Job Requisition ID: 54305 

Opening Date: 03/24/2026
Closing Date: 04/06/2026
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015 
Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $8,486 - $9,983 per month ($101,832 - $119,796 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Confidential Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage

 

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Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is pleased to announce an opening for a Human Resources/Labor Relations Director for the Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest, Illinois.  The Ludeman Developmental Center is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented individual who will lead and direct the Human Resources and Labor Relations functions at the center.  This role provides support and assistance to all employees of the center and ensures management focuses on providing a positive and productive work environment for all employees. Travels in performance of job duties.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Human Resources/Labor Relations Director for the Ludeman Developmental Center.
• Administers the Labor Relations program for the Ludeman Developmental Center.
• Serves as full line supervisor.
• Directs subordinate staff in the preparation of job descriptions.
• Prepares correspondence, reports, surveys, and other documentation in response to human resources inquiries.
• Advises and counsels Ludeman Developmental Center employees concerning human resources issues and oversees to ensure new policy initiatives, procedures and rules are provided to center staff.
• Serves as a member of the center Executive Team and serves as Administrator on Duty (AOD) on a rotation basis, after business hours, weekends and holidays.
• 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 business, public administration or human resources. 
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative human resources or labor relations experience for a private or public organization.

Preferred Qualifications

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