CLINICAL DIRECTOR (SPSA OPT 8S - SOCIAL WORKER/CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER)

Agency:  Department of Human Services 

Opening Date: 09/27/2024
Closing Date/Time:  10/25/2024 
Salary:  Anticipated Salary: $8,486 - $10,250 per month ($101,832 - $123,000 per year) 
Job Type:  Salaried 
County:  Livingston 
Number of Vacancies:  1 
Plan/BU:  None 

 

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Posting Identification Number  38641

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Clinical Director for the Fox Developmental Center located in Dwight, 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 Fox 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.

Job Responsibilities

1. Serves as Clinical Director for the Fox Developmental Center. Responsible for all clinical, psychological, behavioral, social services, habilitative/active treatment programs of persons with developmental disability.
2. Develops and implements contemporary psychological/clinical programs.
3. Serves as a full-line supervisor.
4. Attends treatment team meetings on a regular basis and provides treatment team staff with guidance and direction in optimal treatment planning.
5. Writes, reviews and maintains various facility manuals which govern the areas of Admissions and Discharges, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning and Patient Care Monitoring.
6. Serves and participates on various facility committees; confirms timely follow-up on problems identified through the facilities Quality Assurance programs; serves as Administrator on Duty (AOD) as designated by the Center Director or Assistant Center Director.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires a master's degree in social work from an accredited school of Social Work.
2. Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience in a recognized social agency.
3. Requires licensure by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as a licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Four (4) years of professional experience developing, implementing and maintaining a system for monitoring clinical/psycho-social and rehabilitation programs and activities in the treatment/development and rehabilitation of persons with developmental disabilities.
2. Four (4) years of professional experience in clinical consultation on service delivery and active treatment relative to developmental disability policies and procedures.
3. Three (3) years of professional experience developing, interpreting and ensuring implementation of policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
4. 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.
5. Three (3) years of professional experience developing reports for a public or private organization.
6. 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.
7. Master’s degree in rela