Illinois Juvenile Justice Manager

Job Requisition ID: 51634 
Opening Date: 12/23/2025
Closing Date: 01/07/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015 
Skill Option: Health and Human Services 
Bilingual Option:
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,200 - $11,500 per month ($122,400 - $138,000 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Managerial Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage
 
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Position Overview

Serves as the Illinois Juvenile Justice Manager. Serves as the primary liaison to the Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Lead staff for the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC).  Develops and implements program strategies and plans related to juvenile justice, public safety and delinquency prevention and accountability activities. Ensures Juvenile Justice Program (JJP) grants and contracts are developed, processed, obligated and paid.  Serves as full-line supervisor. Manages process responses to JJP failures, adjustments or other extraordinary circumstances affecting juvenile justice grants.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Illinois Juvenile Justice Manager.
• Serves as the primary liaison to the Federal OJJDP and the Lead staff for the IJJC. 
• Develops and implements program strategies and plans related to juvenile justice, public safety and delinquency prevention, diversion, and accountability activities.
• Ensures JJP grants and contracts are developed, processed, obligated and paid.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Manages process responses to JJP failures, adjustments or other extraordinary circumstances affecting juvenile justice grants.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in a social or human services field.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience working with or in a juvenile justice system. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) years of professional experience working with or in the juvenile justice system.
• Four (4) years of professional experience developing and impleme