monitoring actions. 
• Establishes and maintains a working relationship with DBHR Units and DHS for successful implementation and maintenance of DBHR’s mission, goals and objectives.
• Develops and maintains plans for which reflect the goals, objectives and timeframes for anticipated accomplishments of the Office.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required 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 with course work in a social or human services field.
• Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative and project management experience for a  health or human services organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) years of professional experience developing, interpreting and ensuring implementation of state and/or federal statutes, policies and procedures for a public or private organization relative to substance use services, funding, licensing and compliance.  
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Lean Six Sigma certification. 
• Four (4) years of professional experience administering licensure, compliance and monitoring program services for a public or private organization.  
• Four (4) years of professional experience meeting deadlines with strong attention to detail and the ability to utilize critical thinking skills while managing high-level, fast-moving projects. 
• Four (4) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, approving time off and preparing and sig